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GS105 with Google Wifi
I have an existing wifi (Google Mesh) running from my Cox Cable Modem. I want to run a direct ethernet connection to one of my computers so I bought the GS105 switch. So my setup is Cox Cable to ca...
kbrunke wrote:So my setup is Cox Cable to cable modem, ethernet cable from modem to Netgear, then from Netgear I ran (1) ethernet cable to Google wifi and (1) ethernet directly to computer.
You can't do this - the modem must be connected direct to the Google WiFi WAN/Internet port (this is the one with the "earth" icon). This is the "outside" network where you typically just get a single public IP address. The switch must connect on the Google Mesh router LAN side (this is the one with the <...> icon).
Needless to say .... to connect a single PC to the Google WiFi router, there is no switch required.
FMI: Add LAN ports to Google Nest Wifi or Google Wifi
Not a Netgear switch problem at all.
kbrunke wrote:So my setup is Cox Cable to cable modem, ethernet cable from modem to Netgear, then from Netgear I ran (1) ethernet cable to Google wifi and (1) ethernet directly to computer.
You can't do this - the modem must be connected direct to the Google WiFi WAN/Internet port (this is the one with the "earth" icon). This is the "outside" network where you typically just get a single public IP address. The switch must connect on the Google Mesh router LAN side (this is the one with the <...> icon).
Needless to say .... to connect a single PC to the Google WiFi router, there is no switch required.
FMI: Add LAN ports to Google Nest Wifi or Google Wifi
Not a Netgear switch problem at all.
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