No link between Nortel and Cisco 100baseT

[atonns]

I have started this thread over in the Nortel forum (

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1015965&page=1)

but I figured I would ask here as well, since it involves both platforms. There are more details (switch configs) in the Nortel thread. Thanks!

Tony

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I have a 8616GTE in my Passport 8600 and I'm trying to trunk it to a WS-X5234 in my Catalyst 5500 (link the new Nortel network to the old Cisco gear for testing). I've got a sigle port connected with a single crossover cable, but I'm not getting any link. I know the port is good and the cable is good, as I can connect the Passport 8600 to a BayStack 5510-48T using the same cable & port.

I've worked around this by connecting 8608GBE with a 1000baseSX GBIC to my WS-X5550, also with a 1000baseSX GBIC. However, I want to know - am I going mad or shouldn't this "just work"?

 

[atonns]

Problem solved - the 8616GTE is 1000TX only. The Cisco blade is 10/100 only. That's an important distinction.

Kudos to goodingsd.