In a topology similar to this:
What do the vNICs have to be set to to bridge ALL VLANs? Is it unspecified (none/0) or all (4095)? Normally it'd be 4095 on things that need all VLANs, like firewalls, but since this is a bridge… I don't want the <thing-related-that-would-apply-here> messing with the traffic.
Teal is supposed to be a subinterface e.g. ix0.9 — a VLAN — hence its position behind the big vSwitch/vDS symbol/representation.
Thanks!
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Well setting it to 0 is means you are not using any VLANs, setting it to All(4095) means that you plan a VLAN between those 4095.
If you are not tagging any VLAN in a portgroup it is pointless to use that option.
Hi,
I don't entirely agree with this, setting in ESXi "0" as VLAN ID means "untagged" ethernet frame which is not the same as saying no VLANs are used in the context of a network infrastructure. What the OP asked is how to pass traffic corresponding to all possible VLANs to a virtual machine without the latter having to know how to handle them: I don't want the "thing-related-that-would-apply-here" messing with the traffic.
Regards,
Ferdinando
@Kinnison, I agree, and it was a misleading phrase. Because you still can use aLAN untagged.
As I said in the second paragraph, if it is not tagged, there is no use for All VLANs
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No issue, but this is more precise.