Monport - GE PACSystems RX3i Command Line Interface Manual

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monport

Non-Global Command
This command enables or disables port monitoring. Port monitoring allows a port to monitor
network activity on other ports, and is useful when using network sniffer tools to check network
bus activity and diagnose connection problems. Entering no monport disables port monitoring.
Each command completely overwrites any previous monport settings. The current monitor state
of the ports can be viewed using this command. In addition, the "MonitoredBy" column in the
output of the show port command provides the monitor state information.
monport Command Format
[no] monport <monitorPort> < <portToMonitor> [<portToMonitor>] [<portToMonitor>]
<monitorPort>
< portToMonitor >
Examples
Displaying Monitor Port Status
device-name= monport
<<< Monitor Port Status >>>
Port MonitoredBy
------ ----------
1(Ext) NA
2(Ext) NA
3(Ext) NA
4(Ext) NA
5(Int) NA
device-name=
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Species the port to monitor (or mirror) all traffic that is sent or received on
selected other ports. Valid values are 1, 2, 3 or 4. The value must not be
the same as any of the <portToMonitor> values in the same command
string. If the specified port is not available, the command returns an error.
Specifies one of the ports for the monitor port to monitor. Valid values are
1, 2, 3, 4, or "int" (which represents the internal Ethernet port). The value
must not be the same as any <monitorPort> or any other <portToMonitor>
values within the same command string.
Screen Display
monport
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