Troubleshooting | Allied Telesis AT-PC232/POE manual

Allied Telesis AT-PC232/POE manual Troubleshooting

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Verify that the operating specifications of the fiber optic port on the remote network device are compatible with the port on the media converter. For port specifications, refer to “100Base-FX Port Specifications” on page 55.

Verify that the correct type of fiber optic cabling is being used. For specifications, refer to “Fiber Optic Cabling and Distance Specifications” on page 35 or “100Base-FX Port 1 Specifications” on page 55.

Try connecting another network device to the fiber optic port using a different cable. If the twisted pair port is able to establish a link, then the problem is with the cable or the other network device.

If the remote network device is a management device, use its management firmware to determine whether its port is enabled.

Test the attenuation on the fiber optic cable with a fiber optic tester to determine whether the optical signal is too weak (i.e., sensitivity) or too strong (i.e., maximum input power). The specifications of the fiber optic ports on the media converter can be found in “100Base-FX Port 1 Specifications” on page 55.

Problem 4: The Link LEDs for the two ports are on but the network devices are unable to forward traffic to each other through the media converter.

Solution: Try the following:

If the network devices are managed devices, use their management firmware to determine whether they are configured and operating properly.

If one of the network devices is a switch using a spanning tree protocol, use its management firmware to determine the status of the switch port connected to the media converter. The port may have been placed in the blocking mode by the switch if it is part of a redundant path.

Problem 5: Two network devices are forwarding traffic through the media converter, but performance is slow.

Solution: Try the following:

There might be a duplex mode mismatch between the twisted pair port and the network device connected to the port. A duplex mode mismatch occurs when a twisted pair port using Auto-Negotiation is connected to a device with a fixed duplex mode of full duplex. If this is the cause of the problem, you must adjust the duplex mode of the port on the network device or the twisted pair port on the media converter so that both ports are using the same duplex mode.

50	Section II: Advanced Operations

AT-PC232/POE specifications

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