05-22-2012 04:26 AM - edited 03-07-2019 06:49 AM
Greetings, i have an OM1 MMF fiber run between two switches, the first being a 3750 and the second being a 3550.
The link currently exceeds the maximum distance for OM1 @ 1000Mb/s (220m) so i would like to downgrade the link to 100FX using the necessary SFP's/GBIC's to extend the maximum distance to 550m and run the link @ 100Mb/s.
I have the part code for the 100FX SFP to install in the 3750 (GLC-GE-100FX) but cant find a 100FX GBIC for the 3550, does anyone know if i can use a 1000SX GBIC (WS-G5484) for the 3550 at one end and the 100FX SFP at the other? Has anyone had success with this configuration over MMF?
Regards
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05-22-2012 04:44 AM
No, you can't use 1000Base-X fiber GBIC to implement Fast Ethernet link. You need to use some sort of external FE media converter instead.
05-22-2012 03:25 PM
The G5484 will NOT negotiate to any speed other than 1 Gbps.
05-22-2012 04:44 AM
No, you can't use 1000Base-X fiber GBIC to implement Fast Ethernet link. You need to use some sort of external FE media converter instead.
05-22-2012 03:25 PM
The G5484 will NOT negotiate to any speed other than 1 Gbps.
05-22-2012 03:43 PM
Thank you both for your replies, just what i needed to hear.
Regards
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