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May 04, 2020

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GS105Ev2 not getting IP Address from DHCP

I have a GS105Ev2 that I plugged into my network today. All I have plugged into that is the cable to another switch and my laptop. My laptop gets an IP address from DHCP (192.168.87.43) just fine but...

jrmckins
May 04, 2020
Here's what I had to do once I figured out the issue was some jacked up firmware:
1. Install ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility on a windows system
2. manually configure the laptop to use 192.168.0.210; netmask of 255.255.255.0
3. Download the latest firmware from: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/GS105Ev2.aspx#download
4. Apply the firmware using ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility
5. Factory reset the switch

I was then able to browse to the switch and use the default password (password) to get in.

Thanks to everyone that helped.

schumaku

Guru - Experienced User

May 04, 2020

One more idea (silly me checked the GS108Ev2 before): Does the discovery tool show a switch firmware version version number before 1.3.0.1? Reson asking is because of very early firmware (1.2.x.x) does not come with a Web GUI, and it was mainly an early factory firmware. In this case (I hope you have a Windows system at hand!), you need to go the hard way and use the ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility _before_ the curent 2.7.2, e.g. https://kb.netgear.com/000051197/ProSAFE-Plus-Configuration-Utility-v2-5-3 for backward compatibility.

jrmckins

Guide

May 04, 2020

Here's what I had to do once I figured out the issue was some jacked up firmware:

1. Install ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility on a windows system

2. manually configure the laptop to use 192.168.0.210; netmask of 255.255.255.0

3. Download the latest firmware from: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/GS105Ev2.aspx#download

4. Apply the firmware using ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility

5. Factory reset the switch

I was then able to browse to the switch and use the default password (password) to get in.

Thanks to everyone that helped.