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DuckNet
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Aug 07, 2024
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GS324P Switch drops dead every few minutes

Finally tracked down the local network problems to the GS324P switch. Every few minutes all the connection lights on the switch go dark. The router port light that is connected to the switch also goe...
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    DuckNet
    Aug 19, 2024

    From what I read on the support page I get 90 days of complimentary support. I assume that after that I have to pay? Really? 

    I looked at many posts on reddit and other social media. Seems this is the case. The warranty is basically useless. The GS324P has been replaced with a Cisco 110 series switch. Hopefully this will last longer than the netgear switch.

     

    The netgear support webpage seems to be designed to WASTE MY TIME in an attempt to find a solution to a problem. This will deter me and everyone else from actually finding a solution. Especially if that solution is that the product is simply defective. The warranty is useless. Now the GS324P switch is just another part of the e-waste problem. 

    The corporate responsibility to produce products that will work for many years, save my time and minimize waste are not factors that Netgear uses when they design, market, sell and support products. Corporate profit seems like the only goal. Well that's not my goal. So we have conflicting goals here and that makes Netgear products not suitable for my use any longer. 

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