a very wired thing !!!!!!
Morning all ... just a couple of days take the BCMSN 
today will doing some labs. I hard code two ports on different switches with different speed
[SW] (speed 100, full duplex)
( speed 10, full duplex) [SW]
now shouldn't i get speed mismatch ... atleast the link should come up .... But unfortunatly the link is totally down at both end... i never thought the link won't come up totally?!!
I'm using 3560 switchs. Also tried it on 2900XL, I have only one, Just connected back to back to try this .
PS: also tried half duplex ... same thing.

today will doing some labs. I hard code two ports on different switches with different speed
[SW] (speed 100, full duplex)
( speed 10, full duplex) [SW]
now shouldn't i get speed mismatch ... atleast the link should come up .... But unfortunatly the link is totally down at both end... i never thought the link won't come up totally?!!
I'm using 3560 switchs. Also tried it on 2900XL, I have only one, Just connected back to back to try this .
PS: also tried half duplex ... same thing.
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So we don't get any indicator about this ..... ?
I was struggling for an hour .... think that the port is malfuntioning. then found that speed is not the same !
CCIE_2011,
What kind of patch cable are you using between the two switches?
Cross
Try
duplex auto
And the link should come up
Edit: Oh if that doesnt work I would check into a BPDU/port blocking thing
CDP can't help with a speed mismatch which is what he had. When there is a speed mismatch the keepalives don't work correctly so the line protocol can't come up, so no CDP.
CDP informs when there is a duplex mismatch not when there is an speed mismatch.
I'm assuming he knows how to fix things, I think he's just asking why it behaves the way it does with the various settings.
Here's a link with all kinds of mismatch scenarios for ya
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/46.html
Connecting a 2900 to a 3560, you would of course use
duplex auto
speed auto
or
duplex full
speed 100
or
duplex auto
speed 100
or
duplex full
speed auto
anything else just ain't gonna work
thanks for the link dude