Using a switch on LAN interface

[Dillard]

I'm having trouble getting a layer 2 switch to work with my LAN interface. I figure this should be plug and play, but I've had this issue more than once.

What should I do? I can provide any relevant information you need.

Thanks for helping out, by the way.

[EdwinKM]

yup, should work. Difficult to help with less information. This is a normal non-vlan switch? You use DHCP? If you followed the next-next-install it should work out of the box.

[Dillard]

Yeah, pretty much everything is default right now. It turns out that the switch won't work if it powers on ahead of the router. That's a little inconvenient but I'm ok with that.

Have a nice new year.

[EdwinKM]

thanks for updating/feedback. However it does not make sense to me.

What do yo mean with "won't work if it powers on ahead of the router"? What is "ahead"? You mean the order of turning the devices on? This should not matter. If so, my main culprit would be the switch. If possible compare with another switch.