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A network technician needs to set up a local mirror to replicate traffic for examination with a protocol analyzer. The analyzer is on port 1/1/4 of his service router. Which of the following configuration steps is required?
Suggested Answer: B
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26 comments · newest first
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Brandon
3 months ago
I feel like this question is tricky. It’s all about understanding the traffic flow.
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Kathryn
4 months ago
Don't forget to specify the destination port for the mirror.
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Ilda
4 months ago
Yeah, definitely! Set the source port to 1/1/4.
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Valentine
4 months ago
I think we need to configure a mirror port.
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Antonio
5 months ago
Yeah, but it's pretty straightforward once you know the commands!
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Phuong
6 months ago
I thought you had to set the destination port too?
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Darrin
6 months ago
Wait, isn't there a specific command for that?
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Katina
6 months ago
Totally agree, that's the first step!
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Helaine
6 months ago
You need to configure port mirroring on the router.
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Launa
6 months ago
Wait, is this a trick question? I'm going to go with the SPAN port just to be safe.
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Bo
6 months ago
Haha, I bet the technician is wishing they had a crystal ball to see the right answer!
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Ulysses
7 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure, but I think we might need to set up a VACL capture session instead.
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Lashunda
7 months ago
Wouldn't a VLAN-based port mirroring be a better option in this case?
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Rosina
7 months ago
I think we need to configure a SPAN port on the router to mirror the traffic to the analyzer.
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Dahlia
7 months ago
I feel like we also have to consider the VLAN settings if the traffic is tagged. That part is a bit fuzzy for me.
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Jacqueline
7 months ago
This seems similar to a practice question we did on port mirroring. I think we might need to enable the mirror session first?
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Cassie
8 months ago
I remember something about specifying the source and destination ports for the mirroring, but I can't recall the exact command syntax.
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Ilda
8 months ago
I think we need to configure a span or mirror port on the switch to send traffic to the analyzer, but I'm not entirely sure how to do that.
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Marguerita
8 months ago
No problem, I've done this kind of thing before. I'd start by identifying the analyzer port, then set up a mirroring session to replicate the traffic to that port. Shouldn't be too tricky.
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Mauricio
9 months ago
Whoa, port mirroring? I'm a little fuzzy on the details there. I'll need to review my notes and maybe look up some examples to make sure I get this right.
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Norah
9 months ago
Ah, this is a classic network monitoring setup. I'd first determine if the router supports port mirroring, then configure a session to copy the traffic to the analyzer port.
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Helga
9 months ago
Okay, so I need to set up a mirror for the traffic. I'm not totally sure how to do that, but I think I'll need to look at the router configuration and find the right commands.
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Youlanda
9 months ago
Hmm, this seems straightforward. I'd start by identifying the port the analyzer is connected to and then configure a mirroring session to replicate the traffic to that port.
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Rebecka
3 months ago
Right! And ensure the analyzer is properly configured to receive the mirrored traffic.
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Madonna
3 months ago
Don't forget to specify the source ports for the traffic!
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Nina
3 months ago
Sounds good! Setting up the mirroring session is key.