NETGEAR FS 524S User Manual
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troubleshooting
5-2
Symptom
Cause
Solution
Link LED is off for a port
There is a problem with this
Make sure the cable is attached
that has a connection.
connection.
securely at both ends.
Make sure the cable is not damaged.
Check that the device being connected
to is powered on and operating
correctly.
If the connection is to a workstation,
make sure the workstation’s network
interface is installed and configured
correctly.
File transfer is slow or
Half- or full-duplex setting on
Make sure the attached device is set to
performance degradation
the switch and the connected
auto negotiate.
is a problem.
device are not the same.
A segment or device is
One or more devices are not
Verify that the cabling is correct. Be
not recognized as part
properly connected, or
sure all connectors are securely
of the network.
cabling does not meet
positioned in the required ports.
Ethernet guidelines.
Equipment may have been accidentally
disconnected.
FDX/COL LED is
Collisions are occurring
Some collisions are normal when
blinking yellow
on the connected segment.
the connection is operating in
excessively.
half-duplex mode.
Duplex modes are mismatched.
Recheck the settings of the device
attached to the RJ-45 port. Make
sure the attached device is set to
auto negotiate.
ACT LED is flashing
A network loop (redundant path)
Break the loop by ensuring that there
continuously on all
has been created
is only one path from any networked
connected ports and the
(see Figures 2-3 and 2.4).
device to any other networked device.
network is disabled