Re: [cobalt-users] OFF-TOPIC Cisco

[Larry Smith <lesmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 04 July 2003 12:54, William E. Moore wrote:
> At 09:35 PM 7/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Thursday 03 July 2003 19:27, William Moore wrote:
> > > I appologize for the off topic question.
> > >
> > > I have a cisco 2620,  that I somehow managed to shutdown the
> > > fastethernet0/0 port on.  it says protocol is down.
> > > Does anyone know how to re-enable it ?   I tried no shut but did not
> > > work. feeling rather stupid here.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bill
> >
> >Cisco 2620, presuming you have console or serial port access to get there
> > in the first place
> >
> >login, enable (and password)
> >enter "config t"
> >enter "interface fastethernet0/0
> >enter "no shut"
> >enter "end"
> >enter "wr"
> >enter "show int fastethernet0/0" to see what the status is.
> >
> >Be  aware, if the interface is _not_ connected (plugged into something) it
> >will not come up at all regardless of what you do, so please check your
> >cabling, hub/switch or port or whatever before doing this.
> >--
> >Larry Smith
>
> That was it,  I thought I did something to cause it to go down since I was
> adding a route in the router,  instead it was the ethernet cable deciding
> to die at EXACTLY that moment.   Thanks for the help.  I was sure it was
> something I did, but it was just a cable problem.
>
> Moore's Law strikes again !
>
> Thanks for the Help.
>
> Bill
>
> BTW :  Moore's Law states,  It has already gone wrong, You just have not
> found it yet.

Cool, glad you got it.
-- 
Larry Smith
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