Dennis, I think you are mistaking the 'pass thru' feature on a 'media converter' with something else ....
Josh, it pays to look up the actual vendor documentation for that media converter to determine exactly what is the 'pass-thru' feature.... Most of the media converters I have seen, the pass-thru feature is a feature that passes thru link down condition to the other side... (i.e. if the physical link is down on one side, it will bring the link down on the other side too ). Regards Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Burgess" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 2:25:24 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Media converter - store and forward or pass-through > That would be media status. Store and forward vs pass thought allows it to > change data speeds. i..e a gige fiber and a 100 meg Ethernet or vice versa > by storing packets and then forwarding as needed. If you have gigE fiber and > gig Ethernet, pass though should be preferred. > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Stewart > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 7:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Media converter - store and forward or pass-through > Usually on media converters, it has to do with whether or not to pass the > Ethernet status through the fiber. In other words, if the DIP switch is in > one setting and there is a loss of connection on the Ethernet then the fiber > stays up. In other DIP setting, an Ethernet status of down will also result > in the fiber link itself going down. Sometimes it’s the other way around > where when there is a fiber outage, it determines whether or not to drop the > Ethernet port (this way is more common come to think of it). > From: Af [ mailto:[email protected] ] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 4:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] Media converter - store and forward or pass-through > I've got a dip switch that's defaulted to pass-through. I know most switches > are store and forward and that's about the extent of my knowledge on this. > What are the differences between them? > Googling pass through transmission mode is all about HIV and Ebola? > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373
