I'm looking at the mess the previous IT team left in their wake with regards to the logical layout of the network. I've been here approaching a year and a half and it's got to the point it is driving ...

I've decided to get off my ass and finally get VLANs setup at home. I'm looking for ideas on how people have their's set that works well. I figure at the most basic I could do something like a ...

The more you delve into VLANs on your home network, the more you realize that they're not the most secure things in the world. Depending on your managed switch, those VLANs might be able to talk to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you like puzzles? Are you working towards CCNA, or the CCNP Switch exam? If so, today’s post can be an interesting challenge to help you review switch VLAN configuration, with a short lab exercise ...

He broke it, but was able to get it fixed right away.

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 ...

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?