GS308EP 1000M Not Available

[thom9999]

Fired up with V1.0.1.1 firmware out of the box.

Connected to Gigabit port on switch. 100M connection.

Went to web interface and edited a different port not in use.  Pulled down the Speed and there is no 1000M option visible.  Only Auto, Disable, 10M half, 10M full, 100M half, 100M full. That's it.

Trying older firmware but no luck so far.  This supposed to be a gigabit switch but the firmware doesn't seem to think so.

[thom9999 · Accepted solution]

Problem solved: Netgear Support said the 1000M pulldown is not an option.

Tried a different cable and it worked. 'Duh' on my part for thinking a 5E cable was in good working order.

[thom9999 · Accepted solution]

Problem solved: Netgear Support said the 1000M pulldown is not an option.

Tried a different cable and it worked. 'Duh' on my part for thinking a 5E cable was in good working order.

[BrianL]

Hi @thom9999,

By default, the port speed on all ports is set automatically (Auto) after the switch determines the speed using auto-negotiation with the linked device. Also, the left port LED will indicate the following.

Solid green: 1000Mbps link on this port. 
Blinking green: 1000Mbps activity on this port.

Kind regards,

[schumaku]

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@thom9999 wrote:

Problem solved: Netgear Support said the 1000M pulldown is not an option.

It's not an option: According to the IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T standard, auto-negotiation on copper GE interfaces (and faster) is mandatory.