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andy73sg
Aspirant
Jun 03, 2019

Rax120 Nighthawk

Home network connection/setup doesn't work.

 

1) Router 1 (10Gbit/s capability, fiber-connected, XGS-PON technology):

-incoming fiber connection at 10 Gbit/s works

-WLAN works

-10Gbit ethernet port works

-Cable 1 (cat 7 ethernet) connection (from Router 1 to Switch) works

 

2) Switch (Netgear GS110MX):

-Cable 1 (cat 7 ethernet) plugged into port 9 (10G/Multi-Gig) works (two green lights blinking)

-Cable 2 (cat 7 ethernet) plugged into port 10 (10G/Multi-Gig) no lights blinking

-Cable 2 (cat 7 ethernet) plugged into home network cabling (cat 6e ethernet)

 

3) Router 2 (Netgear RAX120 Nighthawk) used as Access Point:

-Cable 3 (cat 6e ethernet) plugged into home network cabling (cat 6e ethernet) wall socket

-Cable 3 (cat 6e ethernet) plugged into port Multi-Gig (5G/2,5G/1G capable) no LED light blinking on Router

 

Question:

Why can't I connect GS110MX (10G/Multi-Gig) port via home network cabling to RAX120 (5G/2.5G/1G/Multi-Gig) port?

Connection 1G/Port at GS110MX via home network cabling to 1G/Port at RAX120 works (one green light blinking, only 100MB/s throughput?)...

 

Can somebody help, how I can at least get 5G/s from Router 1 via Switch and home network cable to Router 2?

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  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru
    Jun 03, 2019
    andy73sg wrote:

    Why can't I connect GS110MX (10G/Multi-Gig) port via home network cabling to RAX120 (5G/2.5G/1G/Multi-Gig) port?

    Connection 1G/Port at GS110MX via home network cabling to 1G/Port at RAX120 works (one green light blinking, only 100MB/s throughput?)...

    Reads like your installation is not properly set-up (for pairs/eight strands, correctly wired) for Gigabit and MultiGig. Only 100 Mbit/s negotiated  indicates that only two pairs are workable (or the cable isn't made for Ethernet at all, e.g. telephone cabling). And the Multi-Gig ports don't go down to Fast Ethernet.


    andy73sg wrote:

    1) Router 1 (10Gbit/s capability, fiber-connected, XGS-PON technology)

    Just curious - Salt/Switzerland?

    • andy73sg's avatar
      andy73sg
      Aspirant
      Jun 03, 2019
      Cables are surely Ethernet.

      „And the Multi-Gig ports don't go down to Fast Ethernet.“

      Can you specify what this means?

      Yes, Salt/Switzerland.
      • schumaku's avatar
        schumaku
        Guru
        Jun 03, 2019

        Blame me - both the GS110EMX and the RAX120 Multi-Gig port are "5-speed" so Fast Ethernet should be possible.

         

        But still, if the supposed GbE link does negotiate to Fast Ethernet only ... something is potentially wrong with the cable installation. Was this installation intended for Ethernet, is the cable at least CAT5E or CAT6, or is this a former Telephone installation on T72 (the ol'Swiss PTT standard) wires?

         

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        -Kurt