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Cisco RV 130 - No internet on wired connections, wireless clients ok

I am trying to setup a home office using Cisco networking gear.

I have setup my new rv130 VPN router via wizard and getting internet access via wireless connections. No internet access on any wired connections. I can get my work laptop to connect with office via VPN.

Here is my network layout.

AT&T modem (nvg589) ----> Cisco RV130 ----> Cisco SG500 ----> Netgear R7000 (AP) & Server & (3) Cisco SG300-10 ----> wired printers & wired home network

Static IP address assigned to router

Internal IP address range 192.168.x.x/250 (not using default 192.168.1.1)

Router not assigning ip addresses to wired connections except for printers using static ip.

Using default VLAN 1

This leads to the next issue that I cannot see any of the Cisco switches on the network.

Everything worked when I was using the Netgear R7000 as the router. Got ambitious and now have to much money invested in Cisco to back out. Waiting on my ordered AP1832i to replace Netgear.

HELP!!! Please respond in layman terms, I'm already completed bewildered. Thanks in advance.
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I have a Cisco RV134W Wi-Fi router hooked to a Cisco RV325 VPN router and all works.

Here is how I hook this up to hook up Router B to Router A.

Connect a LAN port on Router B to the Router A network (another LAN port).
Give Router B a static IP address on the Router A network.
Turn DHCP OFF on Router B.

Works every time.
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What's the purpose of the SG500 there?

The normal way of cabling would be:

modem --- router --- switch
                                --- AP

HTH,
Dan
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Netgear router has static IP address, DHCP turned off and is setup as an access point (WAN port) and connected to the Cisco switch (numbered port). The switch is connected to RV130 (numbered port). The Netgear and wireless connections are showing up on the RV130 connected devices. All are getting IP addresses assigned by RV130. No wired connections are showing up.

Could it be the switch setup? Cannot see/find the switch on network.
The sg500 is a Cisco managed switch.
>>now have to much money invested in Cisco to back out

My opinion: it's never too late to back out of Cisco. Unless you spent too much to get certified or you work for state/a large corporation, there better options on the market today, at all price levels.
Cisco simply makes thing too complicated, to justify the classes.
>> The sg500 is a Cisco managed switch

:))

Yeah. And what's it doing in your network? Why aren't the AP and the SG300 connected directly to the RV130?
I was trying to use the sg500 switch due the number wired connection needed in the rack. It is overkill but got it for what I thought was good price from the company when they upgraded. The sg300's did not have enough ports and the are located in different location through out the house to supply wired networking for various equipment.
OK. You have a router with 1 WAN port and 4 LAN ports.
You need 1 WAN connection (the modem) and 4 LAN connections: 3 switches and 1 AP. Do you really need the SG500?

The reason I'm asking is because managed switches, especially used ones, can be tricky/misconfigured and I would advise reducing the number to the minimum.
I have 16 wired connections from the rack and around the house that terminate at the rack. The switch in the rack needs to be at least 28 ports, which is why I am using the SG500, as I anticipate additional wired connections. The 3 SG300 switches are located elsewhere to hookup desktops, printers, cameras and media equipment. The dual nic server serves as a business database and family media server.
OK, then let's identify the problem.

Get  a laptop, disable the wi-fi, get a UTP patch and connect it in the router. Check if it has internet.
If the internet is not working, then you have a problem with the router.

If the internet is working when directly connected to the router, then go to the first switch (the SG500) and repeat the procedure.
The first device where the Internet is not working is the one that's causing the problem.
This is going to sound like a VERY basic question, but on the RV130, is the DHCP server turned on? My other question is if whether your R7000 is configured as an AP or a router right now. I ask this second question because it is a device that should be capable of acting as either or, depending on how it's set up.
I would simplify down to ONE router attached to your network the way I said and see if that works. Don't try to do it all at once.
We you able to ping the RV130 from any of the systems that have a static address? Say, from the server? If not, there's a red flag.

Agree with the comment John just made. If you attach everything to your RV130 and it all works, the problem most likely lies in the SG500. You may need to reset it to factory and configure it properly.

If the step John suggested works, do this:
Connect the SG500 to the RV130, then connect a laptop to it and see if you get a DHCP address. If so, try to use Angry IP to scan for the switch's IP address. Once you've done so, log into the switch and give it a static IP on the network. At this point, you can start to look at the SG300 switches.

If John's step does not work, check the settings on the RV130 AND reset the SG500 to factory settings, then get it set back up.
>>I have 16 wired connections from the rack
>>If you attach everything to your RV130

That's going to be complicated...
You can use an unmanaged switch for this, although I prefer a main router with enough connections (My RV325 has 14 ports, for example).
Ok, I had gone though this before and but follwed your instructions hoping far miracle. No luck.

With wifi off and laptop connected to RV130 via Ethernet cable, unidentified network - no internet. Seem to be pointing at router setup??? Done via administration guide. Must have missed something.

RV130 DHCP turned on
Netgear R7000 setup as an AP.
I can not login into router with laptop attached.
So you found your culprit: the router is misconfigured. Does the laptop get an IP from the router?
Plug a wire (Ethernet) from the Laptop to a LAN port on a router and then use the static address setup to give the address of the router to the laptop.
For the heck of it, what would happen if you disconnect the RV130 from the internet and only have the laptop connected to it by cable? Do you at least get proper information from DHCP? If not, you need check out what the issue is with how you have the RV130 set up. Just curious, what is the internal IP address you gave the RV130?
Disconnecting router from modem got me nowhere. Still can not get router login screen. Tells me "This page can't be displayed." Internal address is 192.168.x.1 (x NE 1)

With the modem still disconnected from router and wifi turned on, laptop can access router.

Have rechecked over and over can't identify where the setup is wrong. Any thoughts?

LAN configuration:
VLAN: 1
Local ip: router IP address
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP : Enabled
Remote DHCP: Not specified
Starting and max number of DHCP users: Specified within accepted range
DNS Server: Use DNS from ISP
Set up a simple test example.

Hook up one router (no switches or VLAN's) to your Cisco 130. Hook up as suggested way back. Make it work and then you know what works.

Then go from there.
If you would like some live help, I am available for like the next 30 minutes.
And I am available as well. Just got home.
Mr Bowlin, if you have the experience with these type of Cisco router, then I am in. Need the network working before morning.

Send the chat info.
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Thanks Mr. Bowlin and Masnrock
So what ended up being the fix for you?
The switch he is using was pulled from production. We did a factory reset on it and rebooted his machine. Works like a champ.
Oh yeah, a clean up to router VLAN configuration and a reset of the SG500 switch.  I believe the reset was the key. All firmware were up to date but I must have missed resetting the switch. All switches and wired connections are now showing up.

I received the wireless controller today so the next project is getting a Cisco AP setup to replace the Netgear R7000. So you know "I'll be baaccck."

Thanks guys.
Since we cannot see the Live conversations here, I recommend the author accepts it's own post (#a41959720) as solution and the posts from Harold and masnrock as assisted solutions.

As it stands now, the accepted solution is "are you getting my messages" which has nothing to do with the OP.

Please click on "Request attention" and ask a mod to reopen the question.

Thank you.