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slander6696
Jan 29, 2025Aspirant
XS505M post power outage
Hi, I've been using a NETGEAR 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit (XS505M) unmanaged 10GB switch for a couple of years. Recently, we experienced several power outages, although the switch was initially protec...
FURRYe38
Jan 29, 2025Guru - Experienced User
I haven't seen this with my 505M. I believe I have a cable matters sfp to ethernet 10gb adapter in mine. However mines all connected to a GS110MX down stream from it from the SFP port. The switch is connected up stream to a Orbi system on one of the other ethernet ports.
How long are the power outages for? If on a UPS, then the switch should be good if the power outage doesn't drain the batteries.
slander6696
Jan 29, 2025Aspirant
Thanks for the reply
I can confirm the UPS reaches low battery and power off sometimes. That’s what generating this problem
Last time was due to a test of the UPS shutdown scripts of my devices compatible.
Then the switch got stuck in this weird non functioning state as power back
I can confirm the UPS reaches low battery and power off sometimes. That’s what generating this problem
Last time was due to a test of the UPS shutdown scripts of my devices compatible.
Then the switch got stuck in this weird non functioning state as power back
- FURRYe38Jan 30, 2025Guru - Experienced User
If you connect the switch to a normal wall outlet, and just disconnect the plug from the out let for say 10 seconds then back ON, does the switch return to ready?
- slander6696Feb 14, 2025Aspirant
Thanks for the suggestion. Any wall outlets had the same effect on the switch
I did some troubleshooting recently and the source really seems to be the DAC cable. The switch doesn't like this one in conjuncture with my hardware
Ended up using two SFP+ to RJ-45 adapters with a Cat6+ switch cable to make it work as intended
Is there anyone here that successfully connected a Netgear and MikroTik switched together via DAC cable without AC problems? What's the model of DAC you're using?
- FURRYe38Feb 14, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Intresting. Sounds like you might have found the issue.
Hope you can find help with the DAC one.
Good Luck.
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