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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by westo232@lemmy.world to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
 

In the middle of a live VLAN readressing of a 200-node company, I encountered this gem. The ports just kept blinking on even after plugging out the cables. (HP aruba 24 port switch)

One turned off after a reboot.

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[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The Netgear M4300 I got works like that, it's a feature not a bug. There's no link lights on the bottom, so the top row does the ports in alternate left/right patterns matching the label on the case right above the light.

Edit: a word