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RS300 Wifi 7 router
Recently purchased a Netgear RS300 Wifi 7 router. Wireless works great, unable to get my lan wired devices to work. I have tried 2 Netgear unmanaged switches and neither switch can get IP addresses...
Michael,
I actually only use 1 Netgear 16port (GS316) switch. But for troubleshooting purposes,
I disconnected that switch and used a Netgear 8 port switch that I have on hand. It reacted the same way.
NO IP addresses will come through the switches. On the router you have 2 ports to use for normal LAN, and I have tried both and same reaction. So here is my configuration, Cable Modem, connected to RS300, Switch connected to RS300 via ethernet port.
Kevin
Michael,
I know that unmanaged switches do not get IP addresses, but they should let the router send them through to the devices. That's how it worked before I replaced the Cable Modem and the router on Tuesday.
This was all caused because my old Netgear router died after 8 long years.
Kevin