ProfiShark Manager — Network Ports
ProfiShark 1G / 1G+
The Network Ports tab allows the customization of port settings for the ProfiShark 1G/1G+, and offers an overview of the ports' status and link capabilities.
When the ProfiShark ports are set to In-Line Mode (Span Mode option unchecked), devices connected through ports A and B can communicate. In this case, both Ethernet ports are controlled at the same time.
Enabling SPAN Mode tells the ProfiShark to intercept two separate data streams, and the connection between ports A and B is severed. In this case, the Ethernet ports can be controlled independently in terms of speed, duplex mode, and autonegotiation.
| Span Mode | Checking this option tells the ProfiShark to intercept a separate data stream for each port. Each port can be controlled independently. Unchecking the option sets the ProfiShark to In-Line Mode. |
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| Loopback | This feature is only available for ProfiShark 10G. |
| Auto negotiation | This feature tries to link the two network devices on the highest possible speed out of those selected for each port (1000TX-FD, 100TX-FD/HD, 10TX-FD/HD). Enabling this feature also allows the selection of flow control features (Asymmetric/Symmetric Pause) and establish or force the Slave/Master device. Note: This option is required for 1 Gbps speeds. |
| 1000TX-FD 100TX-FD/HD 10TX-FD/HD | If the Auto negotiation feature is enabled, multiple speeds can be selected in this section (1000, 100 or 10 in Full or Half Duplex mode) and a link will be attempted at the highest possible speed. If the Auto negotiation feature is disabled, only one speed can be selected in this section (10/100 in Full or Half Duplex mode) forcing the link to be established at the selected speed. |
| Asymmetric pause Symmetric pause | These features are flow control related, regulating traffic in cases of buffer overflow situations. Note: Only available if Auto negotiation is enabled. |
| Force Master/Slave | Enabling this feature signals to the negotiation process that the network device connected to this port is desired to be the Slave device. Note: Only available if Auto negotiation is enabled. |
| Master | Enabling this feature signals to the negotiation process that the network device connected to this port is forced to be the Master device. Note: Only available if Auto negotiation is enabled. |
| Force Master/Slave & Master | Enabling both features signals to the negotiation process that the network device connected to this port is forced to be the Master device. Note: Only available if Auto negotiation is enabled. |
A comprehensive list of advertised partner network capabilities is displayed on the left side panel.