Orbi router - Can I create a VLAN on the WAN port?

peteytesting
Hero
Oct 17, 2016
Retired_Member wrote:
Ya, that's not what I asked at all! I want to know about the WAN port and if I can create a VLAN on it. My ISP requires me to set a VLAN of 201 on the WAN/Internet port. Simply entering my PPPoE credentials and password is not good enough.

I'm not asking about wifi at all.
no vlan as there isnt on most netgear stuff

plus its too slow for 1000M plans anyway
- Retired_Member
  Oct 17, 2016
  The 1 Gigabit ethernet ports on the Orbi are too slow for my 1000 plan!?!? Wow! Never heard that before. Do you know what 1000Mbps is equivalent to? 1 Gigabit :-)
  - peteytesting
    Hero
    Oct 17, 2016
    yes i do but you are not comparing apples to apples
    
    currently there are NO domestic routers / wireless routers that will do anywhere near close to 1000Mbps wan to lan throughput , esp so if the actual router and qos features are turned on
    
    if you dont believe me pop over to the smallnetbuilder web site and have a look at the lan & wan router charts for wan to lan throughput , the tests are also done with router and qos disabled so they are only a comparison and real world speeds are slower by a fair bit
    
    so yes i can assure you your 1000Mbps plan if too fast for the orbi and any other router you can buy in the domestic market
    
    im present on many forums and many ppl like you come on to them ether expecting and or complaining that their routers only do 600 or 700 or maybe 800Mbps when if they connect their computers direct to the fiber etc they get the full 1000Mbps
    
    hope that clears things up for you
    
    pete

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Orbi router - Can I create a VLAN on the WAN port?