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sysop
Tutor
May 16, 2025
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One of the 2.5 ports will just drop back to 1gig

970 Series   Anyone seen this before I replace my switch? 10gig in and also wired from router directly to a Satellite, all works great, ALL wifi's work great, but one lan port I have coming off the...
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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    May 16, 2025

    Ya, no a fan of there stuff. Have tried some and all has gone back. 

    You might try NGs MS105 which is 2.5Gb supporting or a XS5050M if you want 10Gb support. I have the XS505M and GS110MX and both are solid behind my RBR. 

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 16, 2025

Ya, no a fan of there stuff. Have tried some and all has gone back. 

You might try NGs MS105 which is 2.5Gb supporting or a XS5050M if you want 10Gb support. I have the XS505M and GS110MX and both are solid behind my RBR. 

sysop's avatar
sysop
Tutor
May 16, 2025

Thanks, ordering some new stuff tonight.

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 16, 2025

    Let us know how the new stuff works. 

    • sysop's avatar
      sysop
      Tutor
      Jun 26, 2025

      Replaced with a 2.5 gig NETGEAR switch and all is well on that issue. Thanks. Now if I can fix the elephant in the room.

       

      $1800 and goes down on me at least once a day between router and satellites. Wireless or wired.

       

      Router is connected to fiber at the 10 gig port and a 2.5 gig switch. Also 2nd 10gig port is connected to the first satellite. Second Satellite is wireless. For no reason, the wireless on the two satellites will just go away!! Everything wireless then wants to connect to the router or at least tries as it stays up! Also everything wired continues to work. I have even tried to remove the wired backhaul and make them all wireless. No joy.

       

      10 minutes later the first satellite comes back online. I have to manually unplug the wireless satellite to get it back. Then unplug all my devices to get them to connect to the satellite they should be connected to once I get them up (the closest). Not happy right now. I have used NETGEAR for years. 30 years in telecom. All my switches, managed and unmanaged are NETGEAR. WI-FI and extenders are, NAS, etc. Never an Issue until these 971/0's.

       

      I now see wireless things will connect to a router or satellite 60+ feet away when there is literally one 6’ from it in an open room! But it will pick the one way away! This thing is nuts!