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 ...
The IEEE’s 802.1Q standard was developed to address the problem of how to break large networks into smaller parts so broadcast and multicast traffic wouldn’t grab more bandwidth than necessary. The ...
Relative newcomer to serious home networking here, looking for a little input about what I actually need to achieve my goals. I've seen guides including other VLANs -- VPN vs clearnet, management, etc ...
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 ...
Rate your favorite Cisco Press books. Chapter 3, “Switch Operation,” presents a functional overview of how multilayer switching (MLS) is performed at Layers 3 and 4. The actual MLS process can take ...
I've searched the official docs and forums and can't quite find an answer to this question. On Cisco, adding a voice vlan to an access port means that tagged traffic will be in that VLAN, untagged ...