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Verifying Hub and Port Status

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After the hub completes the POST, you can check hub activity and each connection by comparing the indicators with Table 2-2.

Figure 2-6HB1004 Hub and Port LEDs

 

 

Table 2-2

 

 

Hub and Port LED Indicators

 

 

 

LED

State

Indication

Power

On

Hub receiving power, CPU running

 

 

 

Utilization%

On

Number of LEDs lit indicates percentage of LAN bandwidth used

 

 

 

Collision%

On

Two or more devices attempted to transmit data at the same time,

 

 

number of LEDs lit indicates percentage of collisions

 

 

 

Link/Activity

On

Port has established a valid network connection

 

 

 

 

Flashing

Port is receiving packets; blinking proportional to traffic

 

 

 

Partition/Disable

On

Port partitioned due to an abnormal network condition

 

 

 

 

Flashing

Port has been disabled by management

 

 

 

 

Off

Port is operating normally

 

 

 

Table 1-1 in Chapter 1 explains the LED system for indicating percentages for Utilization and Collisions.

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