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Catalyst 2955 Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Diagnosing Problems
No connectivity. Incorrect or bad cable.
No link at both ends.
• A crossover cable was used
when a straight-through was
required, or vice-versa.
• For the correct pinouts and
the proper application of
crossover vs.
straight-through cables, see
the “Cable and Adapter
Specifications” section on
page B-5.
• The cable is wired incorrectly. • Replace it with a tested
good cable.
• STP checking for possible
loops.
• Wait 30 seconds for port
status LED to turn green.
Unreadable characters on
the management console.
Incorrect baud rate. Reset the terminal-emulation
software to 9600 baud.
System LED (Uplink port
status 13 LED) is amber,
and all port LEDs are off.
Corrupted software. Attach a monitor to the serial
port to display the switch boot
loader. For more information,
see the switch software
configuration guide.
System LED (Uplink port
13 LED) is amber.
• Fatal POST error detected. • Contact Cisco Systems.
Table 5-1 Common Problems and Solutions (continued)
Symptom Possible Cause Resolution
