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300-410 Practice Question: Runs the following command to troubleshoot an…
A network engineer runs the following command to troubleshoot an RSPAN issue:
R1# show monitor session 4 detail
Session 4 --------- Type : Remote Destination Session Source RSPAN VLAN : 100 Destination Ports : Gi0/2
Encapsulation : Native
Ingress : Disabled
What does this output indicate?
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The session is correctly configured as an RSPAN destination session.
The output shows an RSPAN destination session with source RSPAN VLAN 100 and destination port Gi0/2. This is the destination side of an RSPAN configuration.
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The session is correctly configured as an RSPAN destination session.
Why this is correct
The output confirms a Remote Destination Session sourced from RSPAN VLAN 100, with Gi0/2 as the destination port and native encapsulation. This matches a valid RSPAN destination configuration, so the session is operating correctly and the monitored traffic should egress the destination port.
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The session is misconfigured because the source must be a port, not a VLAN.
Why it's wrong here
A remote destination session legitimately sources traffic from an RSPAN VLAN, so the configuration is valid; the source is not required to be a physical port. The misconception arises because local SPAN sessions do specify source ports or VLANs directly, making port-based sourcing the familiar pattern, yet RSPAN deliberately transports tagged traffic across the network via a dedicated VLAN.
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The session is misconfigured because the destination port must have ingress enabled.
Why it's wrong here
Ingress disabling is expected on an RSPAN destination port, so this is not a misconfiguration. The destination port must not forward normal traffic back into the network; ingress stays disabled by design. Enabling ingress would be relevant only for a local SPAN destination where you want the port to accept traffic.
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The session is misconfigured because the RSPAN VLAN must be the same as the source VLAN.
Why it's wrong here
The output shows a valid remote destination session, so no VLAN-matching rule is broken; RSPAN source and destination VLANs are independent, with traffic carried over the dedicated RSPAN VLAN. This option tempts engineers who conflate RSPAN with local SPAN, where source and destination ports share the same VLAN.
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