Clear Port Broadcast; Port Mirroring - Enterasys G3G170-24 Cli Reference Manual

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clear port broadcast

Per port broadcast suppression is hardset to be globally enabled on the G3. If you would like to

disable broadcast suppression, you can get the same result by setting the threshold limit for each

port to the maximum number of packets which can be received per second as listed in the

parameters section, above. The default broadcast suppression threshold for all ports is set to

This example configures ports 1 through 5 with a broadcast limit of 50 pps:

G3(su)->set port broadcast ge.1.1-5 50

clear port broadcast

Use this command to clear the broadcast threshold limit to the default value of 14881 for the

selected port.

clear port broadcast port-string threshold

Switch command, read‐write.

This example clears the broadcast threshold limit to 14881 pps for ports 1 through 5:

G3(su)->clear port broadcast ge.1.1-5 threshold

The G‐Series device allows you to mirror (or redirect) the traffic being switched on a port for the

purposes of network traffic analysis and connection assurance. When port mirroring is enabled,

one port becomes a monitor port for another port within the device.

4-30 Port Configuration

Select the ports for which to clear broadcast suppression thresholds. For a

detailed description of possible port‐string values, refer to "Port String

Syntax Used in the CLI" on page 4‐1.

Caution: Port mirroring configuration should be performed only by personnel who are

knowledgeable about the effects of port mirroring and its impact on network operation.