virtualsquare / virtualsquare/vde-2

wishlist: port miroring with vde_switch

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Description

Hello,
It would be interesting to be able to monitor a given port without activating hub mode. (i.e. replicate all packets of a given port to another)

Best regards

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Research direction

Start by locating the vde_switch implementation and reading how ports and hub mode are handled. Define the port-mirroring behavior and its configuration before changing the code; done should mean packets from one selected port are replicated to another without enabling hub mode.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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