2960 Gig Uplink Connectivity to 1000BaseSX

rdauman24pb · ‎11-23-2009

Hello,

I am trying to trunk a 2960 (on g0/1 and g0/2) to a 6506 and have connected the switches with multimode (50 micron) fiber (LC one end, SC at the other). The 2960 has GLC-SX-MM SFPs and the 6506 has a 6516-GBIC card with 1000BaseSX GBICs.

I don't get link on either end (2960 or 6506) and am wondering if there is a physical mismatch somewhere.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob

LELAND VANDERVORT · ‎11-23-2009

We had a similar issue with connections using CWDM interfaces between a 3560 and a 6500..

putting "speed nonegotiate" on the 6500 interface configuration allowed the link to come up.

HTH

L.

Reza Sharifi · ‎11-23-2009

Hi Rob,

On the 6500 (SC connector) did you flip the fiber strand to see if it comes up?

HTH

Reza

Leo Laohoo · ‎11-23-2009

1. Make sure the SFP and GBIC are functional.
2. Is your fibre patch lead Multi-mode as well?
3. Can you test the fibre patch with a visible light/laser?
4. The SFP can sometimes loose contact with the appliance, ensure that it's properly inserted.
5. Make sure the ports are enabled and not shutdown or err-disable.

rdauman24pb · ‎11-24-2009

Thanks to everyone who posted a reply.

It turns out the port was err-disabled after all. All is good now.

Thanks again for the help!