Well the dip switch is for store and forward OR pass through. That being the case, it doesn't sound like pass through would follow the link state of anything.
I don't remember seeing an option on the dip switches for following link state. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > *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] <[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 > > >
