One fiber port and one copper port. Is that not the very definition of media converter? What are the other options?
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> wrote: > What make is the Media converter ? (don't assume the terminology / label > implied meaning to be what one thinks it is ) > > (e.g. here is explanation of the features from one mfg of media converters > about the options on their product > https://www.perle.com/supportfiles/link-passthrough.shtml ) > > 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: *"Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, April 23, 2015 4:21:20 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Media converter - store and forward or pass-through > > 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 >> >> >> > >
