Cat. 6509 - Foundry Server Iron Interoperability

Mon Jan 29 18:18:37 UTC 2001

And it works......
  set port negotiation [mod/port] disable

Thanks to all who replied ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Hawk [mailto:hawk at globalcenter.net]
Sent: 29 January 2001 18:10
To: Alison Gudgeon
Subject: Re: Cat. 6509 - Foundry Server Iron Interoperability

Hello,

'port negotiation' - not the same as auto-negotation seen w/ 10/100,
but is an option on a GigE port on a cat 6509.

Try this:

  set port negotiation [mod/port] disable

ex:

  set port negotiation 2/3 disable

Good luck.

-mike

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 05:44:40PM -0000, Alison Gudgeon
<agudgeon at firstnet.co.uk> wrote:

>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I wonder if anyone else has experienced the following problem and could
> perhaps offer a solution:
>
> Interconnecting Catalyst 6509 Short Haul GBICs up to a Foudry Server Iron
SX
> with SC-SC fibre patch lead. The foundry sees a link light BUT the cisco
> see's nothing connected.  What sprung to mind was auto neg. problems on
the
> CAT but auto neg is not a supported option so it can't be this?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Alison
>
>
>