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usao
Aspirant
Dec 24, 2016
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2x gs116 wont link

I have 2x GS116 switches. The first is my primary switch, out of the router. The second is in my server room, and port 1 is connected with a straight-through cable to the second. It will not link ...
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  • DaneA's avatar
    DaneA
    Jan 01, 2017

    @usao,

     

    It seems that the new GS116 is faulty.  I suggest that you return it from the store where you bought it and asked for a replacement.  

     

     

    Regards,

     

    DaneA

    NETGEAR Community Team

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DaneA
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 25, 2016

Hi usao,

 

Welcome to the community! :) 

 

Kindly answer the questions below:

 

a. Is the primary GS116 connected to a port on a wall that connects to a port on a wall in the server room where the second GS116 is deployed? Or, are the primary and secondary GS116 switches connected directly to each other?

b. Have you tried changing the ethernet cable connecting the primary and secondary GS116 switches to isolate the problem?

c. Have you tried to swap the primary and secondary GS116 switches in order to isolate the problem? 

 

I look forward to your response.

 

 

Regards,

 

DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team

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