Devices Running Stacking Software; Connecting Network Devices; Connectors And Cable Specifications; Connecting To Ethernet Or Fast Ethernet Hubs - Brocade Communications Systems FastIron GS Hardware Installation Manual

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Syntax: [no] ip address <ip-addr>/<mask-bits>
Syntax: ip default-gateway <ip-addr>

Devices running stacking software

FGS-STK devices that are members of an IronStack are managed by the device that is the Active
Controller of the stack. There are several ways to assign an IP address to the Active Controller. For
more information about configuring devices in a stack, refer to chapter 4 in the FastIron
Configuration Guide:

Connecting network devices

Brocade devices support connections to other vendors' routers, switches, and hubs, as well other
Brocade devices.

Connectors and cable specifications

Refer to
FGS-STK devices. For port pinouts, refer to

Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet Hubs

For copper connections to Ethernet hubs, a 10/100Base-TX or 1000Base-T switch, or another
Brocade device, a crossover cable is required
with an uplink port, it will require a straight-through cable instead of a crossover cable.
NOTE
The 802.3ab standard (automatic MDI or MDIX detection) calls for automatic negotiation of the
connection between two 1000Base-T ports. Therefore, a crossover cable may not be required; a
straight-through cable may work as well. For more information about this feature, refer to the
FastIron Configuration Guide.
Brocade FastIron GS and FastIron GS-STK Hardware Installation Guide
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"Cable specifications" on page 74 for cable lengths and types supported on FGS and
Connecting network devices
"10/100/1000 Gigabit port pinouts"
(Figure 45 and Figure 46). If the hub is equipped
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on page 73.
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