BayStack User Guide

BayStack 350 10/100/1000 Series Switches
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Port Mirroring (Conversation Steering)
You can designate one of your switch ports to monitor traffic on any two specified
switch ports (port-based) or to monitor traffic to or from any two specified
addresses that the switch has learned (address-based).
The following sections provide example configurations for both monitoring
modes available with the Port Mirroring feature:
• Port-based Mirroring
• Address-based Mirroring
A sample of the Port Mirroring Configuration screen is provided with each of the
examples to support the network configuration example.
Note that in the following examples, the displayed screens do not show all of the
screen prompts that precede some actions. For example, when you configure a
switch for port mirroring or when you modify an existing port mirroring
configuration, the new configuration does not take effect until you respond [Yes]
to the following screen prompt:
Note:
A probe device, such as the Bay Networks StackProbe
™
or equivalent,
must be connected to the designated monitor port to use this feature (contact
your Bay Networks sales agent for details about the StackProbe).
Is your port mirroring configuration complete? [ Yes ]
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