<div>Ok I have successfully trouble shot the switch. Thanks to a handy fine with Google, and not being able to find what they are talking about I got 2 older switch an Intel 510T (I know...bad reports on this..works though) and a 3com 10T Super Stack II 1100 Switch.
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<div>It would seem the Dell PowerConnect 3324 and 3348 suffer from a LONG delay in negotiations or something. I tried disabling auto negotiation and a setting its MDIX mode to no avail. I have given up on this switch. If anyone would like to read more of what I found it was here:
<a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21738490.html">http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21738490.html</a></div>
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<div>If anyone else with better networking skills and troubleshoot the switch that would be great. For now I have enough old switches to make my testing enviroment.</div>
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<div>Thanks for the help so far. Should we call this resolved or unfixable. BTW, I did update to the latest firmware, which is actually software. If anyone would like to know the versions let me know. I have just packed it up and will use it in a non-boot network enviroment.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Shane Sammons</b> <<a href="mailto:shane.sammons@gmail.com">shane.sammons@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Yes it does, and I can configure it, that is actually how I got the error out of it and found the switch is rebooting itself with a transmissions error. I googled for the default IP to see if that is problem, I will check on Monday about a firmware update as well.
<br><br>I will keep you all up to date, and thanks.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joe Guenther</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:jguenther@chinooksedge.ab.ca" target="_blank">jguenther@chinooksedge.ab.ca
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">Yes, you need to connect to the switch the first time with a console cable ... configure its ip address, give it a user name/password. Then you can connect to it via a web browser.<br>
This initial setup is documented in the the documentation booklet you got with the switch.
<div><span><br><br><br>Ray Garza wrote:
<blockquote cite="http://mid200611090841.35844.ray@mission.lib.tx.us" type="cite"><pre>Does the Dell Switch have a "console" port in the back? My Cisco switches do <br>and I can use a special serial cable to connect to it via hyperterminal
<br>(windowz) without knowing the ip address.<br>
<br>-ray<br><br>On Wednesday 08 November 2006 15:49, Shane Sammons wrote:<br> </pre>
<blockquote type="cite"><pre>I honestly can't say, I searched the documentation CD for its IP address,<br>and I did not notice a default one, only how to use the console to change<br>it. I am home now, so I can not do anything with it, but perhaps I can try
<br>adjusting the factory default IP to a new IP and see if that makes a<br>difference.<br><br>Any other reason it could cause a whole switch to reboot?<br><br>On 11/8/06, Joe Guenther <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:jguenther@chinooksedge.ab.ca" target="_blank">
<jguenther@chinooksedge.ab.ca></a> wrote:<br> </pre>
<blockquote type="cite"><pre> I also use the same Dell switch for my LTSP install. I had the same DHCP<br>failure until I set every port in the Dell switch to fast link. The<br>switch is checking for spanning tree redundant links or circular paths.
<br>thus by the time the switch is done its checking, the dhcp has given up<br>and quit. Set all the ports connected to end devices to fast link ...<br>under the spanning tree configuration ... and life will be good again.
<br><br>Joe Guenther<br>LANtech - Chinook's Edge School Div.<br><br><br>Dan Young wrote:<br><br>Shane Sammons wrote:<br><br> Well it seems i found the problem...now I need someone's help with why.<br>The switch is actually a Dell Power Connect 3324. It is working fine,
<br>however it<br><br> ...<br><br> 01-Jan-2000 01:02:09 %TFTP-A-TftpTxERROR: An error message was sent: 0<br><Closed<br><br> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=TFTP+A+TftpTxERROR" target="_blank">
http://www.google.com/search?q=TFTP+A+TftpTxERROR</a>
The only hits are on the Dell forums in regards to failed TFTP uploads
to the switch itself.
Does the IP of the switch conflict with the IP of the terminal?
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