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 ...

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.

Use these tips as a guide to keeping a lock on data when using virtual LANs. Securing a virtual LAN network begins with physical security. These best practices can help administrators and IT managers ...

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 ...

Keeping a network working smoothly is important, especially for businesses that rely on communication between locations or even devices. While managing switches is normally not that difficult for an ...

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 ...

I have an Actiontec router from FiOS. All devices receive an IP on the 192.168.1.x subnet. Can I configure one of the ports to be on a VLAN such as 10.1.10.x subnet? If so I would like to connect my ...