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Do you want to explain a bit more why would you like to do something like that, to use the switch IP and not the routers?
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Do you want to explain a bit more why would you like to do something like that, to use the switch IP and not the routers?

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Later on down the road we will be adding more subnets.
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Later on down the road we will be adding more subnets.

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Hello everyone,<br />
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I have a question about what are the advantages/disadvantages of setting my switch vlan IP as the default gateway for my LAN network (subnet 1) and not the firewall IP? <br />
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internet --- firewall --- switch |-------- subnet 1<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |-------- subnet 1<br />
internet --- firewall --- switch<br />
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Thanks
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Hello everyone,

I have a question about what are the advantages/disadvantages of setting my switch vlan IP as the default gateway for my LAN network (subnet 1) and not the firewall IP? 



                           
internet --- firewall --- switch |-------- subnet 1
                             

                              |-------- subnet 1
internet --- firewall --- switch
                                      
Thanks

LAN Default Gateway.

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Switches / Hubs

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.