Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity

Viewing the Results of the Cable Analysis

To display the results of the cable analysis, enter a command such as the following at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:

FastIron#sh cable-diag tdr

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Port

Speed Local pair

Pair Length Remote pair

Pair status

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----- ----------

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01

1000M Pair A

<50M

Pair B

Terminated

 

Pair B

<50M

Pair A

Terminated

 

Pair C

<50M

Pair D

Terminated

 

Pair D

<50M

Pair C

Terminated

Syntax: show cable-diag tdr <port-num>

Table 4.3 defines the fields shown in the command output.

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Port

Speed

Local pair

Pair Length

Remote pair

Pair status

Table 4.3: Cable Statistics

Displays...

The port that was tested.

The port’s current line speed.

The local link name.

The cable length when terminated, or the distance to the point of fault when the line is not up.

The remote link name.

The status of the link. This field displays one of the following:

Terminated: The link is up.

Shorted: A short is detected in the cable.

Open: An opening is detected in the cable.

ImpedMis: The impedance is mismatched.

Failed: The TDR test failed.

September 2007

© 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.

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Foundry Networks FGS624P, FGS648P-POE manual Viewing the Results of the Cable Analysis, This Line, Cable Statistics Displays