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Ghost ports (europe.pub)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by westo232@lemmy.world to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

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In the middle of a live VLAN readressing of a 200-node company, I encountered this gem. The ports just kept blinking on even after plugging out the cables. (HP aruba 24 port switch)

One turned off after a reboot.

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[–] gressen@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So #5 is disconnected on the other end, right?

[–] orris@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yes, or the systems etc. Or the port is disabled if the switch has the ability.