I am having problems in connecting two switches

19 Dec 2006 9:54 AM

venkatesh_c_r

Have a windows network of about 15 machines - the lan is connected
using two switches....recently i shifted some machines to another part
of the building....and added one more switch for speed (To the server,
to be precise) .. .LED is glowing properly....but the network is not
functioning...some times pinging the other machines in the network is
successful....but not always...there is not probs with the cable...when
i tried connecting the cable directly into the server, there is no
problem...and this cable is coming from another switch in first floor
of the building...i also tried with various settings duplex speed such
as 100 MBPS full duplex, 100 MBPS half duplex, 10 mpbs full duplex, 10
mbps half duplex etc.,, but nothing works....any help ?????

19 Dec 2006 2:51 PM

Yves Leclerc

Unless the switch has a special "uplink" port or can convert a port to one
automatically, you need to have a cross-over cable to connect two switches
together.

On 19/12/2006 venkatesh_***@yahoo.com wrote:
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>Have a windows network of about 15 machines - the lan is connected
>using two switches....recently i shifted some machines to another part
>of the building....and added one more switch for speed (To the server,
>to be precise) .. .LED is glowing properly....but the network is not
>functioning...some times pinging the other machines in the network is
>successful....but not always...there is not probs with the cable...when
>i tried connecting the cable directly into the server, there is no
>problem...and this cable is coming from another switch in first floor
>of the building...i also tried with various settings duplex speed such
>as 100 MBPS full duplex, 100 MBPS half duplex, 10 mpbs full duplex, 10
>mbps half duplex etc.,, but nothing works....any help ?????
>

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19 Dec 2006 3:26 PM

Chuck

On 19 Dec 2006 01:54:03 -0800, venkatesh_***@yahoo.com wrote:

>Have a windows network of about 15 machines - the lan is connected
>using two switches....recently i shifted some machines to another part
>of the building....and added one more switch for speed (To the server,
>to be precise) .. .LED is glowing properly....but the network is not
>functioning...some times pinging the other machines in the network is
>successful....but not always...there is not probs with the cable...when
>i tried connecting the cable directly into the server, there is no
>problem...and this cable is coming from another switch in first floor
>of the building...i also tried with various settings duplex speed such
>as 100 MBPS full duplex, 100 MBPS half duplex, 10 mpbs full duplex, 10
>mbps half duplex etc.,, but nothing works....any help ?????

Sounds like a defective switch to me. Does the new switch work anywhere else?

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