Port Monitor Commands 295
Port Monitor Commands
port monitor
The port monitor Interface Configuration Ethernet mode command starts a port monitoring
session. Use the no form of this command to stop a port monitoring session.
Syntax
•
port monitor
src-interface
[rx | tx]
•
no port monitor
src-interface
•
src-interface —
Valid Ethernet port. (Full syntax:
unit/port
)
•
rx
—
Monitors received packets only.
•
tx
—
Monitors transmitted packets only.
Default Configuration
Monitors both received and transmitted packets.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode.
User Guidelines
• This command enables traffic on one port to be copied to another port, or between the source
port (src-interface) and a destination port (the port being configured). Only a single target port
can be defined per system.
• The port being monitored cannot be set faster than the monitoring port.
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