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Pincknl
Mar 10, 2020Aspirant
netgear gs208 switch only Router port working
I previously had the netgear gs208 switch set up modem-router-switch-tvs. I recently switch the connection to modem-switch-router/tvs. Now the router works just fine but the TVs are not detecting t...
- Mar 10, 2020
Pincknl wrote:So if I have another router, I can set it up as follows?
modem--netgear router--switch--Nest Mesh router? All of the AP's are wireless and have no ethernet connection.sure. Or just buy another google mesh device to keep your network all running the same mesh setup. that's the route I'd go. Not trying to push you away from netgear but you'll probably have better results.
plemans
Mar 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
you need to go modem-----router-----switch.
not the other way around. Most modems only supply 1 public IP address and the router supplies local ip addresses. So the modem is supplying that to the router.
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