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Reimemonster
Feb 17, 2022Follower
GS108LP seems broken
Hi, It looks a lot like my switch broke. No matter what device I connect, the device does not get an IP address. It did work yesterday, it does not work anymore today. Example: Laptop conne...
schumaku
Feb 17, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Reimemonster wrote:
No matter what device I connect, the device does not get an IP address.
Example:
Laptop connected to port 8, IP config "auto",
results in "unknown network" and no IP address
Left LED is blinking green, right LED is off (so far I do not use PoE whatsoever).
With just the switch and random devices connected, there won't be neither a DHCP server nor a router providing LAN, NAT, and Internet access.
Reimemonster wrote:
It did work yesterday, it does not work anymore today.
One might guess that yesterday, the switch had a working link to the router.
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