>Normally you would want to fix the ports on connections you know will not >change, like trunks, routers, servers, etc. You do have to watch out for >vendor implementations however. When troubleshooting issues with an IBM >2216 router (think 7507 with CIP) I found a tech note from IBM stating that >switch ports had to be in auto for the 2216 Fast Ethernet card ports to come >up reliably.
I'm finding that more and more often this is the case, especially with newer switches. According to spec, auto is the only way to go. Any other configuration is not mentioned in the spec and the behavior is vendor-dependent. That translates to more support calls, unfortunately. John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62054&t=61985 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
