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Chapter 5 troubleshooting – Planet Technology FNSW-1601 User Manual

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CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom

Link LED does not lit after cable is connected to
the port.

Checkpoint Verify that the other end of the cable is connected

to a device that is powered on and on-line.

For UTP cable connection to another hub, verify
that only one end of the cable is connected to a
“MDI-II” Uplink port.

Symptom

100Base-TX port Link LED is lit, Collision LED is
blinking, but traffic is irregular.

Checkpoint Check that the attached device is not set to

dedicated full-duplex. (Some devices use a
physical or software switch to change duplex
modes. Auto-negotiation may not recognize this
type of full-duplex setting.


ALWAYS CHECK THAT THE CABLE, LINK DISTANCES,
AND OVERALL NETWORK DIAMETER ARE WITHIN SPEC.
FOR THE NETWORK TYPE.