Configuring port mirroring, Figure 8-10, Mirror port configuration – LevelOne GTL-2690 User Manual

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Configuring Port Mirroring

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Configuring Port Mirroring

You can mirror traffic from any source port to a
target port for real-time analysis. You can then
attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the
target port and study the traffic crossing the
source port in a completely unobtrusive manner.

Command Usage
• Monitor port speed should match or exceed source port speed, otherwise traffic

may be dropped from the monitor port.

• All mirror sessions have to share the same destination port.
• When mirroring port traffic, the target port must be included in the same VLAN as

the source port when using MSTP (see “Spanning Tree Algorithm” on page 10-1).

Command Attributes
Mirror Sessions – Displays a list of current mirror sessions.
Source Unit – The unit whose port traffic will be monitored. (Range: 1-8)
Source Port – The port whose traffic will be monitored. (Range: 1-26)
Type – Allows you to select which traffic to mirror to the target port, Rx (receive),

Tx (transmit), or Both. (Default: Rx)

Target Unit – The unit whose port will "duplicate" or "mirror" the traffic on the

source port. (Range: 1-8)

Target Port – The port that will “mirror” the traffic from the source port.

(Range: 1-26)

Web – Click Port, Mirror Port Configuration. Specify the source port, the traffic type
to be mirrored, and the monitor port, then click Add.

Figure 8-10 Mirror Port Configuration

Source
port(s)

Single
target
port

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