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Ethernet Lights on cable modem port are amber
I occasionally have connectivity issues between Orbi and my cable modem. For some reason, orbi could not get an ethernet address from my cable provider. But when I plugged my TV into the ethernet p...
71cuda wrote:
I have heard on this forum that this means speed is limited to either 10 or 100Mb. When I do a speed test, I get 450 Mb speeds from my cell phone. When I did the test where I connected my TV to the modem, the light color was stead green and flashing amber.
Most older TVs have Ethernet limited to 100 Mbps. Flashing orange for that LAN port means that traffic is flowing at 100 Mbps.
Then again, hard to see how a light can be simultaneously "stead[y] green and flashing amber". So I may not understand what is happening.
Whereas older ethernet switches often had a panel of LED's showing the connection status of the various ports, modern switches often include two tiny LED's on the actual port itself. Here's a picture of one:
One of them indicates the speed of the connection and the other flickers with actual traffic. I do n ot know that these LEDs are "standardized", but there may be a general pattern of using different colors for speed, with green indicating 1000mb. It is disappointing that Netgear did not include these LEDs on the Orbi ethernet ports. I do not "know" why, but can think of two reasons: (1) ports without LED's probably cost less, and (2) The Orbi is designed for consumer use where the ports will be out of sight (on the back of the unit). There have been several times when I seriously wanted them to be available.