Using the BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches

Autonegotiation

Port connection problems can occur when a port is connected to a station that is not operating in a compatible mode (for example, connecting a full-duplex port to a half-duplex port). Problems and mismatches occur when the switch is connected to a port that either:

Does not support autonegotiation.

Supports a form of autonegotiation that is not compatible to the IEEE 802.3u autonegotiation standard.

Supports autonegotiation but has the feature disabled.

In the situations described here, the BayStack switches autosense the speed of the connected port and, by default, revert to half-duplex mode. If the connected station is operating in full-duplex mode, the stations cannot communicate properly and a mismatch occurs. This mismatch can be resolved by disabling autonegotiation and manually setting the speed and duplex mode (see “Port Configuration” on page 3-14 to manually set speed and duplex mode).

When the link is first brought up, the BayStack 303 and 304 switches sense the speed of the connecting device. If the connecting device changes speed without performing a link down, the BayStack switch can correctly sense a change from 100 Mb/s to 10 Mb/s; however, it cannot sense a change from 10 Mb/s to

100 Mb/s. In the latter case, the switch reports 10 Mb/s operation and link up, but the connecting device reports link down. This link mismatch can be resolved by forcing the link down and up or by disabling autonegotiation and manually setting the speed and duplex mode.

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304, 303 specifications

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