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MS108EUP fails to pass/provide DHCP
I have a Multi-gig managed switch (MS108EUP) that is servicing my home network. It is connected to a pfsense appliance and, at the moment, the switch is configured in basic "dumb" or unmanaged mode. ...
waldo15 wrote:
The only way I have to recover the switch is by power-cycling it. Once power is back the switch functions as expected.
Does not sound like a normal reliable operation status. Must admit, I'm operating my test unit in the Advanced 802.1Q VLAN mode, with a set of ports configured like access ports for VLAN 1, [U]ntagged, with the PVID set to 1 of course - among another VLAN with all tagged ports. This is were my (wrong) claim set earlier came from.
Some curiosity question (lack of time and bandwidth to reconfigure the unit here to this NO VLANS mode, stating
No VLANs are applied in this mode.
Does the switch get an IP address from the DHCP server?
Would you mind to apply a Advanced 802.1Q VLAN mode config, with a set of ports configured like access ports for VLAN 1, [U]ntagged, with the PVID set to 1 of course - among another VLAN with all tagged ports?
Yes the switch gets its IP address from the firewall in dynamic DHCP.
I can try the advanced configuration you suggested and report back my findings. Should I set this to only a small number of ports, or all active ports?
waldo15 wrote:
I can try the advanced configuration you suggested and report back my findings. Should I set this to only a small number of ports, or all active ports?
Whatever is convenient and can be used to extend testing or experiencing your firewall system.
So I ran the test and it also ended up failing. Looking at my Firewall logs there's nothing that I can see that is obvious as to why it failed (if it was a firewall side issue), but I can see the DCHP server was properly setting up addresses and renewing IP leases until the switch just stopped. Once again, a power cycle brought it back online.
Should I start an RMA process with Netgear support?
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