Cisco Catalyst 2950 User Manual

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
This chapter describes how to configure Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
on your Catalyst 2950 or Catalyst 2955 switch.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
reference for this release.
This chapter consists of these sections:
• Understanding SPAN and RSPAN, page 24-1
• Configuring SPAN, page 24-7
• Configuring RSPAN, page 24-12
• Displaying SPAN and RSPAN Status, page 24-17
Understanding SPAN and RSPAN
You can analyze network traffic passing through ports by using SPAN to send a copy of the traffic to
another port on the switch that has been connected to a SwitchProbe device or other Remote Monitoring
(RMON) probe or security device. SPAN mirrors received or sent (or both) traffic on one or more source
ports to a destination port for analysis.
For example, in Figure 24-1, all traffic on port 4 (the source port) is mirrored to port 8 (the destination
port). A network analyzer on port 8 receives all network traffic from port 4 without being physically
attached to port 4.

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Specifications

General

Forwarding Bandwidth	8.8 Gbps
Switching Capacity	13.6 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	6.6 Mpps
Weight	3.6 kg
RAM	16 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Dimensions	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Status Indicators	system
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C
Ports	24 x 10/100 Ethernet ports
MAC Address Table Size	8, 192 entries
Power Supply	Internal 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz