Virtual LAN (VLAN) technology, which is defined under the IEEE 802.1q specifications, has allowed enterprise to extend the reach of their corporate networks across the WAN. VLANs enable a LAN to be ...

The IEEE’s 802.1Q standard was developed to address the problem of how to break large networks into smaller parts so broadcast and multicast traffic wouldn’t grab more bandwidth than necessary. The ...

I am almost as confused by your post as you are about VLANs, so lets take it slow and see where we get.<BR><BR>1) 802.1Q can add 4 bytes to the ethernet packet. (tagging) Any device not expecting ...

To begin, we must have a more formal definition of what a LAN is. LAN stands for local area network. Hubs and switches usually are thought of as participating in a single LAN. Normally, if you connect ...

Network Job Solutions – The wireless access points operate as bridges with no routing defined anywhere on the wireless network segment. All VLANs are defined on the wired switches and mapped with ...

It's no surprise that Linux makes a great router and firewall. A lesser-known fact is that you also can use Linux as an Ethernet bridge and VLAN switch, and that these features are similarly powerful, ...

This is a consumer based router. If you wanted VLAN support you'll be using another router for this task.

In Cisco LAN switch environments, the native VLAN is typically untagged on 802.1Q trunk ports. This can lead to a security vulnerability in your network environment. It is a best practice to ...

Hello there,<br><br> I am trying to set up a Windows 2003 server with Link aggregation (802.3ad) and Vlan tag (802.1q) but unfortunaltey i am having trouble to set it up. Should i use the NLB ? Is ...