I have a weird thing ... as usual. I have a Cisco UCS system with the normal fabric interconnect setup (2 x 6248UP connected to a chassis with 2 x 2208xp fabric extenders), running the latest 4.x ...

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 ...

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 ...

Virtual LANs (VLANs) allow the segmentation of a physical network into multiple logical networks. VLAN trunking is the process of transporting multiple VLANs over a single network link—typically ...

A quick comparison of EoMPLS, VPLS and A-VPLS really reflects the learning curve the network industry has experienced as the technologies are deployed. All three are PW services and use a MPLS ...

Once your home network grows a little more complex, you soon realize that grouping devices into virtual local area networks (VLANs) makes a lot of sense, both from a security and administrative ...

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, ...

Have you been told that VLANs are the ultimate solution to your network woes? That they’ll magically secure your infrastructure, eliminate complexity, and solve all your traffic management headaches?

You may or may not have heard of VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network). It is something that is primarily used in large businesses around the world. If you are interested in opening a business that ...