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mjz
Mar 06, 2017Apprentice
Questions about connecting my ISP's Pace Gateway 5268AC to Netgear GS748t switch
I posted this topic under modems, but still unable to connect my switch to the ISP's modem/router. AT&T supplied me with a new PACE 5268AC modem/router. It has 4 ethernet ports on the back which ...
- Mar 06, 2017
i found the answer for anyone else with this issue ...
I posted this problem on the AT&T forum as well.
Someone replied to switch off auto-detect on the port the netgear switch is connected and to set to maximum speed (i.e. 100baseT).
Also - to change the port on the Netgear switch that the Pace connects from auto to the same fixed speed as the PACE router.
Once I did that, the LED's lit up on both ports and my switch connected. All is working now - and most important, I have been able to isolate the UVERSE multicast IPTV packets. My wireless devices are working again at the same time as TV's!
It was a simple fix.
mjz
Mar 06, 2017Apprentice
i found the answer for anyone else with this issue ...
I posted this problem on the AT&T forum as well.
Someone replied to switch off auto-detect on the port the netgear switch is connected and to set to maximum speed (i.e. 100baseT).
Also - to change the port on the Netgear switch that the Pace connects from auto to the same fixed speed as the PACE router.
Once I did that, the LED's lit up on both ports and my switch connected. All is working now - and most important, I have been able to isolate the UVERSE multicast IPTV packets. My wireless devices are working again at the same time as TV's!
It was a simple fix.
JohnRo
Mar 07, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello mjz,
Thank you for sharing this information. I am sure that this will help other community members if they experience the same issue.
Thanks,
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