Applies to Brocade Issue Unable to re-establish a connection between switches using wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) equipment after DWDM maintenance and reboots Using a known good DWDM channel...Applies to Brocade Issue Unable to re-establish a connection between switches using wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) equipment after DWDM maintenance and reboots Using a known good DWDM channel does not work Port and DWDM diagnostics do not show any issues Using new switch ports does not resolve the issue Example: LS Disabled (Authentication Rejected) with RAS error authentication-reject was received with code 'Authentication Failure' and explanation 'Authentication Failed'.