# The ports are disabled except for the first one

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [20 December 2021 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456 "2021-12-20T08:03:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![bupeigon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bupeigon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bupeigon)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/1 "2021-12-20T08:03:28Z")

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I can only wire the debugs to the firs port of switch.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/5/55011b34a43976bf0c69c9109fe5606a4e811318.png)  
like this.  
Anybody knows why?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/2 "2021-12-20T08:24:30Z")

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Hi @bupeigon , welcome to the forum.

Some questions to help us understand what you're experiencing:

- What version of Node-RED are you using?
- what browser are you using?
- Do you mean you cannot drag a wire from the other outputs of the switch node?

Nick

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**Author:** ![bupeigon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bupeigon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bupeigon)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/3 "2021-12-20T09:04:16Z")

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Hi Nick, appreciate for your help.

I am using version: v2.1.4, and the browser I am using is Edge.

For your third question, the truth is I can’t even drag a wire from any output of the switch node,

and I can only wire the two nodes from the input to the place being left to the output.

![9B1DADD782CD44C6B6AC6FF8F0B8B98B.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/3/63526e029a61147b4bd69accc5b48545eff177b9.png)

![927AD63690BF489DBA2A0AE79101F6D9.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/b/cbe9626020e5e69d68b335a55b2f67e81773bae3.png)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/4 "2021-12-20T09:11:33Z")

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Can you wire other nodes properly? Is it only the Switch node that shows the problem?

Have you checked the browser's JavaScript console for any errors when you try to wire from the Switch node's output?

Have you tried a different browser so we can see if this is something specific to Edge?

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**Author:** ![bupeigon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bupeigon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bupeigon)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 09:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/5 "2021-12-20T09:13:27Z")

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Hi Nick, appreciate for your help.

I am using version: v2.1.4, and the browser I am using is Edge.

For your third question, the truth is I can’t even drag a wire from any output of the switch node,

and I can only wire the two nodes from the input to the place being left to the output.

![927AD63690BF489DBA2A0AE79101F6D9.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/b/cbe9626020e5e69d68b335a55b2f67e81773bae3.png)

I can’t wire them.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/6 "2021-12-20T09:33:59Z")

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Try forcing a cache clear in the browser, via the menus. Also, if possible, try a different browser.

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**Author:** ![bupeigon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bupeigon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bupeigon)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 10:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/7 "2021-12-20T10:33:12Z")

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Thank you. When I switch the browser, the switch is gonna be okay.

Maybe it’s the problem of Edge.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/8 "2021-12-20T10:46:14Z")

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Does this issue occur with the old Edge or new chrome based Edge?

What version of Edge?

Can you please see if there are any errors in the browsers console when this happens (F12 --\> console)

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 10:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/9 "2021-12-20T10:47:52Z")

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It isn't a problem with Edge. I use Edge with Node-RED all the time. The Chromium version of Edge, the old version is no longer valid and should not be used.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 10:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/10 "2021-12-20T10:48:51Z")

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> [@bupeigon](#):
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> Maybe it’s the problem of Edge.

Have you tried clearing the cache via the browser menus?

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**Author:** ![bupeigon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bupeigon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bupeigon)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/11 "2021-12-20T10:59:39Z")

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Yes, I’ve tried

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 11:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/12 "2021-12-20T11:12:59Z")

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OK. You still haven't said which version of Edge and whether the browser console shows any errors.

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**Author:** ![bupeigon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@bupeigon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bupeigon)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/13 "2021-12-20T11:28:09Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/f/cf0791b794b1724a4396fab03f4ee2fdb737234c.png)  
the screenshot shows the error that the console display  
and my Edge version is 96.0.1054.62

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2021 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-ports-are-disabled-except-for-the-first-one/55456/14 "2021-12-20T14:41:12Z")

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That mentions `userscript.html`. I would suggest that maybe you've got a userscript extension installed and that is causing an issue.