Re: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs v1] warn about fail-open default in vlan

["Shannon Sterz" <s.sterz@proxmox.com>]

hey,
not sure what happened here, but you send the same patch twice in
the same thread. once with a version tag and a longer description and
once without. you may want to check your mail setup :)

On Thu Jan 22, 2026 at 11:50 AM CET, Yahya Jabary wrote:
> fix #4642: improve VLAN documentation
>
> Signed-off-by: Yahya Jabary <y.jabary@proxmox.com>
> ---
>  pve-network.adoc | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/pve-network.adoc b/pve-network.adoc
> index 03524e4..23fd2a3 100644
> --- a/pve-network.adoc
> +++ b/pve-network.adoc
> @@ -614,6 +614,14 @@ which is transparently supported by the Linux bridge.
>  Trunk mode is also possible, but that makes configuration
>  in the guest necessary.
>
> +[WARNING]
> +====
> +If no VLAN tag is specified in the guest configuration, the interface defaults
> +to a VLAN trunk. This allows the guest to access *all* VLANs on the bridge by
> +configuring VLAN tags inside the guest OS. To strictly isolate the guest to a
> +specific VLAN (Access Mode), you must define a VLAN tag in the hardware settings.
> +====
> +

other than that: this reads fine to me!

>  * *"traditional" VLAN on the Linux bridge:*
>  In contrast to the VLAN awareness method, this method is not transparent
>  and creates a VLAN device with associated bridge for each VLAN.



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