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hamish2
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Feb 23, 2024

model L FS728TP POE network switch no ip address

I picked up a fs728tp from a thrift store so could be the reason it is there I am all new to network management and trying to access the switch from all that I can find I should be able to access it I have tried no dice I have it connected directly to a computer with smart control center it will not discover the switch and I ran ipconfig and ran through the ip's to check and none matched am I missing something is it broken am I just beating around the bush and this isn't the switch I think it is

https://www.reddit.com/r/NETGEAR/comments/1axsqvs/model_l_fs728tp_poe_network_switch_no_ip_address

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  • hamish2 wrote:

    I picked up a fs728tp from a thrift store so could be the reason it is there I am all new to network management and trying to access the switch from all that I can find I should be able to access it I have tried no dice I have it connected directly to a computer with smart control center it will not discover the switch...


    There are two versions of these FS728TP switches:

     

    Wild guess? Its an older FS728TPv1 8-)

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