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Cisco 881W switch connection issue

bryanlooi
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I have a cisco 881W which seems to have an issue connecting to s 3COM Smart switch. Systems connected to the 3COM would not register an ip address. HOwever if i switch the 3COM to a unmanaged switch, the problems dissapears. I was wondering if there is a configuration that is needed to ensure than the cisco 881W can communicate with a smart switch. The WAM connection is coming from a modem with ADSL

This is my current configuration.

Any help would be gratefull.

version 15.2

!

hostname yourname

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

logging buffered 51200 warnings

!

no aaa new-model

!

!

!

ip dhcp excluded-address 10.10.10.51 10.10.10.254

!

ip dhcp pool ccp-pool

import all

network 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0

default-router 10.10.10.1

dns-server 202.188.0.133 8.8.8.8

lease infinite

!

!

!

ip domain name yourdomain.com

ip name-server 202.188.0.133

ip name-server 8.8.8.8

ip cef

no ipv6 cef

interface FastEthernet0

no ip address

!

interface FastEthernet1

no ip address

!

interface FastEthernet2

no ip address

!

interface FastEthernet3

switchport mode trunk

no ip address

!

interface FastEthernet4

ip address dhcp

ip nat outside

ip virtual-reassembly in

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface Wlan-GigabitEthernet0

description Internal switch interface connecting to the embedded AP

no ip address

!

interface wlan-ap0

description Service module interface to manage the embedded AP

ip unnumbered Vlan1

!

interface Vlan1

ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0

ip directed-broadcast

no ip proxy-arp

ip nat inside

ip virtual-reassembly in

ip tcp adjust-mss 1452

!

ip forward-protocol nd

ip http server

ip http authentication local

ip http secure-server

ip http timeout-policy idle 60 life 86400 requests 10000

!

ip nat inside source list 199 interface FastEthernet4 overload

!

access-list 199 permit ip any any

no cdp run

!

!

!

line con 0

login local

no modem enable

line aux 0

line 2

no activation-character

no exec

transport preferred none

transport input all

stopbits 1

line vty 0 4

privilege level 15

login local

transport input telnet ssh

line vty 5 15

access-class 23 in

privilege level 15

login local

transport input telnet ssh

!

scheduler allocate 20000 1000

!

end

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Hey Julio

Do i do these commands with the switch connected or not, Because if I do it with the switch, I cannot get an IP and thus cannot get these commands and connect to the router. The current set up is cable modem > Switch > Router. The 3Com cannot get an IP from the router. So now ive removed the switch and is connected directly to the router.

Hello,

Hey bud you are making things to complicated

So network setup is

Comcast router---3com L2 switch---Router

When you connect the 3com the router does not get an Ip on it's Fa 0/4 interface??

but when you do not have the switch it does??

Is that right???????

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Julio Carvajal
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Sorry for making it complicated. But you are absolutely correct. That is the setup.

That is correct. Absoulutely correct. If connected to the Switch i will not get an IP, but if i connect straight to the router, I will get an IP

Any ideas?

Thanks

Bryan Looi

Julio Carvajal
VIP Alumni
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Then you are looking on the wrong place.



The issue is within the 3com switch.

Make sure the connection to the modem is up.

Check that both ports on the 3 com are access ports and connect to the same vlan.

That's all bud.

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Julio Carvajal
Senior Network Security and Core Specialist
CCIE #42930, 2xCCNP, JNCIP-SEC
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