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Motorola Cablemodem Assigning Public IP to Netgear Managed Switch
Hello,
I am using a Netgear 50-port managed switch (The model is GS750e), in which I created a separate 802.1Q VLAN that only has 3 ports (46,47 and 48).
The purpose of that VLAN is to cr...
- Thanks schumaku! Not the answer what I was looking for, but you're correct. I guess I'd put that VLAN on its separate isolated non-managed switch.
The trouble with the Smart Managed Plus (essentially non-managed switches with a very simple management capabilities added) is that the management/CPU port can't be bound to a certain VLAN (except of some XS7xxExx models where the platform does permit). The GS750E will pick-up an address by DHCP on any VLAN. Blunt theory, you could configure a fixed IP configuration matching your LAN. This does still leave the risk that the switch management might be tested, attacked and under some conditions accessed over the Internet.
Thanks schumaku! Not the answer what I was looking for, but you're correct. I guess I'd put that VLAN on its separate isolated non-managed switch.
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