I need help configuring a switch (Datacom DM4000).
It has 2 ports, one for management and one for console (obviously more 24 ports for normal use).
With a RJ-45 to serial cable I was able to configure the IP from the management port and with a normal RJ-45 cable I could ping, access it with telnet and so on.
The problem was that not all my computers could access the switch.
I have 4 computers:
1 - Desktop Dell Vostro with Ubuntu 15.04
2 - old PC with Ubuntu Server 16.04 and 2 network interface
3 - Notebook Dell Vostro with some ubuntu
4 - Notebook Lenovo Yoga 900 with Windows 10 and a USB ethernet
The computers 1 and 3 can connect with no problem, the computers 2 and 4 can't!
I tried with 3 different cables, when I connect 1 or 3 the LED "Link/act" become on and when I use the command "ethtool ethX" say it is on. But when I connect to 4 or both network interfaces on 2 the LED stays off and the ethtool says it has no link. I even tried to use wireshark to capture any packet but nothing arrived.
My computer 1 has a little bug (at least I think so) that when I connect the cable it get no IP, even though is configured with static IP (but the link/LED is on), so I have to reset the interface (the link/LED goes off and on) and then get the IP and I can connect. All other computers are setup with static IP too.
Any ideia why this is happening?
The only thing in common that I can see is that both computers that work are from Dell, so maybe they have any different configuration but besides that nothing in common.
Any test that I can execute to try to see what the problem is?
The computer that I need the most to connect is 2 because it has two interfaces and I pretend to run several tests with it.
Thanks!
Edit
Providing more information:
Computer 1 ethtool connected to mgmt-eth:
sudo ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: No
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Link partner advertised pause frame use: No
Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
drv probe ifdown ifup
Link detected: yes
Computer 2 ethtool connected to mgmt-eth: http://imgur.com/a/bDj8k
Computer 2 ethtool connected to console: http://imgur.com/a/QfC8h
DM4000 configuration: (running on computer 1)
DM4000(config-if-mgmt-eth)#show ip interface
MGMT-ETH 172.20.0.3/20
DM4000(config-if-mgmt-eth)#show interfaces status mgmt-eth
Information of Mgmt-Eth
Configuration:
Port admin: Up
Speed-duplex: Auto
Capabilities: 10M half, 10M full, 100M half, 100M full, TX/RX pause
Current status:
Link status: Up
Operation speed-duplex: 100M full
Flow-control: Disabled
DM4000(config-if-mgmt-eth)#show running-config
Building configuration...
!
! Board models in this configuration:
! Unit 1: ETH24GX H Series+L3
!
hostname DM4000
!