Cabletron Systems 2H28-08R manual Port Redirect Function Screen

Port Redirect Function Screen

event message line at the top of the screen and the new image is downloaded into FLASH memory.

5.15PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREEN

NOTE

The Port Redirect Function screen may not be available depending on the operational mode that has been set for the device. Refer to the Release Notes to see what operational modes support the Port Redirect function. Refer to Section 5.7.9 for instructions on configuring the operational mode of the device.

The Port Redirect Function screen, Figure 5-21, allows the user to set each port as source or destination ports. 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, if desired) is sent to the destination port, normal switching is still performed for all frames on the source port.

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