Cabletron Systems 2E42-27 Manual Do Utilizador

Chapter 5: Local Management

, allows the user to set 

each one of the ports 1 through 26 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.

To access the Port Redirect Function screen from the Device Specific 
Configuration Menu screen, use the arrow keys to highlight the PORT 
REDIRECT FUNCTION menu item and press ENTER. The Port 
Redirect Function

 screen displays.

The Port Redirect Function screen may not be available 
depending on the operational mode setting of the device. Refer 
to the Release Notes to see which operational modes support 
the Port Redirect Function screen. 

, describes how to configure the device to 

operate in this mode.

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