[Snort-inline-users] fail open nic and snort inline?

[Crayola <cr...@op...>]

I would like to build a snort based IPS 
solution but I cant seem to find a vendor who 
sells fail open nics. Since snort would be inline, 
I cant have it blocking my network connection if 
the system fails, loses power, etc. 

I checked out bypass switches from Netoptics but I would 
like something that can be installed directly in the PC. 
A PCI nic basically. 

Any ideas? 

Thanks, 
Mike