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Can't access a network device.... Its more interesting than it sounds.
I have a projector on my network which has LAN connectivity for the purpose of emailing error messages (ie. lamp due to be changed).
The connection path is as follows:
Using cat5e, I've connected the projector to a 5-Port Linksys SD205 where there are other devices connected. The SD205 is connected to a 24-Port Zyxel via cat5e which is where all network devices meet.
The projector is properly configured with IP information.
I am unable to ping the projector through the network. The port to which it is connected gets a brief, intermittent flash. If I connect the projector directly to the Zyxel switch, I can ping it and access it via IE.
Bad switch, right? I thought the same so I swapped it out with a 8-Port Linksys EZXS88W but still get the same results.
Perhaps it is a quirk with Linksys, so I swap out the switch with a 3com and still the same results.
Why would this device connect when directly connected to the ZyXEL but not when going through the Linksys SD205? What does the intermittent flashing light on the Linksys SD205 mean?
Suggestions?