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I would prefer the GS308EP to handle 64VLAN even in Basic 802.1Q VLAN mode instead of 8VLAN
I mean I would prefer the GS308EP to handle 64VLAN even in Basic 802.1Q VLAN mode instead of 8VLAN...
Thanks you, interesting.
Not that off-topic, sorry, the topic is talking, after all, about associated bugs/resolution to new VLAN features introduced on the GS308EPP, apparently to match the more moderne one of other products in the same Netgear range.
*On the VLANs limitations :
I understand your point, but this really is limiting these little switches to the far end of the edge, or almost so.
But even then, the consistency of detailled features accross the little Netgear manageable switch range is not very good.
Hopefully the VLAN advanced mode is here, you're right, but VLAN basic mode is what most expect, and the artificial limit, arbitrarily set as the number of port, is very restrictive when you need a basic trunk port.
Please keep in mind a port configured as a trunk need VLANs to be declared in the GS308EP/EPP to pass-through this trunk... To me, an 8 port manageable switch, made by Netgear should be capable to handle that 64VLANs in Basic Mode also.
Users with more advanced VLAN needs, will look for many other features anyway. In other words, setting a higher limit will not cannibalize pro gear, but this is an open discussion.
*On the Backups :
There is another astonishing point I did not raise, regarding Backups on the GS308EP :
On of the GS308EPP, the backup of the config in VLAN Advanced mode is not human readable.
On the MS308E, on the contrary, it is (Backup file human readable in advanced mode). This is very effective.
Besides, if I remind well, backups are human readable when in VLAN Basic mode only on the GS308EP.
*On the ARP leakage :
But back to the initial point,
Based on my most up to date checks,
offendeous ARP packets from the GS308EPP switches disappear when disabling UPNP Switch disovery on all GS308EPP Netgear switches, but one.
Alone, a single GS308EPP Netgear switch, with UPNP Switch disovery enabled, does not send these ARPS over undesirable VLANs.
But (sorry I'm complicated), then, the GS308EPP switches are not discoverable by the Netgear discovery tool anymore.
Indeed, on the contrary to the more modern MS308E I use for reference, the GS308EPP does not implement the NSDP (Netgear Switch Discovery Protocol), nor the mDNS Discovery. Minor inconvenience, but still useful for some.
Hope it helps !
offendeous ARP packets from the GS308EPP switches disappear when disabling UPNP Switch disovery on all GS308EPP Netgear switches, but one.
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But (sorry I'm complicated), then, the GS308EPP switches are not discoverable by the Netgear discovery tool anymore.
No doubts about: UPnP/SSDP is the only supported discovery method. In case it's disabled ...
Please keep in mind a port configured as a trunk need VLANs to be declared in the GS308EP/EPP to pass-through this trunk...
Yes, I agree.
To me, an 8 port manageable switch, made by Netgear should be capable to handle that 64VLANs in Basic Mode also.
Have received, unpacked, updated to 1.0.0.9, and started to poke around on the MS308E.
First impression?
- The boot-time of the MS308E is factors (yes, feels almost like one minute here) longer than from the smaller GSnnnE(xx) models (smaller or no self-test, no managed core boot, no plain text CLI config interpretation, ...
- The Login-page does not have a correc/complete style sheet - this becomes obvious when looking at the default fonts in place, well visible on Firefox. This was (kind-of) addressed on the GS108E models with the new Web UI a long time ago. NTGR should review the changes there please.
- The Login page of all these small Easy Smart Essentials PoE (born as as Plus) Switches looks like a relict of the past - what it really is, it a remaining part of the old UI design in fact.
- Lets leave the incomplete translation away for the moment, since Password on German is Passwort 8-/
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Yes, the MS308E does easily take more than the artificilally set limitation to the number of ports we see on the GS3nnExxx models:
Considering even the very "small" GSnnnE variants can take up to 64 VLANs, and deal with much more complex configs than just a generic (universal) [T]agging and trunk config plus an Access port config set on some of the available ports, I can't think this restriction of VLANs to the number of ports does (different from the simple Basic and Advanced Port Based VLAN options) make any sense.
Yes, I do agree with lightblue - this limitation can easily be removed, without any negative effects.
JulienR please push these points:
- unnessecary limitation to a bumber of VLANs, and
- the borked login form)
to the product management and QA please. Thank you in advance!
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