Setting up a VLAN
What follows is documentation for my home network VLAN configuration. An LLM was used to help with terminology. My focus is generally focused on the intent and sometimes that is misaligned with the common technical terms used to communicate some particular implementation. The machine is great at making that type of translation. Why do you want a VLAN? Unless you're well versed with layer 2 networking, setting up a VLAN network is quite a tedious, so there had better be a good reason to set this thing up. I have a few reasons: Security: I'm interested in setting up various cheap IOT devices for home automation, but I don't trust them. Putting them on a separate VLAN minimizes how much damage can be done by a rogue device. Priority: I also have IP Cameras generating a lot of traffic. I'd like to see how much traffic and have a way to lower its priority. More security : Any employer-managed device goes on a completely isolated network. Fun: What ...