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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 regon...
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.
Disable LACP on the router or try using one of the other LAN ports that is not included in the LAG configuration. LAN#4 I believe should work, even if LACP is enabled.
Thank you I tried disabling it and even switching the port from 1 to 3 on the router. Stil cant get it to regonize that it is a switch. computer direct to router still works and computer to switch shows connection. So cables, ports, and devices seem to be functional. Just seems to be a setting that might need to be enabled.
No other settings.
I'd try a different switch to see if the problem follows...