I've seen these as well; you can't set VLANs or do QoS tagging on the
switch, but it won't mangle the packets and can properly pass DSCP or VLAN
tagging.
Depending on the switch, Ethernet broadcasts on a VLAN would still go out
each port (versus only the native/PVID VLAN ports) because the switch
doesn't know which ports belong to the VLAN.
Given the price of switches today, it's almost better to replace them with
something managed if you expect anything more than "basic Ethernet" switch
functionality.
Some unmanaged switches can get an IP and do SNMP, but they don't have any
configurable functionality.
tim
On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 12:03 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To me an unmanaged switch is just a switch.
>
> There are all sorts of levels of managed switches with the really high end
> ones bordering on router functions.
>
> So when I think of managed vs unmanaged, the first question is whether it
> gets a management IP or not. If it gets an IP, then it's managed. If it
> doesn't then it's unmamaged.
>
> Then we can get into a debate of what level of management.
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
> On 3/11/2019 8:55 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>
> I thought I knew this but I guess not.
> A non managed switch is just a switch. A step up from a hub in that each
> port has exclusive ability to connect to any of the other ports without
> interfering with traffic on uninvolved ports.
>
> A managed switch can do VLANs and QOS and other fun things.
>
> Right?
>
> But this morning I am running into an “unmanaged” switch that can do QOS
> and other things.
> Where is the dividing line between managed and unmanaged.
>
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