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August 30, 2008  5:16 AM

A cool tool to solve layer 1 UTP cable issues in Cisco Catalyst Switches.



Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Cisco, Cisco 3560, Cisco 3560-E, Cisco 3750-E, Cisco Learning, Cisco Tips, IOS commands, Layer 1 issues, Network Troubleshooting, Switches

Here is a simple and cool tool for solving layer 1 UTP cable issues in a Cisco Catalyst Switches, the command used for this function is "test cable-diagnostics tdr interface" Here is the example MBGF-DAC-3560-AS01#test cable-diagnostics tdr interface gigabitEthernet 0/1 TDR test started on...

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August 17, 2008  5:55 AM

What is the Link-flap error in Cisco Switches?



Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Cisco, Cisco 2950, Cisco 3560, Cisco 3560-E, Cisco 3750-E, Cisco 6500, Err-disable, Layer 1 issues, Link-Flap, Switches

Link flap means that the interface continually goes up and down in a Cisco Switch. The interface is put into the errdisabled state if it flaps more than five times in 10 seconds. The common cause of link flap is a Layer 1 issue such as a bad cable,...

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