Which of the following terms is used to describe the configuration of a port to copy all traffic passing through the switch to the device at the other end of the port?
A) port supertrunking
B) port mirroring
C) port shadowing
D) port lurking

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Port mirroring is a configuration on a network switch that allows the administrator to copy all the network traffic passing through the switch to a specific port, which is connected to a monitoring device. This is also called port monitoring or port sniffing. A is incorrect as there is no such thing as port supertrunking. C and D are incorrect as there is no such thing as port shadowing or port lurking in networking.

Which of the Following Terms Is Used to Describe the Configuration