Helix ethernet not working with D-Link ethernet switch

p4bl03000 · ‎19-12-2020

After setting up my Helix gateway I discovered that the ethernet is not working if I use my D-Link ethernet switch to add more ports. The wifi works, and the ethernet works if I don't use the switch. As the gateway only has two ethernet ports I need to add more. The switch model number is DGS-1005G and it was working with my old Videotron router. Any help would be much appreciated! 🙂

HMatrix · ‎22-12-2020

Maybe the ports from Helix ethernet only support 1 mac address per port as per port-authentication.

Your question is very good, I am about to do the same so you save me the trouble 8-)

If they do mac authentication, I guess you are stuck.

I suggest you put a router to one of the Helix ethernet port and your switch to the lan port of the extra router, this is a setup I am doing anyway to linkup my old network/router to the new Helix, on my old router I have 1 RPI3, 1 Beaglebone, 1 camera on the LAN ethernet ports.

Hope I can shed a light on your problem and a solution.

I know it sucks when something worked before and broken in new stuff.

But wifi router are ultra cheap now, you can have the 3 ethernets port from a regular router + the one from your dlink switch.

rega · ‎27-12-2020

I'm using a TP-Link switch (TL-SG105) with my Helix router with no problem.

Sbourgeo93 · ‎09-01-2021

Hello,

Starting this week, my ethernet port connected to a TP-Link 16 ports stop working, all computers lost Internet connection. I called Videotron and trying to troubleshoot, I thought it was a bad switch. I install another switch, a D-Link 8 ports and the connection to the Internet resumed.

Yesterday, I lost the connection to the Internet again with the D-Link. I reset the Helix and reinstalled my 16 ports TP-Link switch and everything is working.

Last week, I changed the way my switch is connected to the network. I have a high performance Asus router in AP mode connected to the other ethernet port.

My 16 ports switch was connected to the Asus router before last week. Because I need to restart the Asus router occasionally to restore WIFI connexion devices like WIFI dimmers and plugs, I connect the 16 ports directly on the second port of the Helix to avoid losing Internet connection on the wired computers while I restart the Asus.

For how long will it work?

I suspect the ethernet port of the Helix to block traffic because of suspect network traffic. It was working fine for 3 months will connect on the Asus router.

LucDesaulniers · ‎12-11-2021

So if I got this right, you did a normal initial installation and then connected your own WiFi router using a Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on Helix modem/router, thus maintaining your old WiFi as it was before?

My situation, I have been using my Apple Router to which I have connected network drives and I just want to maintain this setup while using Helix for my Helix TV

VinhN · ‎02-12-2021

Good afternoon,

all switches should work with Helix Gateway, unless your model is not compatible. If this is the case, please contact one of our technical support representative at 1-877-380-2611 or by chat here: https://videotron.com/en/contact-us

We will then have to open a ticket for investigation.

Thank you

Anonymous35 · ‎15-11-2022

my cable modem is a tm822G. can I install a switch to it with multiple clients so that all have public IP addresses? I noted that Videotron's DHCP puts me on a /24 subnet which means 14 IPs should be available. however, with a 2 client test network, I can only get 1 client to work at a time. separately, each client connects with different IP addresses on the /24 subnet. more to the point, does Videotron limit me to 1 active public IP address on the /24 subnet?

IsaiasKian · ‎17-08-2023

@HMatrix wrote:
Maybe the ports from Helix ethernet only support 1 mac address per port as per port-authentication.
Your question is very good, I am about to do the same so you save me the trouble 8-)
If they do mac authentication, I guess you are stuck.
I suggest you put a router to one of the Helix ethernet port and your switch to the lan port of the extra router, this is a setup I am doing anyway to linkup my old network/router to the new Helix, on my old router I have 1 RPI3, 1 Beaglebone, 1 camera on the LAN ethernet ports.
Hope I can shed a light on your problem and a solution.
I know it sucks when something worked before and broken in new stuff.
But wifi router are ultra cheap now, you can have the 3 ethernets port from a regular router + the one from your dlink switch.

I've an issue with the Ethernet connection when I try to expand my ports using a D-Link Ethernet switch (model DGS-1005G). Strangely, the Ethernet works fine without the switch, but when I connect the switch, the connectivity seems to be disrupted. It's worth noting that the same D-Link switch was working seamlessly with my previous Videotron router. Since I only have two Ethernet ports on the Helix gateway, I really need the additional ports that the switch provides.