♦Auto-partition (blinking amber)
The indicator of a port blinks amber when the port is automatically par- titioned due to an abnormal network condition.
The hub will temporarily partition a port when too many line errors or too many collisions are detected on the port. While the segment is automatically partitioned, the port will be isolated from the rest of the network segment. When the problem is corrected or a valid data packet is received through the port, the port is automatically reconnected.
♦Disabled (steady amber)
The indicator of a port is amber when the port has been manually dis- abled. No packet transmission or reception can occur on the port. Ports
can be manually disabled and enabled from the management station if a stack is being managed via a
Port Speed Indicators
There is also a port speed indicator for each of the
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