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3500 XL series Full Duplex/Half Duplex
We have some older Compaq servers with some running NT and some Win2000. With the NT servers, we found setting the switch and the server to 100/full-duplex cleared most of the error issues. The Win2000 servers worked clean whether the switch was set to auto negotiate or 100/full. Cisco has... -
Fast Etherchannel Not Functioning
I took a Cisco class last year and the instructor said you won't see a 50/50 split with FastEtherchannel. It is more like 85/15 split. I have some systems where we are using four ports and see a 75/15/5/5 split. Also, you won't get a connection at 400BaseT. The Fast EtherChannel was explained... -
catalyst 1900 switch
I have some of those older Cisco switches and haven't needed to upgrade to newer firmware. They work fine as a hub. If you are planning to do anything more complex, I would suggest using newer hardware like the low end Catalyst 1924 XL. I get a lot of Cisco hardware from Network Hardware Resale...
