Josh, the world is bigger than what you can see with your eyes ... (Grasshopper) :)
I was asking for make = mfg of the media converter you are working with... and yes, contrary to popular belief you may have Media converters come in many flavors... copper to fiber, fiber to fiber , TDM to fiber (e.g. DS3 to fiber).... etc etc etc.. 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: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 4:31:06 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Media converter - store and forward or pass-through > 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] ] 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 > > > > > > > > > >
