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Pgr
Aspirant
Aug 28, 2015
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Netgear FS728FP - VLAN traffic isn't flowing

I'm trying to set up separate VLAN's on a new Netgear FS728FPv2 switch. I've never configured VLAN's before.

 

The switch works fine with the default config, with every port as UNTAGGED at VLAN 1 (default).

 

I have two fixed-IP devices on the same subnet (my PC and a router, DHCP turned off) for my tests, connected on ports 3 and 5. They communicate correctly.

 

Now I remove one of these ports from VLAN 1, and the devices stop talking, as expected. Then I also remove the other port from VLAN 1.

 

But then I add both ports as UNTAGGED to a new VLAN 3, and I expected the devices to start talking again (on their own "private" VLAN), but instead I can't seem to get any traffic through.

 

Do I need any other configuration in the switch? What could I be doing wrong?

 

In my intended configuration, every port will be part of a single VLAN. I just mean to use the 28-port switch as if it were 4 independent 8-port switches, no routing, no trunking. Do I need to go into configuring PVID's for this?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

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  • JohnRo's avatar
    JohnRo
    Aug 28, 2015

    Hi Pgr, 

     

    Welcome to the community! 

     

    Yes, you will need to configure PVIDs and VLAN membership for this kind of setup to work. See images below for reference: 

     

    First you'll create the VLAN. 

    Create-Vlan20(1).png

     

    Then, add the members of the VLAN: 

    Create-Vlan20(2).png

     

    Assign the PVID of  the ports: 

     

    Create-Vlan20(3).png

     

    Once you have done creating the VLANs and adding the ports with PVID, remember to go to VLAN1 and untagged the ports you wanted to be assigned to a different VLAN. 

     

    I hope this helps, if you have more questions feel free to ask. 

     

    Thanks, 

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  • JohnRo's avatar
    JohnRo
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Aug 28, 2015

    Hi Pgr, 

     

    Welcome to the community! 

     

    Yes, you will need to configure PVIDs and VLAN membership for this kind of setup to work. See images below for reference: 

     

    First you'll create the VLAN. 

    Create-Vlan20(1).png

     

    Then, add the members of the VLAN: 

    Create-Vlan20(2).png

     

    Assign the PVID of  the ports: 

     

    Create-Vlan20(3).png

     

    Once you have done creating the VLANs and adding the ports with PVID, remember to go to VLAN1 and untagged the ports you wanted to be assigned to a different VLAN. 

     

    I hope this helps, if you have more questions feel free to ask. 

     

    Thanks, 

    • Pgr's avatar
      Pgr
      Aspirant
      Aug 30, 2015

      Thank you for your very complete reply. I got it working now!

      • JohnRo's avatar
        JohnRo
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        Aug 31, 2015

        Hello Pgr, 

         

        You're welcome! Glad it is working now. Have a great day! 

         

        Thanks, 

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