Netgear M5300-52G3 (GSM7352Sv2h2) - ProSAFE 48 ports managed L3 gigabit stackable switch Administrator's Guide
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Managed Switches
Port Mirroring
The port mirroring feature:
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Allows you to monitor network traffic with an external network analyzer.
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Forwards a copy of each incoming and outgoing packet to a specific port.
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Is used as a diagnostic tool, debugging feature, or means of fending off attacks.
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Assigns a specific port to copy all packets to.
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Allows inbound or outbound packets to switch to their destination and to be copied to the
mirrored port.
The example is shown as CLI commands and as a web interface procedure.
CLI: Specify the Source (Mirrored) Ports and Destination
(Probe)
(Probe)
(Netgear Switch)#config
(Netgear Switch)(Config)#monitor session 1 mode
Enable mirror
(Netgear Switch)(Config)#monitor session 1 source interface 1/0/2
Specify the source interface.
(Netgear Switch)(Config)#monitor session 1 destination interface 1/0/3
Specify the destination interface.
(Netgear Switch)(Config)#exit
(Netgear Switch)#show monitor session 1
Session ID Admin Mode Probe Port Mirrored Port
------------- --------------- ------------- ----------------
1 Enable 1/0/3 1/0/2