Cisco Systems 17053 appendix Introduction, Prerequisites, Document ID, Requirements

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Troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst Switches to NIC Compatibility Issues

Troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst Switches to NIC Compatibility Issues

Document ID: 17053

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components Used

Conventions

Background Information

Purpose

Why Do Autonegotiation and Compatibility Issues Exist?

General Troubleshooting for 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs

Autonegotiation Valid Configuration Table

EtherChannel and Trunking Between Catalyst Switches and NICs

Verifying Physical Connection and Link

Verifying Switch Port Configuration

Maintaining Link (Link Up/Down Situations)

Performance Notes

Understanding Data Link Errors

Sniffer Trace

Teaming of Network Interface Cards

Additional Troubleshooting for 1000BASE−X NICs

Gigabit Autonegotiation (No Link to Connected Device)

Verifying GBIC

Cisco Catalyst Switch Compatibility and Operation−Specific Issues

Catalyst 8510 and 8540 CSR

Catalyst 6000 and 6500 Switches

Catalyst 5000 and 5500 Switches

Catalyst 4000, 2948G, and 2980G Switches

Catalyst 2950 and 3550 Switches

NIC Compatibility and Operation Issues

Appendix A: Information to Gather Before Creating a Service Request

Appendix B: Understanding How Autonegotiation Works

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Introduction

The purpose of this document is to cover common issues associated with network interface cards (NICs) that interoperate with Cisco Catalyst switches. Network issues, such as slow performance and connectivity problems, as well as Catalyst switch issues that deal with physical connectivity and data link errors, can be related to NIC issues.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

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Cisco Systems 17053 appendix Introduction, Prerequisites, Document ID, Requirements