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no link between 2 M245 switches on a 100Mbps cable
Hello all, I have 2 M4250-10G2F managed switches that I wish to connect via 100Mbps cable. The cable is made of 2 twisted pairs and therefore limited to 100Mbps speed. As I connect the c...
This could be a minor flaw - caused by the switch link auto detection, or by unlucky cable quality for example. Keep in mind this would be a very niche situation, most users expect reliable link negotiation in the 1 Gb/s ... 2.5 Gb/s on fully standard compliant cables.
Let's see if Netgear community support will chime in here, and does provide some more insight.
To answer your question: I'm aware some smart switch models PHY chips don't support Fast Ethernet. This is not the case here.
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