Setting Up a SPAN and Linux Bridge for a Network Sensor

Prerequisite Packages that you need to Install. apt install openvswitch-switch net-tools ethtool The Diagram below gives you a logical representation of what I am doing. It looks like 5 individual sensors, but it is not. I am running 1 virtual machine (sensor) with 1 promiscuous port. The diagram is a depiction of what it effectively…