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Daisy chaining unmanaged switches
I just bought a GS316 unmanaged switch to replace my old GS208 and having trouble getting a connection. I have a network with: Cable Model > ORBI Mesh Network > Unmanaged Switch > GS316 unmanaged s...
Thanks for the response.
So cables can be the problem - my issue is that the potential troublesome cable runs in the walls/floor from the IT room to my office, meaning it would be very expensive to replace it.
Is there any alternative - other switches that might work?
My old switch worked (GS208) but it was failing - dropping the connection regularly - a 5 port TPLink switch works just fine but has only 5 ports. I was hoping paying the extra money for a Netgear GS316 would be a good investment, but now I don't know
Thanks
> [...] I do not get a connection.
Are there LED port-status indicators on these devices? What do they
indicate?
> [...] other switches that might work?
If you have a marginal cable or connector, then you might get lucky,
and find a gizmo with better margins, but that's hardly a path to
reliability.