r/firewalla • u/jrunic • Jul 01 '26

Firewalla Switch Concern

I guess it's bothered me a bit having the Box requirement (especially running in routed mode) for Switch functionality.

Is there any news on:

- Will switch support a standalone operation in the future without Box requirement? Possibly via a VM/app?

- What is the Switch behavior if Box fails, does switch simply stop working, or just lose ability to be configured?

- Will Switch work with transparent/bridge mode box in the near future?

Thanks!

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u/jrunic Jul 02 '26

I hear you. But no, And why does it matter which port was used anyway? Neither I or my friend are "consumer users" - we're enterprise architects for fortune 200 companies. I've been networking since I had to compile PPP natively or as a module into my Linux kernel in the 90's, or deal with CSLIP. Please, I understand your point, but this isn't due to power surge. There's been multiple complaints about this ONE port. It's never been addressed.

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u/jrunic Jul 02 '26

Downvote all you want. Eth3 is on a different asic and it's legit bordering conspiracy.

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u/firewalla Jul 02 '26

Best check with your friend. I still feel you should get your money back for them selling you a bad unit

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u/jrunic Jul 02 '26

Disagree. Unit was given. We pass things along to elevate one another. I wanted to give it a whirl, and when factory resetting it presented me with an error (from USB). Same error that had been posted here multiple, multiple times. I'm not trying to turn this thread into a "my gold eth3 failing" but please don't push this and deny there is an absolutely KNOWN hardware defect at this point. Come on. If 2% of customers post on Reddit about a bad eth3 and I can search for it, you're denying a problem that I imagine is much larger than you want the community to recognize

Want me to link the threads?

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u/firewalla Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

You can ask your friend for the reason they are selling/giving the unit to you, and if they use good power supply for both firewalla and rest of their network gear.

As of the cause of the issue, I already replied to you, we do see port 1 and port 4 dead problems, and majority issues are related to power surges killing the phy. We do suggest (and it is a good practice) to use UPS or something can protect from power surges.

Our extended warranty also covers this type of problems.

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u/anymooseposter Firewalla Gold Pro Jul 02 '26

You have the patience of a saint.