Connectivity Issue

[Mujahid Khan]

Thanks for the response.

I have already tried flip-flopping the fiber on one to no avail. I was
thinking of using a crossover cable - maybe I will try that now.

Thanks,
Mujahid

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Greg Gilmour <greg at g-3.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 02:37:41PM -0400, Mujahid Khan wrote:
> > I would like to get some advice on a connectivity issue I am having with
> a
> > Poweredge 905 connecting to a Cisco router.
> >
> > We have a Cisco GSR GigE port conneting to the poweredge. Since the GigE
> > port on the router is LC we have a multimode LC-SC fiber cable going to a
> > media converter to convert it to RJ45. From the media converter its a
> > straight thru cat 5 going to the Dell Poweredge server.
> >
> > I have checked the light levels and the cat 5 and activated the gigE port
> on
> > the Dell but the link is not coming up. The interface is showing down on
> the
> > router (down/down).
> >
> > Any ideas or things that I should look for?
> >
> > Thanks....
>
> Since you're just going through a fiber converter and not a switch first,
> try
> a cross-over cable for the cat5 cable?  Or alternatively, flip-flop the
> LC fiber on one end to be certain TX <-> RX are hitting the correct
> ports.
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~
> - greg
> "hrmmm - a Beowulf cluster of Dreamcasts and PS2s..."
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