From: robbie (robbie@packetized.org)
Date: Wed Jul 14 2004 - 21:55:17 GMT-3
I would 100% agree with this. The rule of thumb that I've always tried
to follow is to have your infrastructure links (router->switch,
router->router, etc) always be hardcoded speed & duplex, and your
clients/end users set to autodetect. I've experienced problems arising
out of autnegotiation more than once in a real-world scenario, albeit
resulting from using mismatched manufacturer equipment. I personally
think that in the lab environment, there's no reason to leave something
to chance (having something fail autonegotiation for one reason or
another) and missing a whole TON of points as a result.
HTH,
Robbie
ccie2be wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Typically, I don't configure or change any default settings unless the lab
> calls for it.
>
> But, I'm wondering if I should manually configure the speed and duplex of 3550
> ports?
>
> The new Cisco Press book, CCIE Routing & Switching Practice Labs recommends
> this, but I wanted to hear whatever pro's and con's people had to this idea.
>
> Specifically, in the lab, what kinds of problems could I run into if I left
> these settings at their default of auto?
>
> Thanks in advance, Tim
>
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