I'm a bit stumped on this one, and having a background in HP switches is making it worse. I have a metro-e connection that will have up to 100 VLANs coming in on it. This is connected to a GigE port ...

I recently acquired a rack mountable switch (non-Cisco, only for the price advantage). The main reason was to consolidate the wiring in a 42U rack full of servers. The wires coming out of the rack was ...

在日常企业网络设计中，我们经常会听到这两种隔离手段：VLAN 隔离与端口隔离。 VLAN 隔离能划分广播域，端口隔离能限制同 VLAN 用户互访。 但问题是—— 如果我想在“同一个 VLAN”里，又要共享网关上网，还要防止用户间互通，该怎么办？ 这时，Private VLAN（私有 VLAN）应运而生。 它几乎完美地结合了两者的优势，是 VLAN ...

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 ...

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?

An examination of network protocols for creating and managing a switched network. Topics will include Ethernet LANs, Virtual LANs, VLAN trunking, network and link layer addressing, subnetting, DHCP, ...