[olug] Fiber question for you guys

[Brian Roberson]

If you can get the device/port up on the old cable, and not the new one... First thing I would do is Swap your tx and rx cables. 



> On Apr 29, 2016, at 9:33 AM, Justin Reiners <justin at hotlinesinc.com> wrote:
> 
> I currently have Cox fiber installed here at my location, It is a fiber
> drop with LC-LC connections, on single mode fiber. I purchased a couple
> cables down in Bellevue to extend the run from about 10 feet to 25. The
> existing thin, junk cable connects just fine, but both of my new cables do
> nothing when plugged in. Does anyone have any ideas? I terminate fiber to a
> cisco switch with a SMF dongle.
> 
> These cables are much nicer and heavier, but I cannot get a link light with
> them.
> 
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