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R6300 through a GS108p netgear switch
Is there a known issue when connecting a R6300 rounter through a netgear GS108P switch? I have a switch setup in the basement which has cables running to my kids computers without any issue. I wa...
> Is there a known issue when connecting a R6300 rounter through a
> netgear GS108P switch?
Through it to _what_?
I got lost in your makes-my-head-hurt geography. What you need to do
is connect the modem (Ethernet port) to the R6300 WAN/Internet port.
Just as it shows in all the relevant User Manuals.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
You _can_ connect an Ethernet switch port to a _LAN_ port on the
R6300.
> [...] the switch which then runs up to the cable modem. [...]
That sounds wrong.
> [...] Can it be fixed? [...]
Don't connect an Ethernet switch port to the WAN/Internet port on the
R6300. Or to the modem.
It's unfortunate if that restriction spoils your wiring plan, but
these gizmos are more complicated than Christmas-tree lights, and, in
the words of the philosopher Jagger, "You can't always get what you
want."
Unintentionally posted the picture without the description.
The top pic shows the current non-working setup.
The lower pic shows how it was setup and working normally.
My goal was to increase connectivity to the far end of the house rather than have two broadcasting wifi units in one room which was now overkill since Comcast actually has a good cable modem. We had the XB3 before (or sb... forget the code...)
The main idea was that when running out of the cable modem directly into the netgear router, it was working fine.
So:
Cable modem -> netgear router = working router
Cable -> switch -> netgear router = non-working router
I'm hoping this can be fixed.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike,
> Cable modem -> switch -> netgear router = non-working router
This is not possible - and not a Netgear limitation. Your ISP does allow only one public IP address intended for one computer or one NAT router.
Cable Modem <-> Router WAN/internet port .... Router LAN port <-> Switch <-> internal systems.
The switch must be connected to a router LAN port. A dedicated connection between the cable modem and the router WAN/Internet port is required for your plan.
Regards,
-Kurt
> I'm hoping this can be fixed.
"Doctor, it hurts when I do this."
"Don't do that."
The only things which need fixing here are your expectations. Which
part of "don't do that" was unclear to you?The part that was unclear was that logically there's no reason it shouldn't work. What it comes down to, based on the reply I recieved was that the cable company is allowed to control more than they should be allowed to control.
See, again, I'm basing it on logic here: the signal is going from A to B to C which is a simple data flow. So that was why it was unclear. It reminds me of how much control we give over to the monopoly.
Anyway...
I have already ordered a ethernet cable to run below the floor and back up to where I want this going from A to B only and remove the C (Netgear router) from the equation so I need no more assistance nor, based on Antinode's reply, further sarcasm either.
Thanks for your help and advice Kurt.
Mike
