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Elthon_Abreu
Elthon_Abreu
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February 23, 2015
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  • February 23, 2015
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Does anyone know what this means arrow in the interface/port 2 (See figure attached)?

 

 

    Best answer by Jeff_FTNT

    Yes, I am sure.

     

    Please check your interface status on FGT like:

     

    #get hardware nic mgmt2 ..... Link                            up Speed                          100 Mbps Duplex                          half

     

    6 replies

    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    February 24, 2015

    That mean "Half-duplex" for this port, thanks

    Elthon_Abreu
    Elthon_AbreuAuthor
    New Member
    February 24, 2015

    Jeff_FTNT,

     

    My settings on the FortiGate and Switch are set to "auto". Are you sure that the arrow means just that?

    I even opened a ticket (1307217), but the support did not know infomar me what it meant.

     

    Thanks

    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    Jeff_FTNTAnswer
    Staff
    February 24, 2015

    Yes, I am sure.

     

    Please check your interface status on FGT like:

     

    #get hardware nic mgmt2 ..... Link                            up Speed                          100 Mbps Duplex                          half

     

    Elthon_Abreu
    Elthon_AbreuAuthor
    New Member
    February 24, 2015

    Jeff_FTNT wrote:

    Yes, I am sure.

     

    Please check your interface status on FGT like:

     

    #get hardware nic mgmt2 ..... Link                            up Speed                          100 Mbps Duplex                          half

     

     

    Jeff_FTNT,

     

    I ran the command you said and really the interface was "half".

    ========== Link Status ========== Admin :up PHY Status :up PHY Speed :100 Duplex :Half link_status :1

    ============================

     

    The curious was that both doors were in auto mode (in the Switch and FortiGate). 

     

    Thanks,

    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    February 24, 2015

    What kind of switch?  It look like  both switch and FGT are happy with half-duplex.Thanks.

    Elthon_Abreu
    Elthon_AbreuAuthor
    New Member
    February 25, 2015

    Jeff_FTNT,

     

    It's a CISCO Catalyst 2960. The Half mode causes problems in my network.

     

    Thanks

    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    Jeff_FTNT
    Staff
    February 25, 2015

    FG-600C Wan2 port is 1000M port, may be have some inconsistency with 100M Switch.

    Try one 1000M port or force change Switch port setting. Thanks.

    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    February 26, 2015

    I'd check the cable as well, and any connectors (panels) in between ports.

    Elthon_Abreu
    Elthon_AbreuAuthor
    New Member
    February 26, 2015

    Gentlemen,

     

    To knowledge from all, there is a bug with the Fortgiate 600C which causes problems in auto-negotiation of the interface speed.

     

    Thank you all for the answers.

     

     

    Dave_Hall
    Dave_Hall
    New Member
    February 26, 2015

    elthon.abreu wrote:

    To knowledge from all, there is a bug with the Fortgiate 600C which causes problems in auto-negotiation of the interface speed.

     

    For what it's worth, our company manages some 60-80 remote sites in rural areas (mostly sat or terrestrial fiber connections) with about 40-50 fgt devices deployed in about half of those sites -- we found auto-negotiation doesn't works even 80% of the time with the sat/radio/switch (mostly 2960s) equipment we are connecting the fgts too.  The general rule of thumb we have been following is to ether force the duplex/speed on both sides of the WAN connection or just set one side to auto-negotiation and force the other side.

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