Help with using two switches

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Here is a brief overview of my setup, I was about to make a nice visio drawing of this but then it didn't work!

Motorola SB510B Cable Modem
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| cat 5 (into WAN port on router)
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Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 running DD-WRT Firmware: DD-WRT v24 RC-6 (01/02/08) std http://www.buffalotech.com/pro...cess-point-whr-hp-g54/
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| cat 6 (from port 1 on router)
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Netgear GS108 GigE switch http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches/DesktopSwitches/GS108.aspx?detail=Specifications
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| cat 6
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Netgear GS105 GigE switch http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches/DesktopSwitches/GS105.aspx?detail=Specifications


I have 2 PCs plugged into the 8 port with Cat 6

I have 1 PC, Xbox 260, Wii, and Popcorn Hour (Network Media Tank) into the 5 port with cat 5

I am going to order some cat 6 so that all my cabling is the same

My problem is the 8 port switch just blinks all its lights when I have the cable from the router AND the cabloe going to the other switch plugged in.

I suspected that the 8 port was bad a little while ago, but I'm not sure. I want to make sure this setup is possible before I RMA it or something.

Thanks

 

[Madwand1]

Yes, the setup should work just fine, provided you don't have any link loops.

E.g. router -> switch 1 -> switch 2 -> router is bad.

So check for any duplicate links / loops, or even a bad cable. Try disconnecting links one by one to see if the problem goes away / can be isolated.

If it's not that, then it's a hardware failure. It happens. The RMA process would probably involve similar diagnostics.

 

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Any links for a tutorial on how to do that? Thanks for the reply by the way.