Describe port mirroring as performed on a managed switch.

What will be an ideal response?


Many managed switches have the capability to copy data from any or all physical ports on a switch to a single physical port. This is called port mirroring. It's as though you make a customized, fully configurable promiscuous port. Port mirroring is incredibly useful for any type of situation where an administrator needs to inspect packets coming to or from certain computers.
 

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