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Uverse gateway 5268AC - Ethernet connection shuts off when connected to a switch
When I try to plug the Netgear GS208 switch into the 5268AC gateway, the gateway shuts off the Ethernet port. I can verify that the port is off with a bright orange led on the connection. Also, I can verify on the 192.168.1.254 site that the wired ethernet port is down. If I switch ports, the previous one will return to being up, and the new one will be down. I have two existing connections that are on static IP addresses: 1 for the DVR and 1 for a Cisco AP connection to a remote DVR.
Why is it so difficult to connect a dumb switch into the Uverse gateway? Is the gateway defective? Sure seems that way.
_xyzzy_
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5 years ago
It is recommended you do not connect the att equipment through a unmanaged switch due to the multicast iptv traffic being passed through that switch. There are threads in these forums about this subject and you may be able to use a GS108E managed switch.
There are threads in these forums where users do want to connect their tv stuff through a switch. Below is a link to two of them to see what's involved in this process.
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Gpz1100
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5 years ago
Edit, disregard.. Please delete.
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5 years ago
Orange LED does not mean it's off.
It means it's formed a 10/100/1000 connection with a device.
A green LED would signify a 10/100 connection.
Simply put, when it's orange the device you have connected has a gigabit network card.
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SnipTheDog
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5 years ago
Orange LED does not mean it's off. It means it's formed a 10/100/1000 connection with a device.
-- Hmmm. OK then. Why does the gateway page show that the connected port is down? Also, if that port is connected then my static addressed DVR and remote DVR will go down.
you may be able to use a GS108E managed switch.
-- I'll pick one up from Amazon then and report back.
Thanks for your help.
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