GS308e - Port Status - Colour Question

Question

Hi, probably a basic question, but one I cant find an answer to.... in the Port Status section in the admin GUI for the 308e, where it is showing whether a port is UP/Available... I have both Green coloured UP and and UP showing in Orange... what is the differentiating factor between the colour differences ? Thanks.

schumaku · Answer

LW100&nbsp;wrote:
in the Port Status section in the admin GUI for the 308e, where it is showing whether a port is UP/Available...

Provide a complete screenshot please.
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LW100&nbsp;wrote:
in the Port Status section in the admin GUI for the 308e, where it is showing whether a port is UP/Available...

Afraid, you seem to talk of a different model from the GS308E - which has green LEDs only (both).
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The&nbsp;Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switches User Manual&nbsp;does have a newer updated chapter on Hardware, starting on p.8 ff.
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LW100 · Answer

schumaku&nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks for the reply.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Please see picture from bottom of router and what I am seeing in Port Status section...&nbsp;From Bottom of SwitchExample&nbsp;Thanks.

schumaku · Answer

What shows up when you open the either of the two connected ports clicking or tapping on the "Up v" area?
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Wild guess the added some negotiated Etherner link speed indication as "Linked Speed" (eg. green 1 Gb, amber 100Mb/10Mb), the LED logic of many Netgear switches LED indicators.
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Have only older switches with the similar Web UI, not making a difference in the colour of the "Up v", and naming "Up v" as "Connected v"
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Admit, on the GS308Ev4 (and many other Plus switches), they use two green LEDs
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So, to compare: What do the LEDs left and right LED show fhr the two ports in question?
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LW100 · Answer

I had checked the linked speed before, and it is indeed different, which does coincide with the link lights where the cable is plugged in.... so for the Orange UP, the link speed is 100M Full as opposed to 1000M Full... which matches just the left LED flashing lit on the port itself.&nbsp;Assuming this is the case, I am surprised that this isn't referenced in any documentation though.&nbsp; 🙂&nbsp;Off to do some more reading and then probably raise another question on these forums...&nbsp;&nbsp;🤣&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks.&nbsp;&nbsp;