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Port mirroring (conversation steering)
The port mirroring feature (sometimes referred to as conversation steering ) allows
you to designate a single switch port as a traffic monitor for up to two specified
ports or two media access control (MAC) addresses. You can specify
port-based
monitoring, where all traffic on specified ports is monitored, or address-based
monitoring, where traffic between specified MAC addresses is monitored. You
can attach a probe device (such as a Nortel Networks StackProbe, or equivalent) to
the designated monitor port
For more information about the port mirroring feature, refer to Chapter 2,
“Network configuration .”
For information on configuring port mirroring using the CI menus, refer to
Chapter 3. To configure this feature using the Web-based management system,
refer to
Using Web-based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000
Software Version 2.0 . And, to configure this feature using CLI commands, refer to
Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software
Version 2.0
book.
Autosensing and autonegotiation
The Business Policy Switches are autosensing and autonegotiating devices:
• The term autosense refers to a port’s ability to sense the speed of an attached
device.
• The term autonegotiation refers to a standardized protocol (IEEE 802.3u) that
exists between two IEEE 802.3u-capable devices. Autonegotiation allows the
switch to select the best of both speed and duplex modes.
Note:
Use the CI menus, the CLI, or the Web-based management
system to configure port mirroring.