Re: about mirroring port

[Karel Chwistek <karel.chwistek () i cz>]

SB CH wrote:

> hello, all.
>
> I would like to setup ids(like snort) at mirroring port in cisco
> catalyst switch.
> but all of the network traffic is over 100M, and my linux server which
> installs snort is not so good hardware.
>
> So I think that when I setup snort at mirroring port, all traffic
> should via linux server so the network speed would be slow 

I don't mean so ... coz mirroring port is used just for traffic analysis
... so it should not slow down speed of your network ...

> Question.
>
> 1. when I setup the mirroring port,all traffic(for example, port2
> traffic) would transfer like this or just copy the traffic mirroring
> port too?
>
> (1) client --> mirroring port1 --> port 2 (2) client --> port 2
> --> mirroring port (copy too) 

it will just copy the traffic to mirroring port too

> 2. Is there any problem when I set snort at mirroring port if the
> traffic is so high(over 100~200M)? 

it is depending on speed of you machine where you have installed snort

> 3. do you know any commands to setup mirroring port at catalyst
> 400x(catos based) switch?

Switch(config)# monitor session 1 source interface fa2/3

for monitoring full traffic from/to fasteethernet 2/3 or

Switch(config)# monitor session 1 source interface fa2/3 rx
Switch(config)# monitor session 1 source interface fa2/2 tx

for monitoring traffic comming from interface fa2/3 or outgoing by
interface fa2/2
port where do you want to see this traffic is configured by command

Switch(config)# monitor session 1 destination interface fastethernet 5/48

You must remember that the destignation port is then used only
monitoring not for communication !!

For more informations look at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/12_1_13/config/span.pdf

K.Ch.


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