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Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide
port plug-in module is being used). The anchor port must fall
within the port range and be included as a member port.
Name Enter the desired group name. In the example pictured
above the first trunk group designates a trunk connection between
a Switch on the 6
Members Select between 2 to 8 ports in the first two entries for
this field. The number of ports defined here start from the anchor
port. Thus, in the example pictured above containing 4 ports in
the first trunk, the ports in the trunk group will include ports
(anchor), 5, 6, 8, and 11. The third entry (used for 2-port front-
panel modules) has a permanent setting of 2 ports.
State Enabled, Disabled or Clear. Be careful when clearing
trunk groups as the connections will return to normal operation
and may cause signal loops.
Port Range is a read-only field which lists the possible ports in a
selected trunk.
Press APPLY to let the changes take effect.
Configure Port Mirroring
The Switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a
port and redirect the copies to another port. You can attach a
monitoring device to the mirrored port, such as a sniffer or an RMON
probe, to view details about the packets passing through the first
port. This is useful for network monitoring and troubleshooting
purposes.
Choose Configure Port Mirroring on the System Configuration
menu to access the following screen:
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Using the Console Interface
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