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First off, I know the GS105 is an unmanaged switch and isn't designed for VLAN's.
Please don't tell me to get a managed switch.
My question is:
Suppose I have a network that uses VLAN's.
For example, managed switch (S1) has port 2 set to PVID VLAN10.
If I plug an unmanaged switch (S2) into it, what happens?
I'm expecting the following, but can anyone confirm or correct from actual experience?
Workstations and printers connected to S2 have no VLAN tag between the endpoints and S2 since none are VLAN aware.
When packets from any of the endpoints hit port 2 on S1 (which is VLAN aware and has PVID set to VLAN10) they are tagged VLAN10 and go through the network as expected for any packets tagged VLAN10. Anything destined for these endpoints hits port 2 on S1 and is stripped of the VLAN information as it hits S2 and goes on to all endpoints and everything works fine - as if all endpoints are connected to ports on S1 that are set PVID10.
Yes! I found the other thread very helpful but got sidetracked afterwards and didn't make it back here. Thank you so much! I just got the switch but haven't used it yet. If I have any issues I'll be back but from what I saw it'll do just what I want!
