Cabletron Systems 2H23-50R, 2H33-37R manual Port Redirect Function Screen, CONN/Port Organization

Port Redirect Function Screen

5.15PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREEN

NOTE

The Port Redirect Function screen can only be used if the operational mode of the device has been set to 802.1D SWITCHING. Refer to Section 5.7.9, Setting the Operational Mode, for instructions on configuring the device to operate in this mode.

The Port Redirect Function screen, Figure 5-22, enables the user to set each Network, Fast Ethernet, or HSIM port 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. Table 5-6shows the port organization.

Table 5-6 CONN/Port Organization

2H23-50R		2H33-37R
CONN 1 = Network Port 1,	10 Mbps	CONN 1 = Network Port 1,	10 Mbps
Network Port 2,	100 Mbps	Network Port 2,	100 Mbps
CONN 2 = Network Port 3,	10 Mbps	CONN 2 = Network Port 3,	10 Mbps
Network Port 4,	100 Mbps	Network Port 4,	100 Mbps
CONN 3 = Network Port 5,	10 Mbps	CONN 3 = Network Port 5,	10 Mbps
Network Port 6,	100 Mbps	Network Port 6,	100 Mbps
CONN 4 = Network Port 7,	10 Mbps	HSIM = Port 7
Network Port 8,	100 Mbps
Fast Ethernet Slot 5 = Port 9
Fast Ethernet Slot 6 = Port 10

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, if desired, errored frames) is sent to the destination port, normal switching is still performed for all frames on the source port.

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