The Ethernet tap is all complete. I used a 5″x2.5″x2″ project box from Radio Shack and cut the holes in it with a box cutter. Filed down the rough edges so the keystone jacks fit firmly in their holes then a little super glue to hold everything in place. Just for some superfluous decoration I’m gonna put a unconnected switch in the box and a sticker that reads “Warning: Turning off power or pressing Reset switch could lose contents of hard drive. If you must restart this system, please get help or use Ctrl-Alt-Del…” :P hehe

Here’s the parts list for everything I’ve bought so far

1 RadioShack Project Box	3.69
4 RJ45 Keystone jacks		18.24
1 Economy UTP Stripper		4.49
2 Linksys LNE100TX NICs		39.98
  Discarded Ethernet cable	1.00
1 RJ45 crimper			64.05
8 RJ45 jacks 0.40 each		3.20

Total				134.65

All of the above I bought locally from Radio Shack, OfficeMax, and Randolph-Hale Electronics. I’ve already tested the wiring in the tap and I know I can get traffic to go across it but I haven’t yet dared try to sniff with it. Until now I haven’t had a solid frame to prevent unnecessary stress or bending on the wires.