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Could not Establish Link -- Check if the cable is plugged in.
Hi,
After a recent cisco switch upgrade, the switch lost connection with this sun server. We have to do init 6 to make it visible to the network. And today this server suddenly breaks off connection. We did init 6 again. These are the info in messages file. Can anyone tell me what is going on. Thanks
Apr 11 13:21:19 aai-sun ge: [ID 451854 kern.notice] SUNW,pci-gem0: Using Gigabit SERDES Interface
Apr 11 13:21:19 aai-sun ge: [ID 451854 kern.notice] SUNW,pci-gem0: Forced 1000 Mbps Full-Duplex Link Up
Apr 11 13:33:39 aai-sun ge: [ID 451854 kern.notice] SUNW,pci-gem0: Could not Establish Link -- Check if the cable is plugged in.
After a recent cisco switch upgrade, the switch lost connection with this sun server. We have to do init 6 to make it visible to the network. And today this server suddenly breaks off connection. We did init 6 again. These are the info in messages file. Can anyone tell me what is going on. Thanks
Apr 11 13:21:19 aai-sun ge: [ID 451854 kern.notice] SUNW,pci-gem0: Using Gigabit SERDES Interface
Apr 11 13:21:19 aai-sun ge: [ID 451854 kern.notice] SUNW,pci-gem0: Forced 1000 Mbps Full-Duplex Link Up
Apr 11 13:33:39 aai-sun ge: [ID 451854 kern.notice] SUNW,pci-gem0: Could not Establish Link -- Check if the cable is plugged in.
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If it is the connection problem, how come init 6 will solve the problem.
One thought is the cable involved.
What kinda of ethernet cable are you using ? CAT5 or CAT5E
You should NEVER use homemade cables for GigE interfaces. Sometimes even factory made CAT5 isn't good enough. You should use CAT5E when you see problems this.
What kinda of ethernet cable are you using ? CAT5 or CAT5E
You should NEVER use homemade cables for GigE interfaces. Sometimes even factory made CAT5 isn't good enough. You should use CAT5E when you see problems this.
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I have find out the problem is caused by setting /usr/sbin/ndd -set /dev/ge adv_1000autoneg_cap to 0; it should be 1. Thanks for your effort in help.
If rebooting resolves the problem then you must hvae your network interface set to auto-negotiate and the router is set to something else.
Coordinate with your netowrk department and see what speed the port that the server is connected to is running at
then create a <interface>.conf file in the /platform/<architecture (most likely will be the directory sun4u)>/kernel/drv directory
Example:
If the interface is qfe0 on the server and the network port is running 100/full then you would create a file called qe.conf in the directory mentioned above and type in this
adv_1000fdx_cap=0;
adv_1000hdx_cap=0;
adv_100fdx_cap=1;
adv_100hdx-0;
adv_10fdx_cap=0;
adv_10hdx_cap=0;
adv_autoneg_cap=0;
the 0 turn off the interface to run at those speeds and the 1 to make the interface run at that speed
hence 1= on .... 0 = off
After you save this file, confirm that it is the speed you wish to be running at. Then reboot the server. If you have connected at reboot then you are at the correct speed. If it is still dropping on you .. then troubleshoot the port on the NIC andf make sure it is not flaking out
Hope that helps
the one turns on the port
Coordinate with your netowrk department and see what speed the port that the server is connected to is running at
then create a <interface>.conf file in the /platform/<architecture (most likely will be the directory sun4u)>/kernel/drv directory
Example:
If the interface is qfe0 on the server and the network port is running 100/full then you would create a file called qe.conf in the directory mentioned above and type in this
adv_1000fdx_cap=0;
adv_1000hdx_cap=0;
adv_100fdx_cap=1;
adv_100hdx-0;
adv_10fdx_cap=0;
adv_10hdx_cap=0;
adv_autoneg_cap=0;
the 0 turn off the interface to run at those speeds and the 1 to make the interface run at that speed
hence 1= on .... 0 = off
After you save this file, confirm that it is the speed you wish to be running at. Then reboot the server. If you have connected at reboot then you are at the correct speed. If it is still dropping on you .. then troubleshoot the port on the NIC andf make sure it is not flaking out
Hope that helps
the one turns on the port
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