12-10-2008 01:36 PM - edited 03-06-2019 02:54 AM
I get this on the fiber SFP port:
GigabitEthernet0/1 is standby mode, line protocol is down (disabled)
And I found some info that says I just need to reboot it with the SFP plugged in:
> As far as I remember, you should insert SFP and then reload switch.
> If you inserted SFP after boot - SFP port will be disabled, because
> onboard 100FX port will be selected as 'active uplink'
Is there any way to fix this without rebooting though? A reboot is not practical until the weekend, and I need to up before then. Thanks!
12-10-2008 02:38 PM
Did you try and shut then no shut the interface?
12-10-2008 03:23 PM
Yea, made no difference. Shutdown does not even shut it down, the status of the interface remains what I have above. Standby, and disabled. When I shutdown a port, it usually says administratively down.
12-10-2008 03:23 PM
Is that a dual purpose port ? If so you would have to select the media type .
12-10-2008 04:14 PM
No, it is a Cisco 2940. It has a 100base fx port, but it is not dual purpose. The FX is FA0/9 and the SFP is GI0/1. I found a post that was saying when the switch booted it selects the fx-100 port to be the primary if nothing is in the SFP port, and the SFO port is set to standby and the only way to reactivate it is a reboot.
I am hoping there is another way.
06-26-2012 03:22 PM
I've got a WS-C2940-8TF-S and from what I can tell the only way to activate Gi0/1 is to reboot the switch with an SFP plugged in.
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