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Switching - interface ?
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| konkit 2001-08-14, 8:06 am |
| Which switch command is used for config
a functional ethernet connection between
end-user station & access layer switch ?
nothing or
interface ethernet ? | |
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| In fact, that is depend.
In summary:
For me, the first is: "no shut" (look at the led of the switch) in the switch under the port which drives the connexion of your user station.
after that: normally nothing, but you must to have
the good speed, the good duplex mode, the good VLAN (by default everybody works on the VLAN 1) for this switch port but all that perhaps you know already. | |
| depamo 2001-08-14, 10:30 am |
| You have a few choices but the best if you are not customizing is to let the switch do all the work. Your interface should be completly auto unless you are trying to force a mode that you know exists but for some reason will not happen through the auto negotiation.
If you are having problems, you might want to check to see if the interface is enabled that you are connecting to (green light on the switch), you can validate the configuration by assigning an IP address to the switch in the broadcast domain (unless you have VLAN's working) and ping the switch.
If you get this far and cannot get through to other devices, you need to verify any additional interface configurations to make sure that your traffic is getting through (VLAN, VTP and such). | |
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| just a small adjustment... Cisco advises you never let your devices auto-negotiate always nail down your port speeds and duplex.. This stops many auto-negotiaiton problems that can cause err-disabled ports, plus many types of packet loss>>>>>>> | |
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| As you say that you want to make a connection between PC and access layer switch, I assume that you want to telnet to switch from your PC. This can be simply done by setting IP address of management vlan interface which is by default vlan 1. I'm not sure whether you have to issue no shut command or not. But you can check it by using show interface vlan 1, you should see up up.
Then, you plug your PC to switch port. Let this switch port be in the same vlan. Set your PC ip address in the same subnet. Right now, you should be able to ping and telnet to the switch.
Actually, you can let PC switch port be in the differ vlan, but you will need layer 3 to be in charge.
Hope this help, |
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