24 Chapter 1 Network monitoring
Field Description
Indicates the MAC addresses that is monitored by the designated
port monitor when one of the address-based monitoring modes is
selected. This port is monitored according to the value of Address
A in the selected Monitoring Mode field (see Table 3 "Monitoring
modes" (page 24)).
Default Value: 00-00-00-00-00-00 (no MAC address assigned)
Address A
Range: 00-00-00-00-00-00 to FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Indicates the MAC addresses that is monitored by the designated
port monitor when one of the address-based monitoring modes is
selected. This port is monitored according to the value of Address
B in the selected Monitoring Mode field (see Table 3 "Monitoring
modes" (page 24)).
Default Value: 00-00-00-00-00-00 (no MAC address assigned)
Address B
Range: 00-00-00-00-00-00 to FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Table 3 "Monitoring modes" (page 24) describes the various monitoring
modes available from the Port Mirroring Configuration screen.
Table 3
Monitoring modes
Field Description
Port-based:
Disabled Default value for this feature.
-> Port X Monitor all traffic received by Port X.
Port X -> Monitor all traffic transmitted by Port X.
<-> Port X Monitor all traffic received and transmitted by Port X.
-> Port X or Port Y -> Monitor all traffic received by Port X or transmitted by
Port Y.
Note: Do not use this mode for broadcast or multicast
traffic.
-> Port X and Port Y -> Monitor all traffic received by Port X (destined to Port Y)
and then transmitted by Port Y.
Note: Do not use this mode for broadcast or multicast
traffic
Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470
Configuration — System Monitoring
NN47210-503 01.01 Standard
3.7 22 February 2007
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