On 03/19/2017 06:54 AM, Bjoern Voigt wrote:
A managed switch can be used to provide one of the VLANs on an access port. Btw, you don't necessarily need a managed switch for VLANs capabilities. Some cheap unmanaged SOHO switches, e.g. from Netgear also have VLAN capabilities. The reason, why the are called "unmanaged" is probably,
James Knott wrote: that the do not have real management and monitoring functions, they only have a PC configuration software which works, if the PC is directly connected to the switch.
That's incorrect. Anything beyond basic switch function requires a managed switch, though an unmanaged switch can pass VLAN traffic. I recently bought a cheap managed switch, which includes VLAN support, port mirroring etc. An unmanaged switch is simply not capable of those things. I bought that switch specifically so I could use port mirroring to create a "data tap", where I could monitor traffic between devices.
Also some routers have VLAN capabilities. Unfortunately not all of them provide VLAN functions to their web access, probably because the VLAN configuration might be too difficult for most customers.
Many routers beyond the home/SOHO models support VLANs. In fact, VLAN support is necessary to communicate between VLANs. You simply can't do that without a router or layer 3 switch that supports VLANs. BTW, I'm a Cisco CCNA with several years experience working with routers & switches. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org