http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/using-a-cisco-2950-router-and-a-allied-at-mc115xl-media-converter-should-there-be-a-link-light-no-matter-what/ This blog will tell you everything that you need to know about Cisco, Juniper, Netgear, Linksys, and Foundry wireless routers. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/using-a-cisco-2950-router-and-a-allied-at-mc115xl-media-converter-should-there-be-a-link-light-no-matter-what/comment-page-1/#comment-7104 Grouchy Dude Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:33:13 +0000 http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/using-a-cisco-2950-router-and-a-allied-at-mc115xl-media-converter-should-there-be-a-link-light-no-matter-what/#comment-7104 I would also expect a powered-up media converter to cause the switch to show link (even if there's no fiber singnal coming into the media converter). But any given model of media converter might work in unexpected ways. Do you have (or can you borrow) a known-good media converter of the same type in order to see what it actually does? (Also confirm that the particular switch port shows link when a known-good Cat5e cable with a signal on it is plugged in.) I would also expect a powered-up media converter to cause the switch to show link (even if there’s no fiber singnal coming into the media converter). But any given model of media converter might work in unexpected ways. Do you have (or can you borrow) a known-good media converter of the same type in order to see what it actually does? (Also confirm that the particular switch port shows link when a known-good Cat5e cable with a signal on it is plugged in.)

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