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usao
Dec 23, 2016Aspirant
2x gs116 wont link
I have 2x GS116 switches. The first is my primary switch, out of the router. The second is in my server room, and port 1 is connected with a straight-through cable to the second. It will not link ...
DaneA
Dec 27, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
usao,
Kindly try to use a crossover cable between the 2 GS116 switches. Let us know the results.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
usao
Dec 28, 2016Aspirant
Ive ordered a crossover adapter from ebay, will take a week to get here.
However, reading GS116 docs indicate it supports auto uplink.
Auto Uplink™ automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables
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