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PadrePedro's avatar
PadrePedro
Aspirant
Oct 16, 2015

Connect D112A to a Netgear switch

I have a Netgear FS108 switch that I used to use with a Netgear DG834Gv3 to give extra ports.

I no longer have access to ADSL so I cannot connect this way.

I now use mobile broadband with an Aircard 810S in a DC112A Smart Cradle.  This gives me 4 ethernet ports, but I 3 need more.

I cannot get the FS108 to work with the DC112A.

Question 1:  Can I use the FS108 with the DC112A?  If so, how?

Question 2:  If the FS108 cannot work with the DC112A, how can I get the extra ports that I need?

With thanks, Peter.

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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Oct 20, 2015

    Hello Padrepedro

     

    You should be able to connect any switch to the DC112A nothing should be preventing this from working.

     

    DarrenM

    • PadrePedro's avatar
      PadrePedro
      Aspirant
      Oct 27, 2015

      Thanks, DarrenM.

      I have reserved IP addresses by MAC address for my printers and computers in the DC112A.

      When I connect them to my FS108 (and the FS108 to the DC112A) only some of the devices show up as Attached Devices, yet I can ping them all - including those not showing up as attached.

      Why can I not see all of the attached devices in the Attached Devices list, as I would expect?

      Cheers,

      PadrePedro