Chapter 10 Interface

Table 47 Relationships Between Different Types of Interfaces (continued)

INTERFACE

REQUIRED PORT / INTERFACE

PPPoE/PPTP interface

WAN1, WAN2, OPT*

 

 

virtual interface

 

(virtual Ethernet interface)

Ethernet interface*

(virtual VLAN interface)

VLAN interface*

(virtual bridge interface)

bridge interface

 

 

trunk

Ethernet interface

 

Cellular interface

 

VLAN interface

 

bridge interface

 

PPPoE/PPTP interface

 

auxiliary interface

 

 

*- You cannot set up a PPPoE/PPTP interface, virtual Ethernet interface or virtual VLAN interface if the underlying interface is a member of a bridge. You also cannot add an Ethernet interface or VLAN interface to a bridge if the member interface has a virtual interface or PPPoE/PPTP interface on top of it.

Finding Out More

See Section 5.2 on page 110 details on the differences between physical ports, interfaces, and zones in the ZyWALL.

See Section 5.4.2 on page 114 for related information about the Interface screens.

See Section 10.16 on page 265 for background information on interfaces.

See Section 6.1 on page 125 for an example of configuring Ethernet interfaces and port roles.

See Section 6.2 on page 129 for an example of configuring a cellular (3G) interface.

See Section 6.3 on page 131 for an example of configuring a WLAN interface.

See Chapter 11 on page 269 to configure load balancing using trunks.

10.2The Interface Status Screen

This screen lists all of the ZyWALL’s interfaces and gives packet statistics for them. Click Network > Interface to access this screen.

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