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3ny
Aspirant
Aug 06, 2017
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New GS308 swith won't give internet and assignes a weird ip. is this for internet or just network pc

The porpused of the swith is give more ports to connect more divices to the internet right? I connecteda new gs308 from working netgear wifi routher to swith then divices tothe swith and there is no...
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    JohnC_V
    Aug 15, 2017

    3ny,

     

    It doesn't matter which port, any port will do. Have you tried connecting your PC to the cable that you were using going to the switch? Does the port lights up? Please try to replace the cable.

     

    Regards,

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3ny
Aspirant
Aug 14, 2017

Does it matter to which port do i connect the cable? i since the switch is not mark like the wifi routher wndr700.

I tried all the port and i cannot get a divice connected to that switch to the internet

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JohnC_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Aug 15, 2017

3ny,

 

It doesn't matter which port, any port will do. Have you tried connecting your PC to the cable that you were using going to the switch? Does the port lights up? Please try to replace the cable.

 

Regards,

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