I'm having trouble getting a ProCurve 2810-48G/mini-gbic (J4858B) to talk to a Nortel Passport 8600/450-SX gbic via multi-mode fiber. The link light on the passport switch comes on but the HP mini-gbic light doesn't. Also, when I view port status for the mini-gbic it shows that it's down. I've tried turning auto-negotiate off on both switches with no luck. Spanning tree is enabled on both switches. Any help is much appreciated, Thanks.
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ProCurve 2810-48G and Nortel Passport 8600
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LawnBoy
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- Mar 12, 2003
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Are you sure the fiber is good? The link light means that the switch is receiving a signal (says nothing about the ability to transmit). If you turn the fiber pair over and the link light shows up on the Procurve then you have a damaged fiber.
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