Solved: MDI/MDI-X Status on Catalyst 3560g

osgpcqosg · ‎02-22-2010

Hi,

I'm searching the way to know if a cable plugged in the Gi0/1 is crossover or not.

I'm found the command:

show controllers ethernet-controller Gi0/1 phy (witch not really help me in this case)

show interfaces transceiver properties (witch give me only if the option is active or not)

Operational Auto-MDIX: on

I done a "diff" we a crossover cable and a straight one.

The "Aux 1000Base-X Status" specially sound nice but not really human readable.

Someone hnow the right way to do this ?

Or have the table to decode what ?

Best regards

vincent@sistemes-vincent:~$ diff /tmp/titi1 /tmp/titi3
11c11
< 0006: 0005 Auto-Negotiation Expansion            : 0000 0000 0000 0101
---
> 0006: 0007 Auto-Negotiation Expansion            : 0000 0000 0000 0111
18c18
< 0011: 2300 Phy Extended Status                   : 0010 0011 0000 0000
---
> 0011: 0321 Phy Extended Status                   : 0000 0011 0010 0001
20c20
< 0013: 0000 False Carrier Sense Counter           : 0000 0000 0000 0000
---
> 0013: 0003 False Carrier Sense Counter           : 0000 0000 0000 0011
22,23c22,23
< 0019: 8514 Auxiliary Status Summary              : 1000 0101 0001 0100
< 001A: 0000 Interrupt Status                      : 0000 0000 0000 0000
---
> 0019: F514 Auxiliary Status Summary              : 1111 0101 0001 0100
> 001A: 240E Interrupt Status                      : 0010 0100 0000 1110
26c26
< 001D: 07AB Spare Control Register                : 0000 0111 1010 1011
---
> 001D: 06EC Spare Control Register                : 0000 0110 1110 1100
49c49
< 001C: 68C0 Auto-Negotiation Debug                : 0110 1000 1100 0000
---
> 001C: 68FD Auto-Negotiation Debug                : 0110 1000 1111 1101
51c51
< 001C: 700C Aux 1000Base-X Status                 : 0111 0000 0000 1100
---
> 001C: 721C Aux 1000Base-X Status                 : 0111 0010 0001 1100

Jerry Ye · ‎02-22-2010

You can try the following command, but it will bounce the port while it is testing

test cable-diagnostics tdr int x/x

and then

show cable-diagnostics tdr int x/x

Here is the sample outpt for a straight cable

Rack1SW1#test cable-diagnostics tdr int g0/13
TDR test started on interface Gi0/13
A TDR test can take a few seconds to run on an interface
Use 'show cable-diagnostics tdr' to read the TDR results.
Rack1SW1#
*Mar 4 13:04:28.547: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to down
*Mar 4 13:04:29.554: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to down
*Mar 4 13:04:32.792: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to up
*Mar 4 13:04:34.805: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to up

Rack1SW1#
Rack1SW1#show cable-diagnostics tdr int g0/13
TDR test last run on: March 04 13:04:24

Interface Speed Local pair Pair length        Remote pair Pair status
--------- ----- ---------- ------------------ ----------- --------------------
Gi0/13    1000M Pair A     1    +/- 1 meters Pair B      Normal
                Pair B     0    +/- 1 meters Pair A      Normal
                Pair C     1    +/- 1 meters Pair C      Normal
                Pair D     2    +/- 1 meters Pair D      Normal
Rack1SW1#

HTH,

jerry

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Jerry Ye · ‎02-22-2010

If you hard code the speed and duplex on both end of the cable, and the link goes down, then it is a straight cable.

Hard coding speed and duplex on both switch will turn off auto MDIX.

HTH,

jerry

osgpcqosg · ‎02-22-2010

Thanx for the anwser.

Anyway do you know a solution without risk of cut ?

Jerry Ye · ‎02-22-2010

You can try the following command, but it will bounce the port while it is testing

test cable-diagnostics tdr int x/x

and then

show cable-diagnostics tdr int x/x

Here is the sample outpt for a straight cable

Rack1SW1#test cable-diagnostics tdr int g0/13
TDR test started on interface Gi0/13
A TDR test can take a few seconds to run on an interface
Use 'show cable-diagnostics tdr' to read the TDR results.
Rack1SW1#
*Mar 4 13:04:28.547: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to down
*Mar 4 13:04:29.554: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to down
*Mar 4 13:04:32.792: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to up
*Mar 4 13:04:34.805: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/13, changed state to up

Rack1SW1#
Rack1SW1#show cable-diagnostics tdr int g0/13
TDR test last run on: March 04 13:04:24

Interface Speed Local pair Pair length        Remote pair Pair status
--------- ----- ---------- ------------------ ----------- --------------------
Gi0/13    1000M Pair A     1    +/- 1 meters Pair B      Normal
                Pair B     0    +/- 1 meters Pair A      Normal
                Pair C     1    +/- 1 meters Pair C      Normal
                Pair D     2    +/- 1 meters Pair D      Normal
Rack1SW1#

HTH,

jerry

osgpcqosg · ‎02-22-2010

=> Please do not read this post because I send false information, because you NEED to wait few seconds before reading the result, if not, you will have false information...

OK,

First for this command we need the "no switport nonegociate" option, if not the result don't reflect the reality !!!

Another one without cut ?

=> Please do not read this post because I send false information, because you NEED to wait few seconds before reading the result, if not, you will have false information...

Cross-over:

-----------------

sw-core01#test cable-diagnostics tdr int Gi0/2
TDR test started on interface Gi0/2
A TDR test can take a few seconds to run on an interface
Use 'show cable-diagnostics tdr' to read the TDR results.

sw-core01#show cable-diagnostics tdr int Gi0/2

TDR test last run on: March 01 08:22:48

Interface Speed Local pair Pair length        Remote pair Pair status
--------- ----- ---------- ------------------ ----------- --------------------
Gi0/2     auto Pair A     0    +/- 4 meters Pair A      Normal
                 Pair B     1    +/- 4 meters Pair B      Normal
                 Pair C     1    +/- 4 meters Pair C      Short
                 Pair D     0    +/- 4 meters Pair D      Short

=> Please do not read this post because I send false information, because you NEED to wait few seconds before reading the result, if not, you will have false information...

Straight one:

------------------

Interface Speed Local pair Pair length        Remote pair Pair status
--------- ----- ---------- ------------------ ----------- --------------------
Gi0/1     100M Pair A     1    +/- 4 meters Pair A      Normal
                Pair B     1    +/- 4 meters Pair B      Normal
                Pair C     0    +/- 4 meters Pair C      Short
                Pair D     0    +/- 4 meters Pair D      Short

=> Please do not read this post because I send false information, because you NEED to wait few seconds before reading the result, if not, you will have false information...

Jerry Ye · ‎02-22-2010

no switport nonegociate is not a requirement of this command. switport nonegociate is for DTP negotiation. Not sure what you mean?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3560/software/release/12.2_25_see/command/reference/cli3.html#wp1989134

You are having pair status of Short? is it wired correctly?

Regards,

jerry

osgpcqosg · ‎03-03-2010

Your right for the "switport nonegociate".

I do all the test, but i don't leave time to have the correct anwers.

The last command gave result differents the first seconds (During the MDI/MDI-C detection think), and then later give always the same result.

Thank a lot for you help.

Finaly i do the job last week, with my eyes. I have deconnectat all wire and look the color for all wires.