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Isolated ethernet ports
I have a fiber to ethernet terminal (Nokia XS-010X-Q, not a router) connected to my 860 in router mode. I also have 2 sats and a number of devices connected to the ethernet ports on the master, one being a NETGEAR unmanaged 5-port switch in another room. All attached devices, both wi-fi and ethernet, connect to the internet without issue. Been in this setup for months.
Enabled Windows Remote Desktop and found out that the devices on the ethernet ports do not talk to each other, ping fails, etc.
Tried switching to VLAN/Bridging mode to see if that was required but that didn't help and it disabled their access to the internet.
Are the ethernet port supposed to be able to talk to each other by default? If not, how do I configure the 860 to allow ethernet ports to talk to each other?
I am testing this with a desktop and a laptop both connected directly to the ethernet ports on the master. Please advise...
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What does the "master" mean? The RBR? Or the PC you are working on?
What do you see if two ethernet connected PC are connected directly being the RBR with out connecting to the switch?
What is the model# of this switch?
Two PCs connected behind the switch can not ping each others IP address?
What Windows version are you using?
Make sure your PCs are discoverable in Windows. There is networking profiles that may not allow that. Contact MS support about setting Public or Private networking profiles and enabling of discovery and sharing with Windows and getting Remote Desktop working correctly.
Master = RBR860
I don't understand this question. As stated, I have a desktop and a laptop connected to the ethernet ports on the RBR860. Switch is not involved. They cannot ping each other (or any devices connected to the switch either, but that is expected since the desktop and laptop can't ping each other being side by side on the RBR860.
The switch does not come into play, just letting you know what the setup was.
No, As stated, I have a desktop and a laptop connected to the ethernet ports on the RBR860. They cannot ping each other.
Both desktop and laptop are Windows 11 Home. The PC, I wanted to talk to is W11 Pro but since I can't ping it, I can't connect to it remotely. This is what led me to realize the ethernet ports are not talking to each other, but are internet enabled.
What would cause the ethernet ports on the RBR860 to access the internet but block traffic between themselves?
You have SPC or Armor enabled on the RBR?
What happens if you connect the non managed switch in between the RBR and the PCs and connect the PCs to this switch? Can they ping each other then?
Has this worked before or is this first time trying this?
What FW version is loaded on the system?
Again, Make sure your PCs are discoverable in Windows. There is networking profiles that may not allow that. Contact MS support about setting Public or Private networking profiles and enabling of discovery and sharing with Windows and getting Remote Desktop working correctly.Are the ethernet port supposed to be able to talk to each other by default?
Yes, the Ethernet module included in most Netgear routers performs exactly as other ordinary Ethernet switches. It maintains an internal ARP table showing which Ethernet ports lead to specific Ethernet MAC addresses. When a data packet arrives at one port, the switch looks in the table to find which port the packet should be sent out of. (Broadcast packets go out every port.)
Windows computers have elaborate firewall settings with one set of rules for the local (private) network and another set for the remote network. By default, Windows computers do not respond to ICMP requests ('ping')
Most of the 60-odd devices connected to my Orbi system respond to ICMP, but there are some "odd balls" that do not. The Echo Dot speaker, for example, does not.
