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NightHawk R7000 and GS 105 and GS108 switches connection problems
I'm using three Netgear devices on a Virgin Media cable modem internet connection. I've recently had short unplanned (1/2-1hr) power outages while I was having smart meters fitted, and independen...
Well, things are gradually improving.
I have basically had to rebuild my network almost from scratch.
Most devices are now up and running again, and the switches appear to be working normally for wired connections.
What I think happenedk was that after the power cut, devices started up before the router was fully operational, and I think before the address reservations set in the router took effect.
As I brought devices back up gradually, I think the automatic assignment of IP addresses would have prevented duplicate IP address assignment.
But I am still disappointed that the existing reserved IP addresses seem NOT to have been followed in full. Or else I'm misunderstanding which screen actually does the reservations.
Anyway, I'll continue switching on the remaining wireless devices, now I have the wired network working properly again, as far as I can tell so far.
Well, things are gradually improving.
I have basically had to rebuild my network almost from scratch.
Most devices are now up and running again, and the switches appear to be working normally for wired connections.
What I think happenedk was that after the power cut, devices started up before the router was fully operational, and I think before the address reservations set in the router took effect.
As I brought devices back up gradually, I think the automatic assignment of IP addresses would have prevented duplicate IP address assignment.
But I am still disappointed that the existing reserved IP addresses seem NOT to have been followed in full. Or else I'm misunderstanding which screen actually does the reservations.
Anyway, I'll continue switching on the remaining wireless devices, now I have the wired network working properly again, as far as I can tell so far.