Nortel Networks 450 - Manual (Page 178)

Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch
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Table 3-17 describes the Port Mirroring Configuration screen fields.
Table 3-17. Port Mirroring Configuration Screen Fields
Field Description
Monitoring Mode Allows a user to select any one of six port-based monitoring modes or any one of five
address-based monitoring modes (see
Table 3-18 ). Selecting any one of the six
port-based modes activates the port X and port Y screen fields, where a user can
choose up to two ports to monitor. Selecting any one of the five
address-based
modes activates the Address A and Address B screen fields, where a user can
specify MAC addresses to monitor.
Default Value Disabled
Range See Table 3-18
Monitor Unit/Port Indicates the port number (of the specified unit) that is designated as the monitor
port.
Default Value Zero-length string
Range 1 to 8/ 1 to 28 (depending on model type)
Unit/Port X Indicates one of the ports (of the specified unit) that will be monitored by the
designated port monitor when one of the port-based monitoring modes is selected.
This port will be monitored according to the value of Port X in the Monitoring Mode
field (see
Table 3-18 ).
Default Value Zero-length string
Range 1 to 8/ 1 to 28 (depending on model type)
Unit/Port Y Indicates one of the ports (of the specified unit) that will be monitored by the
designated port monitor when one of the port-based monitoring modes is selected.
When installed as a standalone switch, the screen does not display the (Unit/) field
designation. This port will be monitored according to the value of Port Y in the
Monitoring Mode field (see
Table 3-18 ).
Default Value Zero-length string
Range 1 to 8/ 1 to 28 (depending on model type)
Address A Indicates the MAC addresses that will be monitored by the designated port monitor
when one of the address-based monitoring modes is selected. This port will be
monitored according to the value of Address A in the selected Monitoring Mode field
(see
Table 3-18 ). Users can enter the MAC address from this screen or from the MAC
Address Table screen. The entry is displayed and can be modified by either screen
(see “
MAC Address Table ” on page 3-20 ).
Default Value 00-00-00-00-00-00 (no MAC address assigned)
Range 00-00-00-00-00-00 to FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
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