RE: (ASCEND) MAX6000 and 10/100 Ethernet?

["Joe Max" <max_and_tnt@hotmail.com>]

Mike,
The MAX 6K is notorious for having problems autonegotiating half/full 
duplex. Set the switch for half or full duplex (but not auto!), force a port 
reset on the MAX (either reset or change a parameter) and you should be 
fine.
Also, make sure that you use the dongle that came with your 6000 otherwise, 
your chances of failure are even higher.
Gosh, I wish there was a parameter to force the speed and duplex settings 
(instead of always auto/auto, which doesn't quite always work)...
-J


>From: Mike Fischer <fischer@lavielle.com>
>To: "Troy Settle" <troy@picus.com>
>CC: ascend-users@max.bungi.com
>Subject: RE: (ASCEND) MAX6000 and 10/100 Ethernet?
>Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 16:43:33 +0200
>
>Hello Troy,
>
>
>>I've had problems with the 6000 series as well, especially when they were
>>plugged into cheap hubs or switches.
>
>I am pretty sure we're using Cisco Switches although I am not into the 
>details of our backbone infrastructure yet.
>
>
>>I've now got one POP deployed with a Bay 16 port 10/100 switch (don't
>>remember which model), and another deployed with a Cisco 2900.  Neither 
>>have
>>any more problems.
>
>By chance or by design? Sorry, I probably sound somewhat negative. I just 
>can't believe that a machine costing a 5 digit amount can't get a simple 
>ethernet interface right.
>
>
>>I don't know where your busy signal came from...  that's not really 
>>related
>>to the ethernet at all (perhaps you need more PRI :).
>
>Even at peak times I have never seen all chanels busy yet. This was around 
>0830-0900 local time this morning, definatly not a peek time. I suspect a 
>secondary effect caused by the fact that ethernet, routing, logging, 
>accounting, RADIUS, etc. wasn't reachable due to the ethernet problems. The 
>line went up immediatly after connecting the MAX to a different port on the 
>switch.
>
>
>>I found that going in through the console and adding/removing a second IP 
>>address fixed the problem temporarily (something to do with resetting the 
>>ethernet driver I
>>think).
>
>That sounds more like the right area to look. Thanks for the tip. There is 
>still the slight problem, that the MAX is 30min. driving time away from my 
>office and slightly too far for a serial connection... oh well.
>
>
>>HTH,
>>
>>-Troy
>>
>>
>>** -----Original Message-----
>>** From: owner-ascend-users@max.bungi.com
>>** [mailto:owner-ascend-users@max.bungi.com]On Behalf Of Mike Fischer
>>** Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 5:08 AM
>>** To: ascend-users@max.bungi.com
>>** Subject: (ASCEND) MAX6000 and 10/100 Ethernet?
>>**
>>**
>>** Hello,
>>**
>>** we are experiencing problems with a MAX6000 unit connected to a
>>** switch. When the switch was originally set to 10/100 autosense the
>>** MAX was reacheable only intermittently. After setting the switch to
>>** 10Mbps it worked fine for a couple of days. Last night the MAX went
>>** down again (no ping, no telnet, calling the MAX resulted in a busy
>>** dialtone). A reset (off - on) didn't help. The problem was "solved"
>>** by plugging the MAX into a different port on the switch.
>>**
>>** I couldn't find any settings pertaining to this subject on the MAX or
>>** in the documentation.
>>**
>>** Does anyone have a clue as to what is happening and possibly how to
>>** solve the problem (other than trash the MAX6000 and use Cisco
>>** equipment)?
>>**
>>** Thanks!
>>**
>>** Best regards,
>>** Mike Fischer
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>
>Thanks!
>Mike
>
>
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