ding ding, number 1 reason for link failure is dirty connectors/optics in the telcos
On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 2:40 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > Did you clean everything before replacing the cable? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 23, 2021, at 3:16 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > > > Don't forget the constant 1G of pull. > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 2:41 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Everything is under a force.... entropy >> >> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 7:57 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: >> >>> If I didn't diagnose it, I wouldn't have believed it. 1M SM fiber Patch >>> cable installed in a rack between router and a switch. Link went down >>> at exactly noon. Router had no link, switch showed link. Replaced both >>> SFP's with no change. Reversed patch cable and link came up. Put back >>> to original, no link. Threw that cable in the garbage and put in a new >>> one. I have a camera looking at the front of this rack. Nothing moved >>> when the link went down, I can see the link light turn off on the router >>> when it failed. >>> >>> I never would have believed a fiber patch cable would just up and fail >>> with no external force. >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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