ProSafe GS116 Switch Only Connects to Netgear XR1000 Router with Crossover Cable

[xheliosx]

It appear thay my newly aquired Netgear XR1000 router does not have MDI/MDI-X capability. The setup is stand-alone Cable Modem->XR1000->ProSafe GS116 Switch->PC. This same configuration worked perfectly using my old router (Apple Airport). However,with the XR1000, the switch only works if I use a crossover cable. Also, the crossover cable will not work if I use it to connect the XR1000 directly to a PC. This same crossover cable did work when connecting the Airport to a PC. So, it seems like the XR1000 does not support MDI/MDI-X? Can someone confirm that? Shouldn't the GS116 also have MDI/MDI-X and work without a crossover even if the XR1000 doesn't have MDI/MDI-X?

Regards

[antinode]

> [...] So, it seems like the XR1000 does not support MDI/MDI-X? [...]

   I don't have the hardware, so I can't confirm or refute, but someone
else recently climbed onto an unrelated thread with a similar complaint
about a different device:

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/2094106

So far, no one has believed it, but I'm beginning to wonder.

> [...] Shouldn't the GS116 also have MDI/MDI-X and work without a
> crossover even if the XR1000 doesn't have MDI/MDI-X?

   In principle, everyone should negotiate an optimal connection, no
matter what.  I have not seen a case where a cross-over cable was needed
(or prohibited) in the past twenty years.  And I have some pretty
antique junk here.

[Netduma-Fraser]

I can't see any references to this in the spec or manual, may be best to make a ticket directly with Netgear: http://support.netgear.com/

[xheliosx]

OK, ticket created. I'll post the results when I get a response.