I have a clean setup of PFSense and a Procurve Switch 1800-24G.<BR><BR>I have setup VLAN interfaces on the PFSense as indicated below:<BR>VLAN_30: 192.168.30.0 / 24 (Int. Addr.

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 ...

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Once your home network grows a little more complex, you soon realize that grouping devices into virtual local area networks (VLANs) makes a lot of sense, both from a security and administrative ...

Virtual LANs (VLANs) allow the segmentation of a physical network into multiple logical networks. VLAN trunking is the process of transporting multiple VLANs over a single network link—typically ...

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 ...

I have a weird thing ... as usual. I have a Cisco UCS system with the normal fabric interconnect setup (2 x 6248UP connected to a chassis with 2 x 2208xp fabric extenders), running the latest 4.x ...

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?

In the IP based Ethernet networks, data and voice services are often transmitted simultaneously over the network. Voice traffic, in particular, requires a higher forwarding priority than data traffic.