Delete LAN Interface, Keep VLANs
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OK this is a weird one, and I've searched around some but haven't found a real solid answer.
Does it break anything to delete a LAN interface that is on the native VLAN (so nothing in the VLANs configuration) if actual VLANs sit on the physical interface which the default LAN is assigned to?
Obviously doesn't really matter, but I don't use the native VLAN for anything so would prefer it to just be gone. Not really sure I grasp how things are done around this.
Basically:
LAN assigned to ix0 no VLAN
VLAN2 is on ix0-lan
Want to delete LAN since I don't use it -
@planedrop Depends on what you mean by delete. As I understand it you do not want to have an “active visible” interface in pfSense for your ix0 interface.
You are not talking about actually physically removing ix0 from your hardware (and thus deleting ix0 as a visible physical interface for pfsense).If that is correct you simply delete the ix0 interface in “Interface assignments”. You can then rename ix0.2 (VLan2) to LAN if that makes it more accessible to you. There is no need to actually have the native interface assigned. I also “only” run with active vlan interfaces.
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@planedrop Don't delete the interface but remove the IP info from it. It will them be a "trunk" only interface.
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Yup you can unassign ix0 as an interface. It won't break the VLANs on it. It may cause a temporary interruption to vlan traffic as ifconfig is applied.
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