SPAN/Monitoring Destination port behaviour - 2960 LAN base image

[tka]

Hello,

In s SPAN session , normally the destination prt is used for monitoring purpose only.

But could destination port be used to access the equipement or PC connected to that port , for a 2960 LAN BASE image  switch ?

thanks.

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

The destination can be a network analyzer or sniffer.  For example; you can have a source port of 10 and a destination port of 20 where the network analyzer attaches to capture the traffic from port 10.

HTH

[Edison Ortiz]

No, you can't remotely reach the device attached to the destination SPAN port.

You could have another NIC installed and perhaps reach the station, worth testing...