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what is VLAN/bridge and should I enable it?
I noticed at the bottom of the advanced page there is an option called VLAN/Bridge group. What does it do and should I enable it?
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Do you have a need for this?
Is your system working currently?
Review the user manual for help and information regarding this...
- my internet seems to work fine but i thought if i enable it i might squeeze better performance from my ISP
Appleuser2000 wrote:
my internet seems to work fine but i thought if i enable it i might squeeze better performance from my ISPDo not think it will help, and may cause problems.
If you open the "Help"on the VLAN/Bridge Group page by clicking on the white arrow (triangle?), it brings up a description.
Essentially, some internet service providers bundle IP television into their package and use a VLAN group to separate the TV data from the "internet" data. Unless you have one of these services, there is no reason to define it. As the Help screen points out, the information to configure VLAN comes from the service provider.
As an "aside", some sophisticated networking enthusiasts want to create Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) to separate internal traffic. This is a common feature of industrial and business networks. Most residentiall WiFi routers do not support VLANs, and this disappoints some customers.
- see post above
