I have two NAS devices. One LinkSys an one Netgear. When connecting either of them (via Category-5 LAN cable) to a 10/100M switching hub port, the LNK lamp for that port does not light up? If I connect a normal PC to the same port (with the same cable) the LNK lamp lights up and that PC can be seen on the network.
NOTE: If I connect wither of my NAS devices to the ports on the router the LNK lamps light up and they can be seen on my network.
Why does this happen? Is it due to different standards? My switching hub came out about 10 years before home NAS devices were available or affordable.