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Cannot auto configure Cisco 3850 on boot

I obtained a used Cisco 3850 and am trying to get it to boot up and change Gigabit/Ethernet interface states to UP without console input. The 3850 boots and loads the image and linux kernal and ...

cisco-catalyst  
user avatar asked by Harv Koplo Score of 2
user avatar answered by Zac67 Score of 1

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

Minimum Ethernet Cable Length?

I have heard from a few people that cables less than 1 meter are prone to transmission problems. Is there any minimum copper cabling length? Please explain if this is true or not and share any ...

ethernet layer1 cable cabling  
user avatar asked by Jim Score of 24
user avatar answered by MagnaVis Score of 9

How to find the port a device is connected to, based on IP, on a Cisco Catalyst switch

On a Cisco Catalyst switch, I need to find what port an end device is connected to. I have the IP address/host name. How do I quickly find the port?

cisco cisco-catalyst cisco-ios-12 cisco-3750 troubleshooting  
user avatar asked by Brett Lykins Score of 25
user avatar answered by Brett Lykins Score of 37

Why do switches need ARP tables when the translation are done on the machines side?

As it is clear from the title, why do switches need ARP tables when the translation are done on the machines side? Roughly saying, why there are two ARP tables on machines and on switches? Is not the ...

switch arp  
user avatar asked by Mohamad-Jaafar NEHME Score of 14
user avatar answered by Jeff Meden Score of 29

Usage of 192.168.xxx, 172.xxx and 10.xxx in private networks

I know that the organization that distributes IP addresses decided to assign 192.168.xxx, 172.xxx and 10.xxx to private networks. However, I thought that private networks have their own address space ...

ipv4  
user avatar asked by coderhk Score of 28
user avatar answered by Darrell Root Score of 56

Difference between CRC and input errors - show interface

The command "show interface fa0/1" prints the following output: What is the difference between "CRC" and "input errors"? CRC errors confirms that a frame error has occured, but what about "input ...

cisco interface  
user avatar asked by Birdman Score of 7

Packet vs Circuit switching

I have a 1Mb/s link each user uses 100Kb/s when active. With 10 user active 10% of the time, I can have 10 users in a circuit switched environment. Packet switching with 35 users, probability > 10 ...

switch ethernet ip switching  
user avatar asked by dcrearer Score of 3
user avatar answered by jonathanjo Score of 6

RJ45 Cable only has 4 wires

The cable that connects to my rj45 only has 4 cables, blue, orange, blue stripe, orange stripe. When I connect them to their corresponding ports, there is no internet connection.(Blue = 4, Orange = 6, ...

ethernet layer1 cable t568b t568a  
user avatar asked by Kevin Zhang Score of 7
user avatar answered by Ron Maupin Score of 11
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