2960S doesn't allow multiple devices on one port 1

disturbedone · Jul 14, 2013

A while back our AV guy connected a piece of AV equipment to a 2960S using a single cable. The AV equipment requires 2 IP addresses for different things but there is a single NIC. Whether it was using DHCP (one would get IP, one wouldn't) or static it would not allow both to work at once. I didn't think too much about it and put it down to a problem with the AV equipment.

But this week a contractor plugged in a dumb Netgear 5-port switch into the same 2960S with a single cable (because there was only a single wall outlet where it was needed). They then plugged in a couple of computers and the same thing happened - only one device would get DHCP and one one static device would work at a time.

Is there some setting in the 2960S that would stop this from working?

baddos · Jul 15, 2013

I can think of a couple of features that would cause you problems in that area. Post the configuration of the switch so we can see what features are enabled.

disturbedone · Jul 15, 2013

Hope this helps....

Code:

TMT_CGS8286#show run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 10621 bytes
!
version 15.0
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname TMT_CGS8286
!
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
!
enable secret 5 $1$I7rP$qmIemGrk8q6.XEwZ8NKh61
enable password 7 070C285F4D064F5341
!
username cisco password 7 094F471A1A0A41445D
no aaa new-model
switch 1 provision ws-c2960s-24ps-l
!
!
ip domain-name grammar.local
!
 --More--         !
crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-2523170560
 enrollment selfsigned
 subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-2523170560
 revocation-check none
 rsakeypair TP-self-signed-2523170560
!
!
crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-2523170560
 certificate self-signed 01
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  31312F30 2D060355 04031326 494F532D 53656C66 2D536967 6E65642D 43657274 
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  03551D0E 04160414 CCC2D72B 02AB0B81 8AE9CD78 01EEBF0C 705D6E28 300D0609 
  2A864886 F70D0101 05050003 81810070 36750891 F0879DDF E3EAB9CE 92B8F4EB 
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  07B9CC22 A1033F57 A83ABAE2 817105A2 3C679720 E9BD1D59 5436FE9D 55D82BF0 
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  6D1EBAB5 9CF6C829 AA7914EE 1C686C
  	quit
spanning-tree mode pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
!
!
!
!
errdisable recovery cause bpduguard
errdisable recovery interval 30
!
vlan internal allocation policy ascending
!
ip ssh version 1
!
!
!
!
!
interface FastEthernet0
 --More--          no ip address
 shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
 description BSS BLU-100 DSP
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 --More--          spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/4
 description PAC TMT AP433i
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 power inline consumption 29999
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 --More--          spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/5
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/6
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
 --More--         interface GigabitEthernet1/0/7
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/8
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/9
 description Crestron DMPS-300
 --More--          switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/10
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/11
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 --More--          switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/13
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 --More--          switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/14
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/15
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 --More--          macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/16
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/17
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 --More--          spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/18
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/19
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
 --More--         interface GigabitEthernet1/0/20
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/21
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/22
 switchport access vlan 20
 --More--          switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access
 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity
 macro description cisco-desktop
 spanning-tree portfast
 spanning-tree bpduguard enable
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/24
 description Uplink PAC switch
 switchport trunk pruning vlan none
 switchport mode trunk
 --More--         !
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/25
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/26
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/27
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/28
!
interface Vlan1
 no ip address
 shutdown
!
interface Vlan10
 ip address 10.10.82.86 255.255.0.0
!
ip default-gateway 10.10.32.88
ip http server
ip http secure-server
!
!
!
line con 0
line vty 0 4
 --More--          password 7 094F471A1A0A41445D
 login local
 transport input ssh
line vty 5 15
 password 7 094F471A1A0A41445D
 login local
 transport input ssh
!
end

TMT_CGS8286#exit

ADB100 · Jul 16, 2013

Your issue is port-security is enabled:

Code:

 switchport port-security
 switchport port-security aging time 2
 switchport port-security violation restrict
 switchport port-security aging type inactivity

With this configuration you will only be allowed a single MAC address per port. It is normally a good thing for typical user access ports and stops people bringing in hubs and switches to connect more devices. You can check the 'violations' count with the command 'show port-security'.
I would leave it enabled but increase the number of MAC addresses allowed on the ports you are trying to connect multiple devices to:

Code:

switchport port-security maximum X

where 'X' is the maximum number of MAC addresses that should be learned on the port.
You also have 'spanning-tree bpduguard enable' configured. This will stop switches that are running STP from being connected to ports as well as the 2960 if it detects STP on the port will disable it. You are probably OK with the Netgear switch as it probably either doesn't support STP or has it disabled by default.

Its not a bad config...

Andy

disturbedone · Jul 16, 2013

Thanks for that. It's basically a default config so those commands must be there by default as I definitely didn't add them. That's a good thing. I'll just modify it per port if required.

whykap · Jul 16, 2013

Port security is not a default command. Someone added it, not necesarily you, when it was deployed but definately not there out of the box.

vipergg · Aug 14, 2013

Whycap is correct , that is far from a default config and port security features have to be configured. Under your ports none of this is default.

switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
switchport port-security
switchport port-security aging time 2
switchport port-security violation restrict
switchport port-security aging type inactivity
macro description cisco-desktop
spanning-tree portfast
spanning-tree bpduguard enable

disturbedone · Aug 14, 2013

To quote myself "It's basically a default config". I never said "it IS a default config". Our switches are turned on then put through some basic commands (defined in a document) to configure some very basic things (including putting all ports on a particular VLAN) and that's about it hence which I said it was "basically" a default config. The command "switchport port-security" is NOT in the document that we follow when configuring new switches so no human has ever entered it.

ADB100 · Aug 15, 2013

No human may have typed the commands however you are applying a smartport macro which is:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/swi...0/software/release/12.1_22ea/SCG/swmacro.html

Based on the 'macro description cisco-desktop' this is from an older IOS release as the current releases don't have the 'cisco-desktop' macro by default.

Also have a read here:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/swi...e/12.2_53_se/configuration/guide/swmacro.html

Andy

VinceWhirlwind · Aug 15, 2013

So it's your standard config, not a default config.

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