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Throwing Star LAN Tap

A passive, through-hole Ethernet tap for observing a 10/100 Mb/s bench link, with no power supply or firmware.

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License: CERN-OHL-P 2.0
Source revision: Original kit PCB · 2020-07-27 source
Last mirror: Sep 10, 2026
Git commit: dceb2273972f

About Throwing Star LAN Tap

A passive, through-hole Ethernet tap for observing a 10/100 Mb/s bench link, with no power supply or firmware. Original two-layer design for adaptation to ViaGrid; rerouting and testing are required.

Published design files

Development & tools · two copper layers
Open source (CERN-OHL-P 2.0) · Michael Ossmann / Great Scott Gadgets
Mirrored at dceb2273972f

Canonical source stays in the upstream git repository (and in WalGit after a successful mirror push). Generated renders and 3D models use artifacts/viagrid/throwing-star-lan-tap/dceb2273972f029e9ec398a6d1ec269849c74c81/80b24bdc25c82564 on the artifact CDN and are not checked into git.