That does sound like a possibility.

Josh Luthman
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On Fri, Jan 4, 2019, 5:34 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected] wrote:

> It seems like power being active on that cable is somehow generating some
> kind of noise that's screwing up the ethernet, but I have no idea how or
> why that would be happening. It sounds a lot like the issues that FM
> transmitters can cause on ethernet.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on
> behalf of Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 4, 2019 4:26:09 PM
> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] AF5xHD ethernet port limited to auto
> negotiation
>
> Problem continues if I disable eth3 port on bridge.
>
> With epmp poe off I get gig full, no problems.
>
> FYI I have a 155 watt power supply and even if each device was 7 watts, it
> isn't, that's still only 21 watts.  I'm supplying 27.5 volts at this time
> (cables are only a few feet for everything).
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 5:23 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> We had a port go bad on a Mikrotik the other day, and after we plugged
>> the customer's router into a different port, it still wouldn't pass any
>> data until I disabled the bad port (actually, I think just removing it from
>> the bridge group fixed it)... the only reason I mention that is because
>> there seems to be some kind of weird interaction between ports that are
>> bridged together on Mikrotiks sometimes.
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure how nothing more than a cable can cause that sort of a
>> problem though... that's pretty strange. Does it change anything if you
>> turn poe off on that port?
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on
>> behalf of Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 4, 2019 4:16:19 PM
>> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] AF5xHD ethernet port limited to auto
>> negotiation
>>
>> It happens on two Powerbox Pro units, so I'm guessing a grounding issue
>> or some sort of noise in the office.  There are no surge cards in the lab
>> at this point.
>>
>> Yes - simply the cable in the port.  I plugged in an epmp and it worked
>> just fine, but I lost the af5xHD.  If I unplug the cable from the epmp
>> (leaving it plugged in on the PB Pro) my problem continues.  If I unplug it
>> from the PB Pro, problem goes away...
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St
>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 5:12 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Most devices won't let turn off auto negotiation on gigabit, but what
>>> you can do is set it to only advertise gig full (I know you can do this on
>>> the Mikrotik by just unchecking everything else, and I think you can do it
>>> on the af5xhd too, but I'm not certain about that). That probably isn't
>>> going to fix the problem though. I've seen bad ports cause somewhat similar
>>> issues on Mikrotiks, or even damaged surge suppressors, but I'm not sure
>>> how just a cable being in the port can do that. Is the port the cable is
>>> plugged into assigned same bridge (or switch master port)?
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on
>>> behalf of Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, January 4, 2019 3:43:13 PM
>>> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
>>> *Subject:* [Ubnt_users] AF5xHD ethernet port limited to auto negotiation
>>>
>>> I have several sites out in the field with Powerbox Pro and once I
>>> forced poe on, it works just fine with af5xHD.
>>>
>>> In the office, though, I have weird issues where if a cable is plugged
>>> into another port (just simply a cable, no other device) it goes from auto
>>> (doing gig full) to interface up/down constantly and I can't even get the
>>> Mikrotik bridge to see the af5xhd MAC address.
>>>
>>> Now if I set auto negotiation to 10/100 it links just fine (at 100 full).
>>>
>>> Looking at the radio interface it doesn't seem that I can set it to gig
>>> full.  I can't change it from auto negotiation.  Am I missing something?
>>>
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