[j-nsp] Interface Errors

[Chuck Anderson]

On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 12:52:23PM -0400, Brendan Mannella wrote:
> Hello, i have a M7i with a FE-4FE-TX, and i am seeing collisions on 
> the interfaces. I am using two ports of the four, and both are 
> showing the errors. I am also seeing some FIFO errors. Are these 
> signs of a faulty PIC or should i not be concerned? Thoughts?

Collisions are normal for half-duplex Ethernet.  These interfaces are 
autonegotiating to 100mbps, half-duplex:

> Physical interface: fe-0/3/0, Enabled, Physical link is Up 
>   Link-level type: Ethernet, MTU: 1514, Speed: 100mbps, Loopback: Disabled, Source filtering: Disabled, Flow control: Enabled 
>     Carrier transitions: 0, Errors: 0, Drops: 0, Collisions: 138037, Aged packets: 0, FIFO errors: 0, HS link CRC errors: 0, MTU errors: 0, 
>     FIFO errors                              0              212 
>   Autonegotiation information: 
>     Negotiation status: Complete 
>     Link partner: 
>         Link mode: Half-duplex, Flow control: None, Remote fault: OK 
> 
> Physical interface: fe-0/3/1, Enabled, Physical link is Up 
>   Link-level type: Ethernet, MTU: 1514, Speed: 100mbps, Loopback: Disabled, Source filtering: Disabled, Flow control: Enabled 
>     Carrier transitions: 0, Errors: 0, Drops: 0, Collisions: 66445, Aged packets: 0, FIFO errors: 0, HS link CRC errors: 0, MTU errors: 0, 
>     FIFO errors                              0              118 
>   Autonegotiation information: 
>     Negotiation status: Complete 
>     Link partner: 
>         Link mode: Half-duplex, Flow control: None, Remote fault: OK