Surely!!! From: joe mwirigi via skunkworks [mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 3:36 PM To: Jimmy Thuo Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] RE; Mixing straight and crossover cables through a switch Thanks @Michael And @Jimmy, turns out it was the crimping pins :) Used different ones. As Jimmy had suggested, the pins were not making good contact with the device socket. Very grateful! _______________________________________________________________ We must Keep on, We can't stop here On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 3:18 PM, joe mwirigi <joemwirigi@gmail.com> wrote: @Jimmy, We are preparing several straight cables to test this. Will reply after several tests. Thanks for your time. Rgds _______________________________________________________________ We must Keep on, We can't stop here On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Jimmy Thuo <jimmy.thuo@gmail.com> wrote: Have you tried with a different cable? sometimes the cable termination pin points might not have full contact on some devices whereas on others they are ok. On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 3:03 PM, joe mwirigi via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Tried switching the ports, Pinging A still results to unreachable with 0%loss. i.e. all sent packets are received but still no reply from the device. Connecting B to C (2 computers on the same ports) seems ok and replies. Rgds _______________________________________________________________ We must Keep on, We can't stop here On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 2:57 PM, joe mwirigi <joemwirigi@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Michael, Let me do just that, will report back. Rgds _______________________________________________________________ We must Keep on, We can't stop here On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Michael Pedersen via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: For a switch/hub or other network device you generally use a straight (non-crossover cable) - for direct device to device connection you will (in most) cases need a crossover-cable. 1. Some (not all) switches have "auto-sensing" ports that apply crossover or not depending on the cable you use - check the actual specifications of your switch. 2. Common issue is that individual ports in a switch might be "fried", hence maybe the port you have connected A into may be dead - try another port. .. Mike On 3/29/16 2:35 PM, joe mwirigi via skunkworks wrote: To network techies, I've been experiencing a problem which I cannot figure out the cause. I have a device(A) connecting to a switch (S) then a router. If I connect the device directly from a laptop(B), am able to reach the device. A to B = works if I connect A to the switch and B to the switch A to B through S = Not reachable If I introduce another computer(C) and assign it a similar IP(that of device A) C to B through S = works. Device A has no firewall the subnet is the same for all the devices (255.255.255.0) so is the IPs (192.168.0.*). At first I thought the subject was the problem but C connects to B thro the same setup. or is the device ginxed for real. Help _______________________________________________________________ We must Keep on, We can't stop here _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> &t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> &t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> &t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Best Regards Jimmy Thuo