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PC Internet not connected after Netgear Switch installed (GS105)
Recently installed a new modem and router. Between the modem and router I installed a Netgear Switch as I have a PC that I like to keep hardwired (the PC is hardwired out of the switch). Once I power...
Kampfzentrum wrote:Between the modem and router I installed a Netgear Switch
That's the almost classic mistake. The switch and the PC must be located on the router LAN port side.
The ISP typically allow only one public IP address, which is to be used for the router WAN/Internet port. With the current set-up, either the computer or the router are workable, kind of random, depending what was booted or connected first.
Grüsse
-Kurt
Kampfzentrum wrote:Between the modem and router I installed a Netgear Switch
That's the almost classic mistake. The switch and the PC must be located on the router LAN port side.
The ISP typically allow only one public IP address, which is to be used for the router WAN/Internet port. With the current set-up, either the computer or the router are workable, kind of random, depending what was booted or connected first.
Grüsse
-Kurt
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your time and help! The little things matter!
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