How do I mirror a port on an HP switch?

How to monitor network traffic through HP ProCurve switches

1. Open a monitor session on the switch.
2. Enter configure mode configure terminal.
3. Enter the configuration mode for the specified Ethernet interface you want to mirror to mirror-port
4. Set the interface to monitor int , monitor.

How do I configure port mirroring?

Enable port mirroring on your switch

1. In Dashboard, navigate to Switch > Monitor > Switch ports.
2. Select one or more ports to be mirrored.
3. Click Mirror:
4. Specify the destination mirror port, which will be used to capture traffic on the source ports.
5. Click Create port mirror:

What is port mirroring on a switch?

The concept behind port mirroring is quite simple. When you configure a switch, you reserve one port. Then you configure the switch to “mirror” all traffic that passes through to that reserved port. Whenever the switch processes a packet, it makes a copy and sends it to whatever is connected to the aforementioned port.

How does span port work?

A SPAN port (sometimes called a mirror port) is a software feature built into a switch or router that creates a copy of selected packets passing through the device and sends them to a designated SPAN port. Using software, the administrator can easily configure or change what data is to be monitored.

How to turn on port mirroring on HP ProCurve 2500?

Just go to “Monitor port” under “Configuration” and follow your nose. 12-06-2005 04:29 PM 12-06-2005 04:29 PM Yes!!!! of a single VLAN configured on the HP ProCurve 2500 Series Switches. 1. Assign port as the monitoring port: 2. Select ports or VLAN for to turn monitoring ON: 12-06-2005 06:50 PM 12-06-2005 06:50 PM Thanks every body

Can a hp 2915 be used for port mirroring?

You can certainly use Port Mirroring with the HP 2915. You can find the information for port mirroring on page B-23 in the documentation for the 2915. You will be able to designate monitoring of inbound and outbound traffic on either individual ports, groups of ports, static port trunks, and one static VLAN.

What’s the price of a HP ProCurve switch?

HP ProCurve 2610 24-Port Switch J9085A#ABA $34.95 HP ProCurve 2610 24-Port Switch j9087a $489.96.

How does port mirroring on a hp switch work?

Removing port 8 as the monitoring port: Once you assign the monitor port you can then select the source interfaces: To show the current monitor (this will display what port is the monitor port, called the mirror port, and what the sources being monitored are) A better term would be “port mirroring”.