Re: [nsp] cat 2912XL ports not responding

From: Brian (bri@sonicboom.org)
Date: Thu May 31 2001 - 12:13:52 EDT


KF, is it really necessary that all the messages you send come return
receipr requested??

        Brian

----- Original Message -----
From: "KF" <kf@reign.sk>
To: "'Thomas Kernen'" <tkernen@deckpoint.ch>; <cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 1:26 AM
Subject: RE: [nsp] cat 2912XL ports not responding

> Yo, This is probably an hardware issue. I had up to 10 bad 29XL switches
in
> past time... Some of them had bad ports after shipping, and other went off
> during first two weeks... But I remember also one problem with
configuration
> (clustering) and IOS.... argh... pain in the ass... but I can't remember
the
> solution yet... maybe others around will speak.. But it was something
> about... VLANS ...Yo...
>
> VTP protocol was enabled as Client... then overconfigured to Server or
> Transparent (I dunno exactly). Afterwards was unable to save to flash the
> VLAN config ;)... some bad errors like "your switch is going to hell" was
> displayed .... Together with 802.1Q .... this was the problem.... after
> changed IOS and after cleard blocked (write protected?) vlan config... It
> started to work..but...The behavior was like You said... after a while
port
> goes down... NO link...no NO shutdown ;))
>
> Now I know why they are so cheap ;))
>
> Anyway, XL series is good... but have to have some luck
>
> greetz
>
> Alex
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Kernen [mailto:tkernen@deckpoint.ch]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 1:50 PM
> To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
> Subject: [nsp] cat 2912XL ports not responding
>
>
>
> Has anyone come across a Cat 2912XL on which some ports become inactive
> after a few hours. Even power cycles don't always solve the problem.
> This doesn't happen to all ports.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thomas
>



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