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Help with 3640 and 2912-xl-en Ethernet Link?

jasondiskin
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I have a 3640 router with 4 Fast Ethernet Network Modules (1fe-tx, 1fe2w & 2fe2w-v2) and a Catalyst 2912 switch.  I can not acheive a link between the 2 devices. All four will not get a link light and the interface(s) show no errors. If I plug the Router nic  into virtually any other switch or workstation it works flawlessly. I put a switch between the catalyst and the 3640 and it works without error.

Steps I have tried...

1. Configure interfaces on both Switch and Router to Auto Speed, Auto Duplex
2. Configure interfaces on both Switch and Router to speed 100, Full Duplex
3. Try Both Crossover and Straight-Through verified working cables.
4. Tried a second 2912xl-en switch

Both 2912 switches are factory defaulted, other then the changes I made to the speed and duplex to try to get them connected.

Both the router and switches have been doing other functions (seperatlly) within our network for years

So my question is...

Why is the NICs in the router compatible with every other vendor other than CISCO?

Thanks for any help I may receive.

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Leo Laohoo
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What IOS are you running on the 3640?

Cisco 2600/3600/3700 Series LAN Connectivity Modules

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps274/products_data_sheet09186a0080091b89.html

Thanks for the reply, here is the IOS versions of both.. Just to reiterate, ALL Modules work normally when NOT plugged into the Catalyst and are plugged into another vendors switch.

.**************************3640 Router **************************************************************
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3600 Software (C3640-I-M), Version 12.2(27), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)
Copyright (c) 1986-2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 02-Nov-04 19:22 by kellmill
Image text-base: 0x60008930, data-base: 0x60A3E000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.1(20)AA2, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (f
c1)

ASHQRouter uptime is 22 hours, 22 minutes
System returned to ROM by reload
System image file is "flash:c3640-i-mz.122-27.bin"

cisco 3640 (R4700) processor (revision 0x00) with 124928K/6144K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 15888556
R4700 CPU at 100Mhz, Implementation 33, Rev 1.0
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
4 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity disabled.
125K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)
8192K bytes of processor board PCMCIA Slot0 flash (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2102

**************************************2912 Switch******************************************************

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)XU, RELEASE SOFTWARE
(fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 03-Apr-00 16:37 by swati
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x00301398

ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loader

VZFios uptime is 2 weeks, 21 hours, 3 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2900XL-c3h2s-mz-120.5-XU.bin"


cisco WS-C2912-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192K/1024K byte
s of memory.
Processor board ID 0x0D, with hardware revision 0x01
Last reset from power-on

Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software
Cluster command switch capable
Cluster member switch capable
12 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:02:FD:F6:E9:C0
Motherboard assembly number: 73-3397-08
Power supply part number: 34-0834-01
Motherboard serial number: FAB0433337A
Power supply serial number: DAB042027YN
Model revision number: A0
Motherboard revision number: B0
Model number: WS-C2912-XL-EN
System serial number: FAB0437M2WF
Configuration register is 0xF

Your latest post looks fine with me here.

Can you, just for $hits-and-giggles, upgrade the switch IOS to something like, say, WC17?

No Luck, anyone?, anyone? It looks like I am going to have to buy new switches!! Does anyone successfully have Cisco Routers plugged into Cisco Switches?

Thanks,

Does anyone successfully have Cisco Routers plugged into Cisco Switches?

Sure.  ALOT of people have done this.  What model of router and switches are we talking about?

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