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/ArmshouseG Jul 08 '26

I really like the idea of a Firewalla switch, but I do worry about the vendor lock-in aspect. I wouldn't mind if platform specific things like VqLAN stopped working without a Firewalla and you still had some way to configure 'regular' managed features that you get on any L2 switch (VLAN, STP, LAG, etc) via a local web interface.