ProSafe 7000 Managed Switch Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0.3
Tools
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v1.0, June 2010
To create a Pre-Login Banner, follow these steps:
1.
On your PC, using Notepad create a banner.txt file that contains the banner to be displayed.
Login Banner - Unauthorized access is punishable by law.
2.
Transfer the file from the PC to the switch using TFTP
(Netgear Switch Routing) #copy tftp://192.168.77.52/banner.txt nvram:clibanner
Mode........................................... TFTP
Set TFTP Server IP............................. 192.168.77.52
TFTP Path...................................... ./
TFTP Filename.................................. banner.txt
Data Type...................................... Cli Banner
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y
CLI Banner file transfer operation completed successfully!
(Netgear Switch Routing)#exit
(Netgear Switch Routing) >logout
Login Banner - Unauthorized access is punishable by law.
User:
Note:
The
no clibanner
command removes the banner from the switch.
Port Mirroring
This section describes the Port Mirroring feature.
Port Mirroring:
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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
