Cabletron Systems 2E43-27R, 2E42-27R manual Port Redirect Function Screen

Chapter 5: Local Management

5.17PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREEN

NOTE

The Port Redirect Function screen may not be available depending on the operational mode setting of the device. Refer to the Release Notes to see which operational modes support the Port Redirect Function screen. Section C.2.1, Setting the Mode Switch, describes how to configure the device to operate in this mode.

The Port Redirect Function screen, Figure 5-24, allows the user to set each one of the ports 1 through 26 as a source or destination port. A port can be set to have one or more destination ports. For example, port 1 can be set as a source port with three destinations, ports 2, 3, and 4. Traffic from port 1 is then automatically redirected to ports 2, 3, and 4. Port 1 can also serve as a destination port for other ports.

The port redirect function is extremely useful for troubleshooting purposes, as it allows traffic to be sent to a particular port(s) where, with the use of an analyzer or RMON probe, all current traffic from the source port(s) can be examined.

NOTE

Although all traffic from the source port (including errored frames) is sent to the destination port, normal switching is still performed for all frames on the source port.

To access the Port Redirect Function screen from the Device Specific Configuration Menu screen, use the arrow keys to highlight the PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION menu item and press ENTER. The Port Redirect Function screen displays.

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