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hello all,

I have a problem with a 5308xl Procurve switch, in particular quite oftnely we have noticed a "Duplex mismatch" message on the the Switch's GUI.

I have noticed that this message appears even if both ends of the link (switch and PC/Server) are configured simillarly (e.g: both sides are simmilarly half or full duplex).

does anyone ever notice a weird behavior such as this one? And if yes what you did in order to sort it out?

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dimitris

My understanding is that the duplex mismatch notification comes up due to the fault finder algorithm which looks for certain things before issuing that error. In the case of a duplex mismatch it would be looking for FCS/Alignment errors on that ports counters. Once it exceeds a certain amount or errors the notification will be issued.

To correct it, I would be double checking the cable itself, patch panel leads, and the NIC itself.

Alternatively you can try reducing the sensitivity of the fault finder (default is medium) to low:

5304(config)# fault-finder duplex-mismatch-hdx sensitivity low

and

5304(config)# fault-finder duplex-mismatch-fdx sensitivity low

What code version is the switch? I saw a lot of the FFI errors go away when I went to 10_04.

Les the version of my switch is 7.8. So in any case I will shortly upgrade it.

Matt thank you for your usefull tips I shall this out I will let u know what was the result of my actions.

In any case I really want to thank u both guys.

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dimitris

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