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R6300 router loses internet connection when GS205 switch is connected
I have a R6300 router that has been working great for a number of years. I have a number of devices wired directly to it (Magic Jack, etc.) and everything works flawlessly. The 2.4 and 5G wireless ...
Well, it happened again. Not sure what the cause is, but after a few days of everything working, everything died on me - no wired or wireless internet connectivity. I unplugged the power to the GS205 and everything is instantly fixed. Then I plug the power back into the GS205 and reconnect everything one by one and the wired connections work. Truly makes no sense to me why this keeps occurring, but at least I have a fix for it now.
One other note - just to confirm my wiring is good, I took the ethernet cable that runs from my router to the switch and instead connected it directly to my laptop. I got immediate internet connectivity and everything else (all other connected devices and wirless) continued to work fine. However, as soon as I take that same ethernet cable and run it to the switch - and then connect power to the switch, it "kills" my router. I then disconnect power from the switch and everything is fine again. Additionally, I have another Netgear switch that I wasn't using and tried connecting it (to make sure it wasn't a faulty switch) and it caused the exact same problem. Sure hope someone has the magic answer to this problem...