https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/next-generation-firewall/question-on-quot-default-quot-vlan-interface/m-p/1243176#M6498 <P>This may be a stupid question, but is there a purpose for the default vlan Interface (named just "vlan") that gets created on network templates?&nbsp; I have a couple of deployments that use vlan interfaces, but I noticed that the default vlan interface is the only one that has a mac address.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Is this interface necessary?</P> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:14:13 GMT jwill2 2025-12-04T19:14:13Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/next-generation-firewall/question-on-quot-default-quot-vlan-interface/m-p/1243176#M6498 <P>This may be a stupid question, but is there a purpose for the default vlan Interface (named just "vlan") that gets created on network templates?&nbsp; I have a couple of deployments that use vlan interfaces, but I noticed that the default vlan interface is the only one that has a mac address.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Is this interface necessary?</P> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:14:13 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/next-generation-firewall/question-on-quot-default-quot-vlan-interface/m-p/1243176#M6498 jwill2 2025-12-04T19:14:13Z