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 ...

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 ...

I recently installed a new Unifi 24-port switch and a NanoHD access point. Other than setting up a basic WiFi in the house and getting all of my network moved over to the new switch and AP, I had a ...

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 ...