Cabletron Systems 6E122-26 User Manual

, allows the user to set 

each one of the ports on the 6E12X-26 and 6E13X-25 as a source or 
destination port. A port can be set to have one or more destination ports. 
For example, port 1 can be set as a source port with three destinations, 
ports 2, 3, and 4. Traffic from port 1 is then automatically redirected to 
ports 2, 3, and 4. Port 1 can also serve as a destination port for other ports. 
The port redirect function is extremely useful for troubleshooting 
purposes, as it allows traffic to be sent to a particular port(s) where, with 
the use of an analyzer or RMON probe, all current traffic from the source 
port(s) can be examined.

Access the Port Redirect Function screen from the Module Specific 
Configuration Menu screen by using the arrow keys to highlight the 
PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION menu item and pressing ENTER. The 
Port Redirect Function

 screen displays.

The Port Redirect Function screen may not be available 
depending on the operational mode that has been set for the 
module. Refer to your Release Notes to see what operational 
modes support the Port Redirect Function. Refer to 

, for instructions 

on configuring the operational mode of the module.

Although all traffic from the source port (including, if desired, 
errored frames) is sent to the destination port, normal switching 
is still performed for all frames on the source port.