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bomber_g · 29-08-2012, 16:06

Just to clear things up - a Orange light on it's own indicates electrical connectivity, as in it can see a cable plugged in and power is going down it, if the Green doesn't go on, it means the port is not able to negotiate correctly with the port its plugged in to.

Green and Orange on solidly indicates it has negotiated with whatever is on the other end and can pass traffic.

Green Solid Flashing Orange indicates traffic is passing.

In simple terms if the green light is off, the port is down. Could mean a dodgy cable or that you need to configure both ports to a speed (100 FD, 1gig, FD etc) to get them to talk to each other rather than relying on Autonegotiate.

29-08-2012, 16:06	#7
bomber_g Inactive Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: In a box Services: Lots Posts: 211	Re: Problems with wired connection to router... Just to clear things up - a Orange light on it's own indicates electrical connectivity, as in it can see a cable plugged in and power is going down it, if the Green doesn't go on, it means the port is not able to negotiate correctly with the port its plugged in to. Green and Orange on solidly indicates it has negotiated with whatever is on the other end and can pass traffic. Green Solid Flashing Orange indicates traffic is passing. In simple terms if the green light is off, the port is down. Could mean a dodgy cable or that you need to configure both ports to a speed (100 FD, 1gig, FD etc) to get them to talk to each other rather than relying on Autonegotiate.