【Q & A】Ethernet Switching

We hope the following FAQs can help you clearly know some basic concepts of Ethernet Switching. 

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 How Do I Create VLANs in a Batch?

 

 How Do I Decide the Link Type of a Port When Configuring VLANs?

 

 How Do I Add Ports to a VLAN in a Batch?

 

 How Do I Quickly View the Link Types and Default VLANs of All Ports?

 

 How Do I Delete a Single VLAN or VLANs in a Batch? 

 

 How Do I Implement the Communication Among Different VLANs?

 

 How Many VLANs Does the Switch Support? 

 

 Does the Switch Support VLAN-VPN (QinQ)?

 

 What is the Difference Between Basic VLAN-VPN and Flexible VLAN-VPN (VLAN Mapping)?

 

 How Does a Port with VLAN-VPN (QinQ) Enabled Process a Packet?

 

 What are the Causes of VLAN-VPN (QinQ) Traffic Forwarding Failures? 

 

 Which Tag Does the TPID Configured by the dot1q-tunnel tpid Command Match?

 

 Which VLAN Does the Port Enabled with VLAN-VPN (QinQ) Obtain Through MAC Address Learning?

 

 Why Do Some Configurations Fail After the Port Joins a Link Aggregation Group (LAG)?

 

 How to Configure Load Balancing in a Link Aggregation Group (LAG)?

 

 Why Does the Bandwidth Not Increase After Link Aggregation Group (LAG) is Configured? 

 

 How Many Member Ports Does a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) of the Switch Support?

 

 Are TP-Link Switches’ STP Function Compatible with a Non-TP-Link Device’s?

 

 Why Can’t the Switch Learn a MAC Address? 

 

 How Do I Detect Loops on the Network?

 

 In Which Scenario Can I Use Loopback Detection Function? 

 

 Can the Switch be Configured Not to Block the Port After Detecting Loops?