
Chapter 1 Overview
Table 
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| STAT | Off | No link. | 
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 | Flashing green | Activity. Port is sending or receiving data. | 
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 | Solid amber | Port is not forwarding. Port was disabled by management, an address | 
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| DPLX | Off | Port is operating in half duplex. | 
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| (half or | Green | Port is operating in full duplex. | 
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| SPD | 10/100 ports | 
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 | Off | Port is operating at 10 Mbps. | 
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 | Green | Port is operating at 100 Mbps. | 
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 | Off | Port is operating at 10 Mbps. | 
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 | Green | Port is operating at 100 Mbps. | 
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 | Flashing green | Port is operating at 1000 Mbps. | 
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 | Off | Port is operating at 10 Mbps. | 
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 | Green | Port is operating at 100 Mbps. | 
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