Force10 Networks PSeries 100-00055-01 - Manual (Page 101)

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Example Figure 64
root@# pnic macrewrite-on 0
No channel number specified. Assuming channel 0
*** Enabling MAC rewrite on card:0 channel:0 is successful!
[root@localhost SW]# pnic off
No card number specified. Assuming card 0
Capture OFF set successful.
[root@localhost SW]#
pnic off Command Example
Usage
Information
Turning off capturing might be desirable during traffic mirroring or pure filtering applications
where the host is only used for control.
Related
Commands
pnic on (deprecated)
Enable the capturing of packets via direct memory access (DMA).
Syntax
pnic on
Parameters
Command
History
Example Figure 65 pnic on Command Example
root@# pnic macrewrite-on 0
No channel number specified. Assuming channel 0
*** Enabling MAC rewrite on card:0 channel:0 is successful!
[root@localhost SW]# pnic on
No card number specified. Assuming card 0
Capture ON set successful.
[root@localhost SW]#
Related
Commands
pnic on (deprecated) Enable the capturing of packets via direct memory access
(DMA).
number
Enter the number of the network interface card.
Range: 0-5
Default: 0
Version 2.0.0.1 Introduced
pnic off (deprecated) Disable the capturing of packets via direct memory access
(DMA).