VLAN ID & PVID

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ubiq1er wrote:

Let's imagine my port 5 on my switch : PVID set to 1 / VLAN Membership in VLAN ID 10 - Untagged port.

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Ok, let's go ahead...

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ubiq1er wrote:

- If an untagged frame enters this port : it goes to VLAN ID 1 and never touches VLAN ID 10, despite the fact that the port's membership is in VLAN 10.

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Correct. That is what the PVID config is made for.

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ubiq1er wrote:

- If a tagged frame enters this port, the frame ignores the PVID (only used for untagged frames), and if the VLAN ID tag in the packet is 10 (as the port's membership), it is forwarded to VLAN 10, otherwise, it gets dropped.

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Yes. The port has no config setting to limit untagged traffic only, the configured/matching tag is honored, otherwise it's dropped. Unrelated to the PVID setting.

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ubiq1er wrote:

- If a frame leaves this port 5, it is stripped from its tag and  it can only come from VLAN 10.

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Yes, because the VLAN 10 is configured [U]ntagged for the port. Again unrelated to the PVID setting.

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ubiq1er wrote:

I'm not sure about the last one, but wow, the relation between PVIDs and VLAN Memberships is more complex than I thought.

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It's technically very clear 8-) However, it's the thing which is most confusing.

Now you are the Smart Managed Plus geek able answer almost any VLAN related question here in the community!