SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Show port monitor, Use this command to display mirror information

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

probe to the destination port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely unobtrusive manner.

•The destination port is set by specifying an Ethernet interface.

•The mirror port and monitor port speeds should match, otherwise traffic may be dropped from the monitor port.

•You can create multiple mirror sessions, but all sessions must share the same destination port. However, you should avoid sending too much traffic to the destination port from multiple source ports.

Example

The following example configures the switch to mirror all packets from port 6 to port 11:

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/11

Console(config-if)#port monitor ethernet 1/6 both

Console(config-if)#

show port monitor

Use this command to display mirror information.

Syntax

show port monitor [interface]

interface - ethernet unit/port (source port)

•unit - Switch (unit 1).

•port - Port number.

Default Setting

Shows all sessions.

Command Mode

Privileged Exec

Command Usage

This command displays the currently configured source port, destination port, and mirror mode (i.e., RX, TX, RX/TX).

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