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Paolo00
Jan 28, 2022Aspirant
gs108v4 all but one pc doesn't connect to the LAN
Hi, I'm Paolo and I'm new here. I got a brand new gs108v4 unmanaged switch. We're 4 of us, each one with his own laptop. I have an ISP modem/router wifi with 4 lan port, one of which is also wan. ...
michaelkenward
Jan 30, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Paolo00 wrote:
I have an ISP modem/router wifi with 4 lan port, one of which is also wan.
The WAN port is usually there to connect the router to the Internet through a modem or something else. It is not always (usually?) available for LAN connections.
But without knowing what this router is that is anybody's guess.
I have an access point connected to the gs108. It is an old ISP modem/router wifi, with dhcp disabled and wifi repeater enabled, with 4 lan port, one of which is also wan.
That is not the best way to reuse a router as an access point. But again, without knowing what this router is that is another guess.
As the only piece of Netgear equipment here seems to be the switch, asking about that in this section, which is for routers, isn't the best approach.
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
Switches - NETGEAR Communities
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.
- Paolo00Jan 30, 2022Aspirant
hi Machael, thanks a lot, right now I realized I wasn't in the unmanaged switch sub forum...where I supposed to be, sorry
- michaelkenwardJan 30, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Paolo00 wrote:
hi Machael, thanks a lot, right now I realized I wasn't in the unmanaged switch sub forum...where I supposed to be, sorry
No problem. No one can blame you for getting lost in Netgear's labyrinth.