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Azorse
Apr 09, 2022Aspirant
Cant setup or configure GS108Ev3
Forgive me, I'm sure my ignorace is showing. Purchased new and followed all the steps in installation guide until I couldn't configue the switch. Insight reports no IP address and Switch is not ac...
Azorse
Apr 09, 2022Aspirant
First thank you so much for knowledge on the subject.
The switch was advertised new and it was believable when I opened it up. When I connect other devices the leds do light up as if traffic is moving back and forth. The modem and my PC indicate they are both sending and receiving packets, where the other devices like Smart tv just indacte a link is established. The devices confirmed they have no internet access.
No idea how to change an uplink port or even check that.
My PC's Ip address doesn't start with 192, does that mean its not a part of my LAN? Again forgive my ignorance. My PC has a IP address starting with 73. When I run ipconfig/all I see that this IP address is preferred but i do not see the works Static or Drynamic. When I checked the TCP/IPv4 it says to assign automatically. This leads me to belive it's dynamic. On a side note my ARP table shows three dynamic addresses two starting with 73 and a thrid starting with 192. I can confirm that the 192 is my Netgear gateway.
When i tried to manually set my LAN and then my "ethernet 2" network connections to the static address you suggested I was still unable to access the switch on my browser.
In an effort to minimize variables I've disconnected my router from the system as all my devices are wired. The wireless was just a convenience for company. Hopefully this prevents multiple drives from trying to assign locations.
Retired_Member
Apr 09, 2022
Interesting. IP addresses starting with 73 are public. This means that your PC obtained an IP address from your ISP provider, not your router. I wonder how you've connected your devices. Your ISP modem should be connected to the WAN port of the router and the switch should be connected to one of the LAN ports of the router.
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