Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Diagnosing Problems
Check Switch LEDs
If you have physical access to the switch, look at the port LEDs for troubleshooting information about the switch. See the “LEDs” section on page
Check Switch Connections
Review this section when troubleshooting switch connection problems.
Bad or Damaged Cable
Always check the cable for marginal damage or failure. A cable might be just good enough to connect at the physical layer, but it could corrupt packets as a result of subtle damage to the wiring or connectors. You can identify this situation because the port has many packet errors or the port constantly flaps (loses and regains link). You should:
•Check or swap the copper or
•Look for broken or missing pins on cable connectors.
•Rule out any bad patch panel connections or media convertors between the source and destination. If possible, bypass the patch panel or eliminate faulty media convertors
•Try the cable in another port or interface, if possible, to see if the problem follows the cable.
•Catalyst
Ethernet and Fiber Cables
Make sure that you have the correct cable type for the connection:
•For Ethernet, use Category 3 copper cable for 10 Mbps UTP connections. Use either Category 5, Category 5e, or Category 6 UTP for 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Mbps connections.
•For
•For copper connections, determine if a crossover cable was used when a
Link Status
Verify that both sides have link. A single broken wire or one shutdown port can cause one side to show link, but the other side does not have link.
A link LED does not guarantee that the cable is fully functional. The cable might have encountered physical stress that causes it to function at a marginal level. If the link light for the port does not come on:
•Connect the cable from the switch to a known good device.
•Make sure that both ends of the cable are connected to the correct ports.
Catalyst
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