[OpenWrt Wiki] VLAN
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userNov 05, 2021 · VLAN VLAN is the acronym for Virtual Local Area Network, it is a virtual partitioning of physical network switches on OSI layer 2. It is a way to keep network clients separated from each other even if they use the same shared physical network, without setting up a whole subnet and a router.
[OpenWrt Wiki] Switch documentation
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userAug 02, 2021 · The tests seems to confirm that because (using a vmware switch and portgroups) to let two openwrt x86 vmware guests reach each other the portgroups had to be configured with the trunk vlan id (that is: vlan id 4095, According to white papers: VMware Virtual Networking Concepts and VMware ESX Server 3 802.1Q VLAN Solutions).
[OpenWrt Wiki] Splitting VLANs
openwrt.org › vlan › creating_virtual_switchesAug 15, 2021 · Splitting VLANs This article relies on the following: * Accessing OpenWrt WebUI * Accessing OpenWrt CLI Introduction This how-to virtually splits off one of your devices Ethernet ports to be used for non-LAN purposes. E.g. you could provide this Ethernet port for your guests or for a secured extra zone used for an office work computer separated from your