I thought UDLD was for fiber only? With modular copper jacks I wouldn't see
much of a need for it...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zhang, Ou (David)" <OuDavid.Zhang@gs.com>
To: "'Ryan O'Connell'" <ryan@complicity.co.uk>
Cc: <cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: RE: [nsp] UDLD
> I've tried that. Disconnecting one fiber of a GigE link would knock down
> the link (bidirectional wise) and thus won't have unidirectional link.
Per
> Cisco, a failed transmitter or receiver can cause a unidrectional link,
but
> not sure how to create that.
>
> -David
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan O'Connell [mailto:ryan@complicity.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:17 PM
> To: Zhang, Ou (David)
> Cc: 'cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net'
> Subject: Re: [nsp] UDLD
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 02:25:24PM -0500, Zhang, Ou (David) wrote:
> > Has anyone done UDLD testing on Cisco 6509 switches ? I'm having a
> > difficult time to create a unidiretional link on an ethernet (cat 5)
link
> ?
> > I created a unidirectional link on a GigaE link by swapping Tx between
two
> > adjacent ports and wonder if there are any other methods.
>
> Yes, the fastest way is to disconnect one fibre of a GigE link.
>
> --
> Ryan O'Connell - <ryan@complicity.co.uk> - http://www.complicity.co.uk
>
> I'm not losing my mind, no I'm not changing my lines,
> I'm just learning new things with the passage of time
>
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