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T2500-28TC JetStream L2 Managed Switch CLI Guide monitor session source interface Description The monitor session source interface command is used to configure the monitored port. To delete the corresponding monitored port, please use no monitor session source interface command. Syntax monitor session session_num source interface { fastEthernet port-list | gigabitEthernet port-list } mode no monitor session session_num source interface { fastEthernet port-list | gigabitEthernet port-list } mode Parameter session_num -- The monitor session number, the value of which is 1. port-list -- List of monitored port. It is multi-optional. mode -- The monitor mode. There are three options: rx, tx and both. Rx (ingress monitoring mode), means the incoming packets received by the monitored port will be copied to the monitoring port. TX (egress monitoring mode), indicates the outgoing packets sent by the monitored port will be copied to the monitoring port. Both (ingress and egress monitoring), presents the incoming packets received and the outgoing packets sent by the monitored port will both be copied to the monitoring port. Command Mode Global Configuration Mode User Guidelines 1. The monitoring port is corresponding to current interface configuration mode. 2. Monitored ports number is not limited, but it can't be the monitoring port at the same time. 3. Whether the monitoring port and monitored ports are in the same VLAN or not is not demanded strictly. 4. The monitoring port and monitored ports cannot be link-aggregation member. Example Create monitor session 1, then configure Fast Ethernet port 4, 5, 7 as monitored ports and enable ingress monitoring: 172