HP 2848 connected to HP 2824..crossover?

[dublin101]

Hi all..

I just put in a hp 2848 in the server room and a HP 2824 in our warehouse (about 75 metres) away....

plugged them in from the patch panel...and no go!..not even a light or any indication whatsover that there was a link.


if i plugged it into the cisco 2950, it would work and vice versa..but the two HPs together would not work..........

so basically it is HP2848 ----HP2824.

there is no configuration except an IP on each switch.

the only thing i could think of was perhaps that the HP switches can't recognise the cable and needed a cross over...i didn't have one around so i had to call it a day.

i am hoping it is only a cross over issue...in the meantime i had to revert to using a CISCO 2950 ---- HP2848.

advice appreciated. thanks.

 

[LawnBoy]

Odd. The 2824 switch supports auto-mdx but the 2848 does not. I'd have never guessed.

So yes, you're going to need a crossover cable.


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