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 ...

Question: When is a network switch not really a switch? Answer: When you’ve configured a Virtual LAN. Then it’s a router…sort of. Don’t worry. Your networking equipment doesn’t need psychotherapy. But ...

T he average home now has dozens of networked devices, from computers to smart devices and streaming boxes. Each of these ...

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 ...

Five things you should know about configuring a Cisco IOS switch Your email has been sent Once you're ready to make the jump to a more sophisticated switch, what do you need to know? Let's answer some ...

So, we have a fair number of vlans here (relatively speaking), and I am trying to put together a linux box that has the capability to sit on all the Vlans with an interface into each one. To this end, ...