From: Peter (peter@cyscoexpert.com)
Date: Wed Sep 24 2003 - 13:31:17 GMT-3
Last time I configured reflector port by pointing it by mistake to a used
port (something was plugged in), it went down/down.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
To: "'Alvarez, Rolando [NCSUS]'" <RAlvare5@NCSUS.JNJ.COM>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: Question on RSPAN
> Nope, according to the documentation is must specifically be a port that
> is otherwise unused - nothing plugged into it. I believe it renders the
> port in an unusable state, although I haven't ever tried specifying one
> already in use. :)
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alvarez, Rolando [NCSUS] [mailto:RAlvare5@NCSUS.JNJ.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:02 PM
> To: 'swm@emanon.com'; Alvarez, Rolando [NCSUS]; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Question on RSPAN
>
>
>
> Scott,
>
> Thank you very much for your reply. Now it makes a little more sense.
> One more question, could the reflector port be any port, even a port
> that may not be up?
>
> Rolando
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Morris [mailto:swm@emanon.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:45 PM
> To: 'Alvarez, Rolando [NCSUS]'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Question on RSPAN
>
>
> The reflector port is really just used for its ASICs in order to speed
> things up. Otherwise the reencapsulation would all have to be done in
> software and that would kinda suck.
>
> It is not optional. The reflector port is required for RSPAN.
>
> As for the 6500, I believe it has to do with the way the ASICs work, or
> where they work. I'm not a hardware engineer though, so perhaps someone
>
> else can better answer that portion for you. (Magic, just FM)
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Alvarez, Rolando [NCSUS]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:59 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Question on RSPAN
>
>
> Hello group,
>
>
> I am having a hard time understanding what the 'reflector-port' is and
> why it is used on 3550s when configuring RSPAN (is it optional, or
> required), and why it is not needed or used on 6500s when creating an
> RSPAN session.
>
> Hope someone has the answer to this.
>
> Thanks,
> Rolando
>
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