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Aharon Schkolnik
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      09-22-2005
Hi.

I am having weird problems when I connect together three Catalyst 2950
switches. I want to use the two gigaethernet interfaces on the middle
switch to connect to two other 2950's using switchport mode trunk for VLAN
support. Whenever I do this I see CRC errors on the gigaethernet ports
(not a lot - about 1 error in 1000 packets). Also when I ping from a
machine on one switch to a machine on another switch I see a few percent
packet loss. It is not possible to sustain a remote desktop (terminal
services) connection from one switch to another. In addition I see an
extremely high number of input errors on the VLAN1 interface of the
switches (for example -232203 packets input, 60958 input errors).

The cables I am using were manufactured by a very respected company, and I
have swapped cables multiple times. I have also completely
switched the middle switch. I have tried various combinations of
speed and duplex. Nothing helps.

Any ideas, anyone ???

TIA.


Here is a slightly edited version of my configurations:


!
version 12.1
no service pad
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname MiddleSwitch
!
!
ip subnet-zero
!
vtp mode transparent
!
spanning-tree mode pvst
no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
!
!
!
vlan 2-3,11,301,901
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
speed 100
duplex full
!
interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport mode trunk
speed 100
duplex full
!
interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast


interface GigabitEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
switchport mode trunk
load-interval 30
speed 1000
duplex full
!
interface Vlan1
ip address 172.16.253.1 255.255.0.0
no ip route-cache
!
ip default-gateway 172.16.0.1
ip http server
!
!
end


================================================== =================

version 12.1
no service pad
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname LowerSwitch
!
!
ip subnet-zero
!
vtp mode transparent
!
spanning-tree mode pvst
no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
!

! Vlan 3 is for external IPs

vlan 3

!
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
spanning-tree portfast
speed 100
duplex full
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/23
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
speed 100
duplex full
!
interface FastEthernet0/24
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
speed 100
duplex full
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
!
interface Vlan1
ip address 172.16.253.5 255.255.0.0
no ip route-cache
!
ip http server
!
 
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Merv
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      09-22-2005

1. What IOS version(s) are running on the 2950 switches, please post
show version ffor each of the three switches.

2. How have you cabled the switch ports together. Indicate switch # and
port nos that are connected together.

 
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Merv
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      09-22-2005
also post show interface for each of the giga port that are calbed
together.

What are the colours of the giga port LEDS?

 
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Fred Rabouw
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      09-23-2005
Did you check the speed and duplex settings of the running ports.
Not those of the config file, but the real status.
My first thing to check would be to see whether one port came up in
duplex and the other in half duplex or so.




Aharon Schkolnik wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I am having weird problems when I connect together three Catalyst 2950
> switches. I want to use the two gigaethernet interfaces on the middle
> switch to connect to two other 2950's using switchport mode trunk for VLAN
> support. Whenever I do this I see CRC errors on the gigaethernet ports
> (not a lot - about 1 error in 1000 packets). Also when I ping from a
> machine on one switch to a machine on another switch I see a few percent
> packet loss. It is not possible to sustain a remote desktop (terminal
> services) connection from one switch to another. In addition I see an
> extremely high number of input errors on the VLAN1 interface of the
> switches (for example -232203 packets input, 60958 input errors).
>
> The cables I am using were manufactured by a very respected company, and I
> have swapped cables multiple times. I have also completely
> switched the middle switch. I have tried various combinations of
> speed and duplex. Nothing helps.
>
> Any ideas, anyone ???
>
> TIA.
>
>
> Here is a slightly edited version of my configurations:
>
>
> !
> version 12.1
> no service pad
> service timestamps debug uptime
> service timestamps log uptime
> no service password-encryption
> !
> hostname MiddleSwitch
> !
> !
> ip subnet-zero
> !
> vtp mode transparent
> !
> spanning-tree mode pvst
> no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
> spanning-tree extend system-id
> !
> !
> !
> !
> vlan 2-3,11,301,901
> !
> interface FastEthernet0/1
> switchport mode trunk
> speed 100
> duplex full
> !
> interface FastEthernet0/2
> switchport mode trunk
> speed 100
> duplex full
> !
> interface FastEthernet0/3
> switchport access vlan 3
> spanning-tree portfast
>
>
> interface GigabitEthernet0/1
> switchport mode trunk
> !
> interface GigabitEthernet0/2
> switchport mode trunk
> load-interval 30
> speed 1000
> duplex full
> !
> interface Vlan1
> ip address 172.16.253.1 255.255.0.0
> no ip route-cache
> !
> ip default-gateway 172.16.0.1
> ip http server
> !
> !
> end
>
>
> ================================================== =================
>
> version 12.1
> no service pad
> service timestamps debug uptime
> service timestamps log uptime
> no service password-encryption
> !
> hostname LowerSwitch
> !
> !
> ip subnet-zero
> !
> vtp mode transparent
> !
> spanning-tree mode pvst
> no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
> spanning-tree extend system-id
> !
> !
>
> ! Vlan 3 is for external IPs
>
> vlan 3
>
> !
> !
> interface FastEthernet0/1
> spanning-tree portfast
> speed 100
> duplex full
> !
> !
> interface FastEthernet0/23
> switchport access vlan 3
> spanning-tree portfast
> speed 100
> duplex full
> !
> interface FastEthernet0/24
> switchport access vlan 3
> spanning-tree portfast
> speed 100
> duplex full
> !
> interface GigabitEthernet0/1
> switchport mode trunk
> !
> interface GigabitEthernet0/2
> !
> interface Vlan1
> ip address 172.16.253.5 255.255.0.0
> no ip route-cache
> !
> ip http server
> !

 
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Sam Wilson
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      09-23-2005
In article <>, Fred Rabouw <>
wrote:

> Did you check the speed and duplex settings of the running ports.
> Not those of the config file, but the real status.
> My first thing to check would be to see whether one port came up in
> duplex and the other in half duplex or so.


My experience if GigE is that it's difficult to make that happen.
Negotiation is mandated; if you turn it off at one end the port that is
trying to negotiate won't come up; if you turn it off at both ends you
can cause a duplex problem, but why would you bother?

Sam
 
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Aharon Schkolnik
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      09-25-2005
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:24:49 +0200, Fred Rabouw wrote:

> Did you check the speed and duplex settings of the running ports.
> Not those of the config file, but the real status.
> My first thing to check would be to see whether one port came up in
> duplex and the other in half duplex or so.
>
>


Good idea, but no, both sides are reporting:

Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, media type is RJ45

>
>
> Aharon Schkolnik wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I am having weird problems when I connect together three Catalyst 2950
>> switches. I want to use the two gigaethernet interfaces on the middle
>> switch to connect to two other 2950's using switchport mode trunk for VLAN
>> support. Whenever I do this I see CRC errors on the gigaethernet ports
>> (not a lot - about 1 error in 1000 packets). Also when I ping from a
>> machine on one switch to a machine on another switch I see a few percent
>> packet loss. It is not possible to sustain a remote desktop (terminal
>> services) connection from one switch to another. In addition I see an
>> extremely high number of input errors on the VLAN1 interface of the
>> switches (for example -232203 packets input, 60958 input errors).
>>
>> The cables I am using were manufactured by a very respected company, and I
>> have swapped cables multiple times. I have also completely
>> switched the middle switch. I have tried various combinations of
>> speed and duplex. Nothing helps.
>>
>> Any ideas, anyone ???
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>>
>> Here is a slightly edited version of my configurations:
>>
>>
>> !
>> version 12.1
>> no service pad
>> service timestamps debug uptime
>> service timestamps log uptime
>> no service password-encryption
>> !
>> hostname MiddleSwitch
>> !
>> !
>> ip subnet-zero
>> !
>> vtp mode transparent
>> !
>> spanning-tree mode pvst
>> no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
>> spanning-tree extend system-id
>> !
>> !
>> !
>> !
>> vlan 2-3,11,301,901
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/1
>> switchport mode trunk
>> speed 100
>> duplex full
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/2
>> switchport mode trunk
>> speed 100
>> duplex full
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/3
>> switchport access vlan 3
>> spanning-tree portfast
>>
>>
>> interface GigabitEthernet0/1
>> switchport mode trunk
>> !
>> interface GigabitEthernet0/2
>> switchport mode trunk
>> load-interval 30
>> speed 1000
>> duplex full
>> !
>> interface Vlan1
>> ip address 172.16.253.1 255.255.0.0
>> no ip route-cache
>> !
>> ip default-gateway 172.16.0.1
>> ip http server
>> !
>> !
>> end
>>
>>
>> ================================================== =================
>>
>> version 12.1
>> no service pad
>> service timestamps debug uptime
>> service timestamps log uptime
>> no service password-encryption
>> !
>> hostname LowerSwitch
>> !
>> !
>> ip subnet-zero
>> !
>> vtp mode transparent
>> !
>> spanning-tree mode pvst
>> no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
>> spanning-tree extend system-id
>> !
>> !
>>
>> ! Vlan 3 is for external IPs
>>
>> vlan 3
>>
>> !
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/1
>> spanning-tree portfast
>> speed 100
>> duplex full
>> !
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/23
>> switchport access vlan 3
>> spanning-tree portfast
>> speed 100
>> duplex full
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/24
>> switchport access vlan 3
>> spanning-tree portfast
>> speed 100
>> duplex full
>> !
>> interface GigabitEthernet0/1
>> switchport mode trunk
>> !
>> interface GigabitEthernet0/2
>> !
>> interface Vlan1
>> ip address 172.16.253.5 255.255.0.0
>> no ip route-cache
>> !
>> ip http server
>> !


 
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