Using both 10g ports on AXE-16000, labored 10g connection after reboot

[Wayne Hutchinson]

My network:
AT&T Fiber Modem with 5g out to Asus AXE-16000 10g in with latest Merlin v3006.102.6
AXE-16000 10g out to my Trendnet TEG-S380 2.5g 8 port switch.

When I reboot my router it takes a very long time detecting 10g use. It will keep trying 2.5g input and after what seems like a fairly long time it will finally connect 10g in/out.

Not sure if this an issue with Merlin or Asus base code or setup.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[degrub]

What changed before this started ?

 

[Wayne Hutchinson]

Actually it has been that way from the start. Nothing has changed

 

[degrub]

What happens if you unplug the cable to the 2.5 Gb/s switch and re-start ?

 

[jzchen]

May help:

Go to Dual WAN tab and select the primary WAN to be the 10 G port WAN port you are using. At the bottom click Apply. Once you do that try connecting the 2.5 G switch to the 2.5 GbE port. It may not work, but worth a shot. If it doesn't work preferably connect the switch to 10 GE 2.

 

[Wayne Hutchinson]

Thanks for the thoughts, the 10g port 1 on Wan has always been set since installing a few months ago,. and the 2.5g port is only used as a modem input not a output.

 

[jzchen]

Is something connected to both the 2.5 G port to the BGW gateway, and the 10 Gb port to the 5 Gb/blue port on the gateway? This is a loop and cause issues like you are experiencing...

 

[Wayne Hutchinson]

No, only 1 connection from modem and to AXE-16000

 

[Wayne Hutchinson]

I have turned off Trendnet AiProtection and 4g/5g tethering. After doing some research, I use Skynet, so using Trendnet seems redundant and I have no need for tethering.

Oddly websites seem a bit snappier then before. Will continue to monitor.

What seems odd is why router does not just skip the 2.5g check and just use the 10g(1) input when I have it set as the default input.

 

[jzchen]

So modem <->10 GE 1 GT-AXE16000 10 GE 2 <-> TEG-S380.

That's all she wrote? No other connection among the three to the other two?

It can take a while to boot....

 

[Wayne Hutchinson]

No other connections, 2.5g = open, no connection on AXE16000

 

[jzchen]

I know the specifications say the sole 2.5 Gb Ethernet port is "WAN", but I believe it can be used as LAN if the 10 G port is delegated as WAN. While the 10 G port is backwards compatible, my personal preference is to match so if one side is 2.5 G I want to try to connect it to a 2.5 G port on the other side. That's why once you select the correct primary WAN I was hoping you could connect the open 2.5 Gb port to the 2.5 Gb switch. There's less "negotiation" involved for the 10 G port to match the 2.5 G switch speed. It's been a long time since I've used my GT-AXE16000 as primary router so I can't remember if this works 100% or not....

 

[Wayne Hutchinson]

Thanks will try latter and report back if it works