Ethcntr Messages - Cisco 3110 Message Manual

Chapter 2 Message and Recovery Procedures

ETHCNTR Messages

This section contains the Ethernet controller messages. These messages result from a failure of the
switch software when trying to program the hardware and lead to incorrect switch behavior.
Error Message ETHCNTR-3-HALF_DUX_COLLISION_EXCEED_THRESHOLD: Collision at [chars]
exceed threshold. Consider as loop-back.
Error Message ETHCNTR-3-LOOP_BACK_DETECTED:, Loop-back detected on [chars]. The port
is forced to linkdown.
Error Message ETHCNTR-3-NO_HARDWARE_RESOURCES: Not enough hardware resources.
Shutting down [chars].
Error Message ETHCNTR-3-SNAP_FORWARDING_UNSUPPORTED: IPv4/IPv6 SNAP forwarding will
be disabled because switch [dec] does not support this feature.
OL-12191-01
Explanation The collisions at a half-duplex port exceeded the threshold, and the port is treated as a
loopback. [chars] is the port where the threshold was exceeded.
No action is required. The port goes into error-disabled mode until the problem
Recommended Action
is resolved.
This message occurs when a keepalive packet is looped back to the port that sent the
Explanation
keepalive. The loopback condition might be caused by a balun cable being accidentally connected
to the port, or there might be a loop in the network. [chars] is the port.
Examine the cables. If a balun cable is connected, and the loopback condition
Recommended Action
is desired, no action is required. Otherwise, connect the correct cable, and bring the port up by
entering the no shutdown interface configuration command. We do not recommend using the no
keepalive interface command to disable keepalives. The cause of this network loop must be found
and corrected. Although disabling keepalives prevents the port from being error disabled, it does not
resolve the cause of the problem and can affect network stability. See
information.
There are too many VLANs and routed ports (if the switch supports routed ports)
Explanation
configured. [chars] is the short interface name, such as Gi1/0/1 on a stacking-capable switch, or the
VLAN name, such as VLAN0002.
Recommended Action Reduce the total number of VLANs and routed ports to less than 1023. To
preserve configuration and connections across reboots, save the configuration.
A switch that is being added to the stack does not support the forwarding of IP Version 4
Explanation
(IPv4) and IP Version 6 (IPv6) frames with Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) encapsulation. If
this occurs, forwarding of IPv4 and IPv6 frames is disabled in the switch stack. [dec] is the stack
member number.
Recommended Action Replace the stack member with a switch that supports forwarding of IPv4 and
IPv6 frames with SNAP encapsulation.
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