With an optimally placed IB3, the WLAN coverage problem would probably be solved without the additional Asus transmitter.

But if the material is available and you are satisfied with the IB Standard, a change is not necessarily necessary.

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@steff wrote:

@hed

Yes, that could well be possible, I don’t know the IB3. In our apartment everything runs via a distribution box and I would like to keep it that way. I don’t have a tangled mess of cables anywhere except in my office 🙂

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At the bottom of the link you can see the different Internet boxes, which subscription do you have?

https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/hilfe/geraet/internet-router.html

@steff

Having a local backup of the config is always a good idea.

With the reset, the router returns to factory settings and many of the individual settings are lost, but the router must already work correctly with the factory settings.

In your error situation, I would do the first test of the DHCP function before restoring the saved config.

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@steff wrote:

Will the important settings be retained with this reset?

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Yes, the most important settings are loaded again from the Kundencenter; i.e. WiFi settings and router password (it’s possible that more will be reloaded, but I can’t say right now).

But I would be careful about reloading the backup. If possible, I would briefly document the settings I made myself and then re-enter them. It shouldn’t be too much effort. Background: The IBS has already received a few version updates, and a lot has happened. Setting everything up again cleanly is safer than possibly a messed up config. to load back.

Thomas

@steff

That can certainly be the case.

To test it, simply connect a device directly to the Internet box and you will see it immediately.

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@steff wrote:

A defect is defective, it can’t be repaired, can it?

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They can - theoretically…

With a new price of just under 50 francs and a technician’s hourly rate of e.g. 100 francs, the new price is already through after 30 minutes and without any replacement part costs…

In short: Rep. is not worth it (unfortunately)

Does Netgear have a “lifetime guarantee”? Ok, the switch is dead, does that mean the warranty is now void? 😉

Recommended and optimally tailored to Swisscom TV:

[https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/produkte/netzwerkzubehoer/details.html/ethernet-switch-11028114](https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/produkte/netzwerkzubehoer/details. html/ethernet-switch-11028114)

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@steff wrote:

For this price it’s probably not worth buying anything other than a new one.

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Or the exchange under warranty… like @kaetho said: Netgear ProSafe switches usually have endless warranty periods.

… my sarcasm apparently wasn’t understood 😉 The Netgear switch seems to be dead. So he’s no longer alive: the guarantee has expired because “lifetime” only applies as long as he lives. But as long as he’s alive, you don’t need a guarantee…

OK, it’s late and I’d better go to sleep…