Port Redirect Function Screen2H22-08R SmartSwitch 2208 User’s GuidePage 5-57COMMIT TO FLASH.” displays in the event message line at the topof the screen and the new image is downloaded into FLASH memory.5.15 PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREENThe Port Redirect Function screen, Figure 5-22, allows you to set eachinterface as a source or destination interface on the 2H22-08R. Aninterface can be set to have one or more destination interfaces. Forexample, interface 1 can be set as a source interface with threedestinations, interfaces 2, 3, and 4. Traffic from interface 1 is thenautomatically redirected to interfaces 2, 3, and 4. Interface 1 can alsoserve as a destination interface for other ports.The port redirect function is extremely useful for troubleshootingpurposes, as it enables traffic to be sent to a particular interface(s) where,with the use of an analyzer or RMON probe, all current traffic from thesource interface(s) can be examined.NOTEThe Port Redirect Function screen is only used if theoperational mode of the device has been set to 802.1dSWITCHING. Refer to Section 5.7.9, Setting the OperationalMode for instructions on configuring the device to operate inthis mode.NOTEAlthough all traffic from the source port (including, if desired,error frames) is sent to the destination port, normal switching isstill performed for all frames on the source port.
