Port Monitor Commands; Port Monitor - Dell PowerConnect 3524 Cli Reference Manual

Port Monitor Commands

port monitor

The port monitor Interface Configuration Ethernet mode command starts a port monitoring
session. Use the no form of this command to stop a port monitoring session.
Syntax
• port monitor src-interface [rx | tx]
• no port monitor src-interface
• src-interface — Valid Ethernet port. (Full syntax: unit/port)
• rx — Monitors received packets only.
• tx — Monitors transmitted packets only.
Default Configuration
Monitors both received and transmitted packets.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode.
User Guidelines
• This command enables traffic on one port to be copied to another port, or between the source
port (src-interface) and a destination port (the port being configured). Only a single target port
can be defined per system.
• The port being monitored cannot be set faster than the monitoring port.
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