VLANs break a physical LAN into several logical broadcast domains. Each LAN station hears traffic sent by its own VLAN but receives nothing from stations in other VLANs -- not even from those ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

I fixed my network by breaking it down.

Setting up virtual local area networks or VLANs in your home network or home lab makes management of your network easier. You can use one as a guest network to share your internet connection with ...

I'm configuring a Juniper switch with multiple VLANs and putting an IRB interface in each VLAN. A member server (on a downstream switch) in one VLAN can ping all the IRB interfaces and within its own ...

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 ...