Re: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-11-01 Thread John Neiberger
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:49 PM, kmedc...@dessus.com wrote: >>On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:18 PM,   wrote: >>> "speed 1000" on a copper port capable of 10/100/1000 disables 10 and 100 >>> Mb/s operation by removing those modes from the list of those advertised to >>> the link partner. >>> >>> This ma

Re: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-10-31 Thread kmedc...@dessus.com
>On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:18 PM, wrote: >> "speed 1000" on a copper port capable of 10/100/1000 disables 10 and 100 >> Mb/s operation by removing those modes from the list of those advertised to >> the link partner. >> >> This may be useful if you would prefer a cable failure on pins 4, 5, 7 or

Re: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-10-31 Thread Christopher.Marget
t; Subject: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco > switches > > I contend (with no proof whatsoever) that manually configuring 1000/Full on > Cisco switches doesn't really do anything since autonegotiation is required by > the 1000Base-T standard.

Re: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-10-31 Thread Christopher.Marget
> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:18 PM, wrote: > > "speed 1000" on a copper port capable of 10/100/1000 disables 10 and 100 > Mb/s operation by removing those modes from the list of those advertised > to the link partner. > > > > This may be useful if you would prefer a cable failure on pins 4, 5, 7 o

Re: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-10-31 Thread John Neiberger
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:18 PM, wrote: > "speed 1000" on a copper port capable of 10/100/1000 disables 10 and 100 Mb/s > operation by removing those modes from the list of those advertised to the > link partner. > > This may be useful if you would prefer a cable failure on pins 4, 5, 7 or 8 >

Re: [c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-10-31 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 10/31/10 5:08 PM, John Neiberger wrote: > > Anyway, can you settle this? Let's take a Cisco 4948 as an example. > Does manually configuring 1000/Full on an interface really do much? If > so, what exactly does it do? Does it behave in a non-standard way by > disabling autonegotiation? > Disabl

[c-nsp] Question about manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches

2010-10-31 Thread John Neiberger
I contend (with no proof whatsoever) that manually configuring 1000/Full on Cisco switches doesn't really do anything since autonegotiation is required by the 1000Base-T standard. I don't believe that manually configuring these settings actually disables autonegotiation. I know others who feel diff