Chapter 17 Port Mirroring

This section describes the Port Mirroring feature.

Overview

Port Mirroring:

Allows you to monitor network traffic with an external network analyzer

Forwards a copy of each incoming and outgoing packet to a specific port

Is used as a diagnostic tool, debugging feature or means of fending off attacks

Assigns a specific port to copy all packets to

Allows inbound or outbound packets to switch to their destination and to be copied to the mirrored port

CLI Examples

The following are examples of the commands used in the Port Mirroring feature.

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