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Ydaew
Ydaew
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August 24, 2019
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Fortigate HA cable

  • August 24, 2019
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Hello,

Does HA cable between two Fortigates devices should be cross-over? or the straight one can work normally without any issues? 

Please anyone have a clarification about that for both types of cables UTP and Fiber

 

 

 

    Best answer by Fullmoon

    most of the FortiGate model interfaces are auto sense. In my production 2x FGT 501 and 2x FGT 800C uses straight cables without an issue.

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    Fullmoon
    FullmoonAnswer
    New Member
    August 24, 2019

    most of the FortiGate model interfaces are auto sense. In my production 2x FGT 501 and 2x FGT 800C uses straight cables without an issue.

    orani
    orani
    New Member
    August 24, 2019
    Straight cables works fine for me too. Fgt 100D fgt3000C.
    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    August 24, 2019

    I haven't used a fiber connection for HA yet but as both ports are identical I think fiber needs to be cross-over. All copper ports nowadays are GbE so they will auto-negotiate to become cross-over.

     

    BTW, if you use port 14 and port 15 for HA, do connect port 14 to port 14 and port 15 to port15! NEVER cross HA ports!

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