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Port mirroring – Linksys WET54GS5 User Manual

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Chapter 7: Using the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility
Port Mirroring

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge with 5-Port Switch

Port Mirroring

This screen shows the status of each port and allows you to configure the port mirroring settings for the manage
switch feature. The information here is for the wired LAN ports. For wireless status and packet counts, please
refer to the Wireless Status page.

Port Information Table

Ports 1 through 5 are the wired ports. Port 6 is the wireless port.

Link - If a port is connected, then the status is up, otherwise it is down.

Duplex - The auto-negotiation result of duplex mode, can be full duplex or half duplex. Full duplex mode will allow
packets sent in both way simutaneously and results in 2x througput than half duplex mode.

Speed - The auto-negotiation result of speed. It can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps.

Rx Packets - Received packets count

Tx Packets - Transmit packets count

Port Mirroring Setting

Port mirroring will duplicate traffic from the From Port to the To Port. This is good for debugging network
problems.

Type - Disable will turn off the monitor function. Monitor egress will only monitor traffic exiting the from that
specific port.

Monitor both will monitor both directions of traffic in the From Port.

From Port - The port to be mirrored.

To Port - The port where the traffic is mirrored to.

Click the Apply button to save your changes. If your page doesn’t automatically refresh itself, then click the
Refresh button of your web browser. Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes. Click the Help button for
additional on-screen information.

Figure 7-20: Port Mirroring Tab