Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
Page 4-2 2H22-08R SmartSwitch 2208 User’s Guide
Table 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs
LED Color State Explanation or Recommended Action
CPU
Off Power off. Power up chassis.
Red
Blinking. Hardware
failure has occurred.
Contact Cabletron Systems Global Call
Center (GCC).
Solid. Resetting,
normal power up
reset.
No action.
Amber
Blinking. Crippled.
Contact Cabletron Systems Global Call
Center.
Solid. Testing. No action.
Green Solid. Functional. No action.
Amber
and
Green
Booting. Blinks amber
and green while
booting.
No action.
RX
Off
No link. No activity or
port in standby. Port
enabled or disabled.
No error.
Green
Solid. Port enabled,
link, no activity.
No error.
Blinking. Port
disabled, link.
No error.
Amber
Flashing. Port
enabled, link, activity.
No error.
Red Diagnostic failure.
Contact Cabletron Systems GCC for
assistance.
TX
Off
Port enabled, and no
activity.
Should flash green every 2 seconds
indicating BPDUs being sent if STA is
enabled and there is a valid link.
Green
Flashing. Indicates
activity. Rate
indicates data rate.
No action.
Amber
Blinking. Port in
standby, link.
Port may be disabled due to Spanning
Tree.
Red
Flashing. Indicates
collision rate.
No action.
Solid. Diagnostic
failure.
Contact Cabletron Systems GCC for
assistance.