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joe_wht
Luminary
Jun 18, 2020

New GS116 switch. Plugging it to my New Netgear RAX200 Router makes it Drop ALL INTERNET??

I just bought 2 Netgear GS116 unmanaged switch to replace my 2 antique Netgear 8 port switches.

ONLY -1- GS116 arrived today.

I'm using this with my New Netgear RAX200 Router & Netgear CM600 Modem.

When I moved all the plugs over tot he GS116 (attaches to Router)

ALL the internet on my Router DIED.. WiFi & Ethernet...

I moved everything BACK to the Old switch and internet works !! ??

--- What am I missing??   The instructions are simple.. Plug & that's it.

I've Rebooted...  I've Recycled powering down, unplugging Everything..

Turning on the Modem, then Router, Then Switch, Then Laptop/computer & such..

NOTHING WORKS ..

.

Now, when the switch is all plugged up, All the lights work Fine,  The router port that it's

plugged in.. lights up...  BUT NO  INTERNET.

.

------- Once I get that fixed...  When my 2nd GS116 comes in.. can I attach it to the FIRST GS116??

See.. my modem is in my back computer room.. Cat6a runs to my Living room Router(where I live Dish, Tv, Bluray, Roku, NAS)

Router & Switch ports runs my entertainment center & laptop.. then an Ethernet cord runs BACK

to the Office into the 2nd switch that runs the computer, printer & 2 Rooms of dish, Tv, Bluray, Roku, Bose.

---+++///  But right now I gotta get the 1st GS116 working with the RAX200

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    joe_wht
    Luminary
    Jun 19, 2020

    ALL FIXED !!

    .

    After Rebooting 1,000 times.  Recycling the Modem, Router, Computers, Switches 100 times..

    Swaping the ethernet cables from the OLD to New GS116 over & over checking my laptop webpage to see

    if for some reason it DID NOT FREEZE...

    ..

    I FInally decided to hookup -1- single device at a time...

    SO I ...

    RESET The Router..

    Unpluged EVERY DANG THING, modem, router, switches ---

    Plugged up the modem... then Router, Then my Laptop so I could see what failed..

    I plugged up the NEW GS116 -- and all was good

    I turend ON WIFI --- All was good

    Then I plugged up -1- item at a time --- All was GOOD !!

    -- By Mistake, not  thinking about it, I even plugged my 2nd GS116 Switch INTO my 1st GS116

    .. I think I have a FREE ethernet cable that's still plugged up.. tomorrow I'll plug it straight into my router.

    ..

    NOW ---  I lost all my  " Attached Devices" - Names..  My Sunday, -1- day off from work might me FILLED WITH THAT !!

    ..

    QUESTION ---  On my old routers I would RESERVE the IP Addresses -- on everyting since BACK THEN Netgear had check boxes

    to ADD Everything that was not already assigned..

    is this a DRAG on the router ???  ...  Of course knowing my Printer, NAS, & Desktop IP address is useful, but for some reason I like

    knowing everything will always be the same.

    • Christian_R's avatar
      Christian_R
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Jun 23, 2020

      Hi joe_wht, 

       

      Thanks for sharing your experience as it may help others!

       

      Christian