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eyesofra
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Aug 03, 2016
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ingress tagged traffic on unmanaged switch

Hi guys,   I'm sure this has been asked but I'm not able to find a relevent discussion. Simpyl I'd like to know how does the netgear's unmanged switchports handle ingress tagged traffic ?    Do t...
  • DaneA's avatar
    DaneA
    Oct 13, 2016

    Hi eyesofra,

     

    I inquired your concern to a higher tier of NETGEAR Support.  With regard to your questions, it depends on the ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) of the switch, and the switch itself. New switches (with E such as GS108Ev3) will likely pass through (based on MAC table). On older, non-E switches, it would fail CRC and drop the packet. E-switches without VLANs may still be aware of VLANs and be able to pass them through. 

    However, it is advisable that you should not implement an 802.1Q unaware switch in network wherein you have expectation of persevering 802.1Q traffic. There is reason for Plus switches, this would be one of them.

     

     

    Regards,

     

    DaneA

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