Making VLANs work well on the LAN.

Q: I have a Cisco L3 3560 switch, 5 unmanaged switches and 150 users. I need to create 10 VLANs. How can I configure my VLAN given the switches I have? It depends on how many users you would need in ...

Hands-on labs for certifications like Network+ N10-009 give learners a controlled environment to practice VLAN configuration, IP addressing, subnet calculations, and troubleshooting. Exercises such as ...

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 ...

If I have a handful of "smart" switches that will handle 802.1Q vlan tagging both at the perimeter and the core of my network, will the tags survive if there is a completely dump unmanaged switch ...

Rick Cook learned programming on a computer with magnetic drum memory. Since then he's written thousands of articles on all aspects of computers and high technology — as well as several fantasy novels ...

I am trying to figure out how to configure private VLANs on a Dell X series switch and I am struggling to get it working. Currently we are able to create a new PVLAN in the web interface and add a ...

It's easy to see why virtual LANs have become popular on networks of all sizes. Imagine having multiple separate physical networks within a single organization — without the headache of managing ...

It's easy to see why virtual LANs have become popular on networks of all sizes. Imagine having multiple separate physical networks within a single organization – without the headache of managing ...

This IP lesson will focus on layer two switches, which are almost exclusively Ethernet switches. We’ll also consider how they are used to implement virtual local area networks (VLANS). Figure 1: L2 ...