The mode button is for 2 things: a) Change the mode of the status LEDs for the switch ports
b) Password recovery. Part of the password recovery procedure on Cisco IOS fixed-config switches (2900XL and newer) is to power the unit on while holding down the mode button. The mode button itself won't change the switch's operation. Joe Heaton wrote: > There is a mode button on the front of the Cisco, and I'm wondering > if somehow that got pushed while mounting the switch, or something, > and maybe I've turned communication off somehow. At the moment, the > SYST light, and the STAT light are lit on the front of the switch. -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
