[Bdidy]

I have a many edge routers wired to the main internet connection router. I would like to use all of the ports on the edge routers (including the WAN port) To me Vlan's on DD-wrt is just another way of saying different Networks, and subnets. When I tried adding the WAN port to Vlan0 it didn't work at all. Actually I am now having a difficult time getting into the router. (that I'll conquer another day). What I thought would happen is that the port would just be added to a network of 255 address, at least thats what I wanted to happen. All the other ports are on the same "vlan" At work I have always used vlans to span networks, or subnets.

[Per Yngve Berg]

VLAN is chip-set dependant. Please post in the hardware specific forum and state your router model and build of dd-wrt.

[kernel-panic69]

Please state your hardware and build number. Then I will *move* the topic as required. Also, do not post the same question in more than one place on the forum. Take some time to read the rules and guidelines, announcements, stickies and wikis. Thank you, please return tray to upright position.

[Bdidy]

Sorry, my hardware is a Netgear 3400, Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r39572 mega (04/19/19)

[kernel-panic69]

Your internet router is the edge router. Everything else is *not* an edge router. I thought I explained this before, but apparently it didn't register. So are all the routers in your network Netgear WNDR3400s? Draw us a picture.

[Bdidy]

Ok I work for an ISP, technically any router that is not part of the Backbone is an edge router. Neither here or there. I guess the picture is a wired network, with only one of the routers having the WAN port connected to the WAN. I want all the routers to be on the same segment. Essentially I am using the routers as switches, that also have wireless capabilities. I want to use all the ports, including the WAN port. Netgear 3400, I thought it would be as easy as putting them all in the same vlan, apparently I am incorrect.

[blkt]

Livin' on the edge (you can't help yourself from falling).

[Per Yngve Berg]

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Switched_Ports

[egc]

@PYB already pointed you in the right direction

If you do not need the WAN port do not use it.
It is not part of the switch so connection is through the CPU which can be a bottleneck speed wise

My R6400 gets the normal 1 GB switch speed but if I use the WAN port assigned to the switch speed is 600 Mb/s (of course that can be different for your router).

To get the best out of DDWRT and the forum read the forum guidelines with helpful pointers:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324087

[kernel-panic69]

No, actually the *right* direction would be here:

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Linking_Routers

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linking_Routers

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_access_point

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Switch

[egc]

My bad did not had my morning coffee I meant this indeed:

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Access_Point

Assign WAN port to switch should set WAN to vlan1 no need to do that manually with the switched port wiki (but of course can be done )

[kernel-panic69]

All I've had is water since I couldn't make myself sleep any longer, lol. Essentially configuring as a switch or wired AP puts everything on br0. If you want specific vlan functionality, then you would have to dig deeper / use the switched ports wiki or use the webUI switch config tab, if it works. I think that is what PYB was getting at

[Bdidy]

Ok, you guys are making pretty good sense. The switch-ports are on a common buss, while the WAN port goes through the CPU, which can draw things down. Unfortunately, that means each router really only has 3 usable ports for wired devices since one is being used as the feed to it. I am reading Wiki "Deep Dive" mode, and seems like some fine lines between various modes of operations. Thanks guys.

BLKT - Not "Livin on the Edge", more like "Love in an Elevator"