On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 3:37 PM Andy Ringsmuth <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> > On Apr 14, 2020, at 1:43 PM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>> > When I connect the iMac to the router, it picks up and handles the
> DHCP connection as you'd expect - it gets an IP address and works fine.
> When I connect the iMac to the switch, the traffic indicator lights on the
> switch flash as expected, then it looks (in the Network preference pane) as
> though it got an IP address then loses it and tells me either "unable to
> connect" or "cable disconnected." It repeats this quick
> connect-then-disconnect about every 30 seconds and cannot maintain
> connection.
>
> This sounds like a switch problem to me.
>
> Have you tried other ports on the switch? Have you power cycled the switch?
>

Yes and yes

>
> When it is experiencing the odd behavior, open the Network preference pane
> and go to the “Hardware” tab. When it is connected, what speed, duplex and
> MTU does it show?
>

Speed 1000baseT
Duplex: Full-duplex, flow-control, energy-efficient-ethernet
MTU: Standard (1500)

When connected to the router

>
>
> -Andy
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