Hi guys, I managed to get a managed switch recently (TL-SG2008) and have connected a laptop, an AIO printer and another 3 computers to it.
There are no Internet connection problems and the computers are showing up in my router (Asus AC66U), but I realised that I can only access them via IP addresses unlike before when I was using a non-managed switch.
For example, I have a computer "ABC" with a Samba share "DEF". I used to be able to access it using "\\abc\def" but now it shows as disconnected; I need to access it as "\\192.168.1.xxx\def". Its GUI (being a headless NAS) can be accessed only with "192.168.1.xxx" instead of "abc.local"; this was not the case before today.
Similarly, when I am using apps on my mobile devices that connect them to my computers (e.g. Photosync), my computers are no longer automatically detected and showing their hostnames; I need to type in the required IP addresses to connect the devices .
I think the managed switch is the one at fault (missing DNS/DHCP packets?) What should I try?
There are no Internet connection problems and the computers are showing up in my router (Asus AC66U), but I realised that I can only access them via IP addresses unlike before when I was using a non-managed switch.
For example, I have a computer "ABC" with a Samba share "DEF". I used to be able to access it using "\\abc\def" but now it shows as disconnected; I need to access it as "\\192.168.1.xxx\def". Its GUI (being a headless NAS) can be accessed only with "192.168.1.xxx" instead of "abc.local"; this was not the case before today.
Similarly, when I am using apps on my mobile devices that connect them to my computers (e.g. Photosync), my computers are no longer automatically detected and showing their hostnames; I need to type in the required IP addresses to connect the devices .
I think the managed switch is the one at fault (missing DNS/DHCP packets?) What should I try?
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