Root Bridge: Displays the MAC address of the Root Bridge.
Root port: Displays the root port.
Root Path Cost: Shows the root path cost.
Path Cost: This defines a metric that indicates the relative cost of forwarding packets to specified port list. The lower the number, the greater the probability the port will be chosen to forward packets. The default value is 19.
Path Priority: Select a value between 0 and 255 to specify the
priority for a specified port for forwarding packets: the lower the value, the higher the priority. The default is 128.
Configuration > Port Mirroring
Port Mirroring is a method of monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each incoming and/or outgoing packet from one port of the Switch to another port where the packet can be studied. This enables network managers to better monitor network performances.
Figure 37 – Configuration > Port Mirroring
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