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Chapter26 Troubleshooting
Preventing Autonegotiation Mismatches
Preventing Autonegotiation Mismatches
The IEEE 802.3AB autonegotiation protocol manages the switch settings for speed (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps,
and 1000 Mbps excluding GBIC ports) and duplex (half or full). There are situations when this protocol
can incorrectly align these settings, reducing performance. A mismatch occurs unde r these
circumstances:
A manually-set speed or duplex parameter is different from the manually set speed or duplex
parameter on the connected port.
A port is set to autonegotiate, and the connected port is set to full duplex with no autonegotiation.
To maximize switch performance and ensure a link, follow one of these guidelines when changing the
settings for duplex and speed:
Let both ports autonegotiate both speed and duplex.
Manually set the speed and duplex parameters for the ports on both ends of the connection.
Note If a remote device does not autonegotiate, configure the duplex settings on the two por ts to ma tc h. The
speed parameter can adjust itself even if the connected port does not autonegotiate.
Diagnosing Connectivity Problems
This section describes how to troubleshoot connectivity problems:
Using Ping, page 26-8
Using Layer 2 Traceroute, page 26-10

Using Ping

This section consists of this information:
Understanding Ping, page 26-8
Executing Ping, page 26-9

Understanding Ping

The switch supports IP ping, which you can use to test connectivity to remote hosts. Ping sends an echo
request packet to an address and waits for a reply. Ping returns one of these resp onses :
Normal responseThe normal response (hostname is alive) occurs in 1 to 10 seconds, depending
on network traffic.
Destination does not respondIf the host does not respond, a no-answer message is returned.
Unknown hostIf the host does not exist, an unknown host message is returned.
Destination unreachableIf the default gateway cannot reach the specified network, a
destination-unreachable message is returned.
Network or host unreachableIf there is no entry in the route table for t he host or net work, a
network or host unreachable message is returned.