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Vikiller94
Nov 28, 2025Follower
Broken GS308EPP web gui after reverse proxy
Hello community, I put my switch GS308EPP behind a reverse proxy HTTP -> HTTPS on my Synology DS923+ which works well. Unfortunately, the errors come after the login. The first error which I...
schumaku
Dec 08, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Hello Viktor,
The simple IP stack with a piggy back microcontroller on these in the core unmanaged switches have some limitations when comparing to devices with full IP stacks.
Known are path MTU limits preventing the deployment and operation behind VPNs or proxies, MTU negotiation or smaller than the default MTU are not supported. It's a design and implementation limitation on the very simple IP stack in place on some these smaller Plus or Easy Smart Switches.
Nothing the network admin or Netgear engineering can do here.
Consider to deploy a switch wit a more capable IP stack instead.
Regards
-Kurt.
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