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    no devices connected but still traffic on vlan ?

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      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
      last edited by johnpoz

      hehehe - my point exactly.. From the stuff I have seen their entry level do, and responses from their support.. I just don't think they get vlans at a basic concept level even ;)

      I would just stay away from that whole line, if what you want is vlan support.. That works as it should.. Not like there are not other options at the same price point.

      You throw in equipment that doesn't do vlan correctly, then with people trying to use said equipment that also don't actually understand vlans and you end up with a great big steaming pile of you know what ;)

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        JKnott @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz said in no devices connected but still traffic on vlan ?:

        I just don't think they get vlans at a basic concept level even ;)

        That's the impression I got when I was talking to their "support" people about my AP problem. They didn't understand that a VLAN is supposed to behave as though it was a physically separate LAN. When I talked to 2nd level support, he knew that, but there was still no fix forthcoming, though apparently it has been resolved on later versions.

        It's often "fun" trying to get past 1st level support, when it's obvious they're clueless. When I call my ISP, I usually immediately ask to speak to 2nd level, as I know I'd likely be wasting my time with 1st level.

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          I do also have a TP-Link T1700G-28TQ and have nothing but good things to say about it really. It ticks a lot of boxes. I suspect it came from a completely different design team. 😉

          Steve

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            Does your TP-Link have a password overflow issue?

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              JKnott @AKEGEC
              last edited by

              @AKEGEC

              Not that I noticed.

              PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
              i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
              UniFi AC-Lite access point

              I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                noplan @JKnott
                last edited by

                Same here

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