On 29/01/2016 00:33, Theo wrote:

Also multiple ethernet ports mean you can segment the network: not put the
doorbell on the same network as the banking data. You can do that on a
switch with VLANs, but to do that you need a more expensive switch.

Last time I played with vlans at home I locked every computer out and
couldn't get access to the router to sort out my mistake without a
factory reset IIRC.

Another case of too much knowledge with too little experience can cause
big problems at the press of a button.


Another reason I take router config dumps before fiddling with the
networking dark side... (most of the time)