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

ALL FIXED !!

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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...

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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.

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

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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.