Enterasys Networks 2H258, 2E253, 2H253, 2H252 manual Port Redirect Configuration Screen

Port Redirect Configuration Screen

5.6PORT REDIRECT CONFIGURATION SCREEN

When to Use

To redirect frames in the switch device from one source port to one or more destination ports or from one or more source ports to one destination port. Frames received on the source port can be redirected and transmitted in the frame format in which they are received (normal) or they can be redirected with a VLAN Tag (TAGGED) or without a VLAN Tag (UNTAGGED). Also, any errored frames received can be either dropped or forwarded to the destination port.

For example, port 1 can be set as the source port with ports 2 and 5 as the destination ports. Frames from port 1 are then automatically redirected to ports 2 and 5 according to the configured frame format, and frames with errors can be either forwarded or dropped according to the screen settings.

NOTE: The switch device supports a maximum of 128 redirect entries configured including VLAN redirect, port redirect and, if the module has an optional ATM interface installed, any ATM Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) redirect entries.

The port redirect function is useful for troubleshooting purposes. It allows all inbound and outbound traffic from one or more source ports to be sent to a destination port where all current traffic from the source ports can be examined using analyzers, RMON probes, or IDS sensors.

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.

Port Configuration Menu Screens 5-15