09-06-2010 10:35 AM
Thanks,
Diego
09-07-2010 08:41 AM
The limit of 'source' ports to mirror is a restriction of the switch (probably also depends on underlying chipset being used).
However depending on your testing it does not really make sense to mirror many ports as you will loose traffic. One 'source' port will copy and forward all packets on the TX and RX line to the 'sink' port's TX line. So you potentially overrun the 'sink' with only one mirror (if both ports have the same speed)
Loosing Ip connectivity on the mirror target port is normal i guess. You will only receive the frames the 'source' ports are forwarding to the 'sink' port.
jo
09-07-2010 02:36 PM
I fully understand what you are saying but that isn't consistent with previous experiences with port mirroring. I have used Cisco Catalyst type switches and also DLink switches that allow you to mirror all ports on the switch to one destination port. And even with all ports mirrored IP connectivity to the destination port is maintained.
This is not so surprising on the Catalyst stuff which is considered maybe a bit more "high end" than Linksys but the DLink which is a cheaper switch has the ability to do this just as the Catalyst. It seems that the Linksys is inferior in this regard to the Catalyst and the DLink.
Sorry to hear that and hopefully a future firmware version will change this behavior.
Thank you very much for your help.
Rgds,
Diego
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