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ariolica
Jan 27, 2021Aspirant
GS305E Link speed goes down when IDLE
I have a GS305E new, on first floor, to which I've attached 3 LANs, all Cat6a: 2 cables towards to local PCs (a Mac and a Win), one cable to the switch below (longer cable 12meters). When all boo...
schumaku
Jan 27, 2021Guru - Experienced User
As per the GS305E &GS308E Data Sheet, the GS305E isn't supposed to have any IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) functionality, the Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switches Models GS105Ev2 GS105PE GS108Ev3 GS108PEv3 GS116Ev2 GS305E GS308E JGS516PE JGS524Ev2 JGS524PE User Manual does confirm the feature and control is available on select models only.
However, based on your description, it appears there is some (and aprently not properly working!) IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) function active on the switch core why ever. Under normal conditions, when both end on each connection are supporting EEE, the link should return to it's normal link speed.
Please try the initial firmware (v1.0.1) available from GS305E | Smart Managed Plus Switch | NETGEAR Support Downloads -> [View Previous Versions], do a factory reset, and re-test.
YeZ action required for the switch engineering, thank you!
ariolica
Jan 27, 2021Aspirant
Thanks for the answer will try firmware.
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