@ClayMi I ended up just buying the recommended tp link switches. All my units (6e and 7) have been working great ever since.

@MikeBGA thanks for the quick response. We weren't worried bc it's only for my movies. That said. I returned the Cisco and I'm currently (as I type! I'm optimostic!!!) unboxing the tl sx 3206hpp....

@MikeBGA just had that same issue with connecting the be85 to a Cisco business 250 switch. The Cisco engineer turned off the Switch's Spanning Tree Protocol on those specific ports. Once he did, the...