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Port mirroring – Intel 460T User Manual

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Port Mirroring

Description

Port mirroring is a diagnostic tool you can use to send a copy of the good
Ethernet frames transmitted or received on one port to another port. On the
second port you can attach a protocol analyzer to capture and analyze the
data without interfering with the client on the original port.

Source Port: Use the

z to select the port whose traffic you want to

mirror.

Target Port: Use the

z to select a port to receive the mirrored traffic.

It is a good idea to connect a protocol analyzer to this port.

State: Use the

z to enable or disable port mirror mirroring.

NOTE

Do not mirror traffic to a target
port that is connected to network
devices other than a protocol
analyzer. Their behavior may be
unpredictable.

If a port is part of an aggregated
link, it cannot be configured as
the target port for a port mirror.
However, a port in an aggregated
link can serve as the source port
for a port mirror.

LOCATION

Main Menu

Configure Device

Port Mirroring