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C H A P T E R | 1 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch |
Use these communications settings when accessing the
Flow Flow control. Lights whenever too much traffic is entering on a port. When this happens, the switch’s buffers fill and it’s forced to back pressure the traffic out to the segment for retransmission. This allows the switch’s buffers to clear before the segment retransmits the traffic. See page 73 for a description of flow control.
100Speed. Lights when a
Link | Link. When solid, indicates a connection is |
| established. If the Link LED is off, check for loose |
| cable connections. Also, make sure you’re using the |
| correct type of cable, either |
| crossover. See page 8 for more information. |
Management status LEDs
Management status LEDs provide information about the overall operation of the switch and its SNMP management components.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. Always on, indicating the
Mgmt Management. Blinks on at regular intervals as the SNMP agent is polled for updated information.
Power Power. Indicates the status of the power supply. The LED is normally on. It may remain off for a few seconds during the
Fault Fault. Indicates that the switch has detected a problem. It may remain on for a few seconds during the
See Chapter 4 for troubleshooting information.
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