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Macbook no UP status
Hi, new on here so apologies for any lack of knowledge. I have a MacBook Pro connected to my GS308EPP but it is not showing UP port status as is a connected router and NAS. It is showing AVAILABLE although I am able to see other devices on the LAN through the switch from the MacBook. The MacBook has a USB3 ethernet adaptor. Is this normal? Thanks.
Merry Xmas Schumaku.
Turned out to be faulty Ethernet wall socket. All good now.
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In fact there is another Netgear 8 port switch (not sure of model) in line so apologies, the MacBook would not show up on the port status as it was connected to that switch. However, doing tests using the additional switch compared to a direct connection to the GS308EPP shows a significant difference in performance. I attach two screen shots to show how the additional switch degrades performance. I used LAN Speedtest and iPerf3 on the MacBook to do the tests. Many thanks.
this test is when the GS108E-300UKS was in line and shows a significant decrease in performance
Lot of variables in play. First, please always include the firmware in place on any of these switches.
It's known that these tiny uC controller in place can be easily overloaded when e.g. flow control enabled (what was the default on early firmware releases!) can have an negative effect on the throughput.
Then there are many different USB3 Ethernet adaüpters in the market, the quality can vary widely.
Merry Xmas!
Merry Xmas Schumaku.
Turned out to be faulty Ethernet wall socket. All good now.
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