With a Cisco IE 2000 switch, what does a port status LED indicate when it is alternating green and amber?

Question

Options

• AThe port is sending or receiving data.
• BA link is present.
• CNo link is present.
• DThere is a link fault.
• EThe port is not forwarding.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  6% (2)
• D
  88% (29)
• E
  3% (1)

Explanation

On a Cisco IE 2000 switch, an alternating green and amber port LED signals a link fault (D) - the port has detected an error condition such as excessive collisions, CRC errors, or other physical/data-link problems that prevent normal operation.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (sending/receiving data): Activity is shown by a blinking green LED, not alternating green/amber.
• B (link present): A solid green LED indicates a healthy, active link.
• C (no link present): No link is shown by the LED being off entirely.
• E (port not forwarding): This is a Spanning Tree state, typically shown by amber only (solid amber), not alternating.

Memory tip: Think of alternating green/amber as the switch "arguing with itself" - green wants to say "I'm good," amber wants to say "something's wrong," and the conflict between them = a fault condition. Solid colors are stable states; alternating always means trouble.

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