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Address-based mirroring example
In this configuration, the designated monitor port (port 20) can be set to
monitor traffic in any of the following modes:
• Monitor all traffic transmitted from address A to any address.
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Monitor all traffic received by address A from any address.
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Monitor all traffic received by or transmitted by address A.
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Monitor all traffic transmitted by address A to address B.
•
Monitor all traffic between address A and address B (conversation
between the two stations).
Port mirroring limitations
Configuring port mirroring with the CLI
Port mirroring can be configured with the CLI commands detailed in this
section.
show por t-mirroring command
The show port-mirroring command displays the port mirroring
configuration.
The syntax for the show port-mirroring command is:
show port-mirroring
The show port-mirroring command is executed in the Privileged
EXEC command mode.
port-mirroring command
The port-mirroring command sets the port mirroring configuration.
The syntax for the port-mirroring command is:
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