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Using an unmanaged switch with Nighthawk X10
I have my Nighthawk hooked up as my router. I tried plugging in an unmanaged switch to one of the ethernet ports to extend the number of ports for my home ethernet. The Nighthawk doesnt seem to regonize it. I plug my computer directly into the Nighthawk port I am using and it works, I plug my computer into the switch and it lights up as working. Plug my router into the switch and no lights. Is there some setting on the Nighthawk admin settings that I have to enable to get the switch to work? Everywhere I read it seemed just plug and play.
It ended up being a loose wire in one of the wall connection pins. Very frustrating as I guess it was making contact with PC but not router. repaired wall connection and worked.
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What LAN cables are you using? CAT6 is recommended.
Swap LAN cables.
Try swapping LAN ports on the router and Switch.
Possible your Switch is bad, try another switch.
Is there specific ports on the Nighthawk router that have to be used for a switch? My switch doesnt have a dedicated wan port so I have switched it around and still same thing.
I am using a Cat 5e which should work. I have a tester for my cables and I have also tried different cables. They work when computer is directly connected to router. I just dont see the Router regonizing the switch for some reason. Not sure if Im missing a setting on the router
It ended up being a loose wire in one of the wall connection pins. Very frustrating as I guess it was making contact with PC but not router. repaired wall connection and worked.
Glad that was all. Sheesh.
Enjoy.
