Help with Netgear FS308

Engelkott

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Sep 22, 2005, 6:25:16 PM9/22/05

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Hi!

I just bought a second hand Netgear FS308 with no manual. It is one of
the old style blue metal boxed 8 port switch. I currently have a
Netgear MR814 v2 which is simple to use with the http interface.

I am somewhat of a loss at how to connect to the FS308 and access the
settings. The guy i bought it from reset it to factory settings so it
is as new. I tried the Netgear site, which has no record of a FS308 so
no manual.

I Googled and just found reviews so if anyone can give me a pointer or
two in how to access a switch which does not have the http interface,
i would be very grateful!

Cheers,

Engelkott

Dougal

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Sep 22, 2005, 6:45:56 PM9/22/05

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Engelkott wrote:

Try this:
http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/fs308.asp

There's an installation guide here:
ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/fs308inst_eng.pdf

Clint Sharp

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Sep 23, 2005, 2:55:35 AM9/23/05

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In message <vcb6j19fv10pebf2l...@4ax.com>, Engelkott
<nom...@nomail.com> writes

>
>
>Hi!
>
>I just bought a second hand Netgear FS308 with no manual. It is one of
>the old style blue metal boxed 8 port switch. I currently have a
>Netgear MR814 v2 which is simple to use with the http interface.

The MR814v2 is a wireless router which has configuration to change, the
FS308 is a network switch which has almost no configuration to change.

>
>I am somewhat of a loss at how to connect to the FS308 and access the
>settings.

>The guy i bought it from reset it to factory settings so it
>is as new. I tried the Netgear site, which has no record of a FS308 so
>no manual.
>
>I Googled and just found reviews so if anyone can give me a pointer or
>two in how to access a switch which does not have the http interface,
>i would be very grateful!
>

Simple answer, you don't. There is no configuration except for a set of
dip switches on the back which select the duplex mode. Set the dip
switches for auto and forget them.
>Cheers,
>
>Engelkott
>
>
>

--
Clint Sharp

Engelkott

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Sep 23, 2005, 4:52:53 AM9/23/05

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Thanks for the response.

I was under the impression i could set up port forwarding in the
switch? If i can't 'log on' to the switch how can i set up port
forwarding and so on?

Engelkott

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Sep 23, 2005, 4:53:05 AM9/23/05

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Thanks for the links.

Engelkott

Lurch

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Sep 23, 2005, 6:07:48 AM9/23/05

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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:52:53 +0200, Engelkott <nom...@nomail.com>
scrawled:

>Thanks for the response.
>
>I was under the impression i could set up port forwarding in the
>switch?

Nope, you'll be needing a router for that. The FS308 is just a switch,
i.e. all it does is connect PC's together, it doesn't know how or why,
it just does!

>If i can't 'log on' to the switch how can i set up port
>forwarding and so on?
>

Buy a router. This switch doesn't do port forwarding as it's just a
switch.
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Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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Engelkott

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Sep 23, 2005, 11:11:30 AM9/23/05

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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:07:48 +0100, Lurch <use...@sjwelectrical.co.uk>
wrote:

F*ck. Ok, i will stick with my MR814 then for the time being.

Cheers,

Engelkott