I have no yellow ports that I can see. I'm gonna send a pic of the back of the modem. I want to understand.
The Arris modem is only connected to my Eero Pro 6 router as pictured above. I then have my Eero plugged into port 1
OK, start over.Well, it won't work on ethernet after I plugged the other cables in the Netgear. What gives? LOL
I'll stay on wireless awaiting your help.
OKIdentifying the cables will of course help tremendously with troubleshooting.
Make sure you don't have any loops-- that is a cable which instead of going to an endpoint device is plugged back into another port on the switch. Depending on the switch this can create a situation that jams the whole network.
I gotta leave for 4 hours. I'm not ignoring any responses. I'll be back.
I'm wondering if the cable he was using to connect the two D-Link switches together is being plugged in and creating a loop at this point.Make sure the eero system is not in its "bridge mode." That may have been the case with DSL but since the CM8200 cable modem is always a bridge you don't want to continue bridging in the eero.
What @OVERKILL said-- migrate to the new switch by unplugging all the cables and setting the old switch aside. Connect one port of the new switch to the eero router. Traditionally the highest numbered port is used for this, then connect the endpoint device cables one at a time to the lower ports starting from 1.
If the light on the switch doesn't come on when you plug in a cable, assume for now that cable doesn't go to an active device, and set it aside. When the light does come on, go through the house to find which device has its link light newly on, and label the cable. If you have devices with no link lights you can test for a link by plugging in one of the old switches instead of the device.
Overkill and mk378, I am through 8 connections and quitting for tonight. ALL is fantastic!!! It was so nice to hear my printers come in when I plugged them in the new switch.
Gotta get my Arlo, one more Roku, 2 DVD’s and 2 AV systems up and I’m good to go.
Should I connect my 2TVs with Ethernet?
My speed is 150 when checked on my phone but 93-95 when checked through the wired Roku’s and 73-75 wirelessly. Is that what it should be?
Lastly, is there a best type of connector to use between my house cable and the outside cable?
This is because they don't have gigabit Ethernet ports, their highest speed on the cable is 100 Mb, which leads to about 94 usable Mb. This is the case with a lot of TVs and printers as well. If only one of the green lights above the port on the GS316 lights up instead of both, the link is running at 100. Your old switches would indicate this with a yellow light for 100 or a green light for 1000. I see in the pictures that many of the lights are yellow.93-95 when checked through the wired Roku’s
I finally understand.This is because they don't have gigabit Ethernet ports, their highest speed on the cable is 100 Mb, which leads to about 94 usable Mb. This is the case with a lot of TVs and printers as well. If only one of the green lights above the port on the GS316 lights up instead of both, the link is running at 100. Your old switches would indicate this with a yellow light for 100 or a green light for 1000. I see in the pictures that many of the lights are yellow.
There's nothing wrong with this, since a printer or single video stream doesn't require anything close to 100 Mb to fully function. With a gigabit switch and cat 6 cable, the house is ready should you change out the endpoint device to gigabit.