SMC Networks SMC6709L2 manual Port Mirroring, Command Usage

PORT MIRRORING

Port Mirroring

You can mirror traffic from any source port to a target port for real-time analysis. You can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the target port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely unobtrusive manner.

Command Usage

•Monitor port speed should match or exceed source port speed, otherwise traffic may be dropped from the monitor port.

•All mirror sessions must share the same destination port.

•When mirroring port traffic, the target port must be included in the same VLAN as the source port.

Field Attributes

•Roving Analysis State – Enables / disables port mirroring.

•Analysis Port – The port that mirrors traffic from the source port.

•Monitor Ports – The ports whose traffic will be monitored.

•Monitor Rx – Mirrors receive traffic.

•Monitor Tx – Mirrors transmit traffic.

Web – Click Administrator=>Port Sniffer. Specify the analysis port, the monitor ports and traffic types to mirror, enable the Roving Analysis State, and then click Apply.

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