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No internet after connecting GS316 switch to latop using ethernet cable
I recently bought the Netgear GS316 Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch.
Connection:
* I have broadband internet connection.
* Broadband internet cable is connected to a modem given by the ISP
* I have connected the internet modem to the switch using ethernet cable.
* From the switch, I have connected my Router, and have ethernet cables running all over the house.
Issue:
My router gets connected to the internet. I get wifi signal to all the devices.
But when I connect my laptop to the ethernet cable, I get error messages. There is no internet. Or "Ethernet does not have valid IP configuration" messages.
When the ethernet cable is connected to a laptop, the lights on the switch port are illuminated. So I presume the connection is there but it is not able to connect to internet.
Note: All ethernet wires are new and working.
Where am I going wrong?
Should I connect Router to Modem and from the router, switch should be connected?
Thank you in advance.
mandardjoshi wrote:- From switch --> Router 2 thru which I will connect my devices to wifi
Not sure why you want to do this - you could use a router in router mode for the wireless, but you will have two different networks in the house.
Consider to configure the second router to wireless access point mode.
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mandardjoshi wrote:* I have connected the internet modem to the switch using ethernet cable.
* From the switch, I have connected my Router, and have ethernet cables running all over the house.
That's the mistake. It must be Modem <-> [WAN/Internet port] Router [LAN port(s)] <=> Switch or other direct connected Ethernet devices. <=> in-house cabling <=> devices around the houe
mandardjoshi wrote:But when I connect my laptop to the ethernet cable, I get error messages. There is no internet. Or "Ethernet does not have valid IP configuration" messages.
Background: The ISP does only assign one (very few allow two) public IP address to the CPE, here the first device connected to the router WAN/Internet port. This is intended either for a single device, the most popular one is a router. It's the router doing NAT (Network address translation) and assigning private IP addresses, e.g. from the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet to your devices on the wireless and wired devices connected to the LAN ports.
Thank you for the quick reply.
So if I understand correctly, I must:
- Connect the internet cable --> to the modem.
- From the Modem connect --> the Router.
- From the router connect --> the switch.
So can I connect two routers in the following manner?
- Internet cable --> Modem
- Modem --> Router 1
- Router 1 --> Switch
- From switch --> Router 2 thru which I will connect my devices to wifi
- From switch --> Other ethernet cables
mandardjoshi wrote:- From switch --> Router 2 thru which I will connect my devices to wifi
Not sure why you want to do this - you could use a router in router mode for the wireless, but you will have two different networks in the house.
Consider to configure the second router to wireless access point mode.
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