[c-nsp] SPAN for POS?

[jason.plank at comcast.net]

Or:

http://datacomsystemsinc.com/products/details.asp?prod=32&itm=1&cat=5

Forget about the vendor, but the idea of "taps" are that you sit inline and observe traffic on your link.

Jason

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Jason Plank
CCIE #16560
e: jason.plank at comcast.net

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Michael Smith <mksmith at adhost.com>
> Hello Hank:
> 
> On May 13, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> 
> > We recently upgraded our connectivity from GigaE to an STM-16 POS.   
> > We now
> > find that SPAN doesn't cover POS links:
> > petach-tikva-gp(config)#monitor session 1 source interface ?
> >   GigabitEthernet     GigabitEthernet IEEE 802.3z
> >   Port-channel        Ethernet Channel of interfaces
> >   TenGigabitEthernet  Ten Gigabit Ethernet
> >
> > Any clever workarounds for 12.2(18)SXF11?
> >
> I don't think there is a workaround because SPAN doesn't do POS  
> interfaces.  Can you SPAN from a different ethernet port on the back  
> end (distribution instead of aggregate)?  Also, what type of  
> information are you trying to get from the POS interface?  Perhaps  
> there is something similar you can poll via SNMP.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike
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