Cisco Switching/Routing :: 2960 - Connecting Two Switches Using Fiber Cable
May 25, 2013
I need to connect 4 Floor Building with 4 Cisco 2960 - 48 ports switch each other and it needs to be through a fiber. So all PCs connected to each switch would reach the LAN/WAN from the other switch. (attached is the image here with)
I see that the 2960 has 2 SFP ports each port of each switch should connect each other or how?
My simple question is:
1. What cable / patch code I have to use = Single-mode or Multimode? ( distance for each switch will not more then 25 mts)
2. Do I have to use SFP or SFP+ module?
3. What kind of SFP/SFP+ module I have to use = Single-mode or Multimode?
4. What kind of connector should patch code have = LC / SC or ?
5. How to connect each switch with redundancy like ...each switch should be interconnected with each other or I have to choose Cisco 3750G which has more then 2 SFP ports (option#1 & opetion#2 = attached here with) =
Best practice for connecting cisco switches over fiber.
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Mar 22, 2012
Company I work for just moved into a new location. We have two data closets which are patched as independent entities, with no Ethernet tie connection. These closets are roughly 100 feet apart.
There is a fiber connection that runs between both closets, that the previous tenant used to connect the switches. I have placed a Cisco 2960 switch in each location, and added one mini SFP gbic's to each switch. After attaching both sides, neither light up. I do a sh inter gig1/0/49 on each and shows 'down down' (not admin down).
What is the trick on getting these to communciate, do I need to configure these ports, and are they supposed to light up?
What I am trying to accomplish is to get the one closet that is completely cut off, communicating by logically stacking, or 'daisy chaining' via fiber.
I turned off the lights and popped the fiber out, and I do see a faint red light (I did not look straight into it), so I think the fiber is active.
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Is there a special command you have to do on a port when using SM fiber? Do you think I need cross over fibers?
Also, should I be able to see a laser signal light like MM or is SM a different frequency so it's not as visible as MM?
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Jan 6, 2012
below is the current config of link that is already up. I need to add another fiber redundant link between 6509 and 2960 stack. How to work on config Spanning side by not taking 6509 down after the change. 6509 is in distribution.
---------------X-ALPHA-IDF-1FORMS-2960S-0# (SIDE)
!interface GigabitEthernet1/0/52description X-ALPHA-F-6509-0 uplinkswitchport trunk native vlan 18switchport mode trunksrr-queue bandwidth share 1 50 30 19priority-queue out mls qos trust dscpmacro description cisco-routerauto qos trust spanning-tree portfast disablespanning-tree guard loopip dhcp snooping trust!
-----------------X-ALPHA-F-6509-0# (SIDE)
!interface GigabitEthernet3/10description 1st floor POC2 Forms IDFswitchportswitchport trunk encapsulation dot1qswitchport trunk native vlan 18switchport mode trunkno ip addressmls qos trust dscpspanning-tree guard loop!
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Apr 19, 2013
I have two 2960-s switches with GLC-FE-100FX fibre modules in and I am seeing packet loss over the link that is connected to the modules. When the interface is shutdown and brought back up it always comes up in half duplex even thought it is set to full in the config. I've seen other posts where you have to use the command no duplex then full duplex to get it to come up int full duplex. This does appear to work when I do a show int it says its full duplex however I'm stil seeing 20 - 40% packet loss on the link which suggests to me there is still a speed/duplex issue. The device at the other end is a Cisco 7200 which is set to 100Full. If I plug a Cisco 2811 into the fibre link I get zero packet loss which suggests its a problem with the switch.
I have changed the modules and fibre cables which makes no difference. As I stated at the start I have two 2960's both are showing exactly the same issue. Details of the switch are below the SFP are cisco branded:
Switch Ports Model SW Version SW Image
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* 1 28 WS-C2960S-24TS-L 12.2(55)SE5 C2960S-UNIVERSALK9-M
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/25
switchport trunk allowed vlan 380,382,384,386
switchport mode trunk
duplex full(code)
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Jan 16, 2012
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This is ok as I had a backup:- Next step tried using 2 x Short Haul SFP SX GBIC's with LC - LC OFNP 50/125 fibre patch lead - no joy- Extra backup of 2 x Long Haul SFP LX GBIC's with the same fibre patch - no joy- Checked the fibre and it was not a cross over so transmit and receive going down the same side, switchedand still would not come up.- Used Fibre as a straight through and still the same.In all cases there was no indication of any life in the connection.It is pointing to a faulty fibre patch lead but I know it has worked in the past. Could it be something to do with the config or device incompatibility? Or any setting I need to activate?
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*Feb 24 06:18:37.125: Port Te1/2: TwinGig Converter inserted: vendor: CISCO
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Port Name Status Vlan Duplex Speed Type
[code]....
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