We're using vSphere 4.1 U2 Standard. I'd appreciate some views on how you handle your vSwitches with regard to VLANs please. If you have the need to run data for several VLANs into the same physical ...

One of things you will have to do in the VLAN configuration on the Layer 3 device is enter a command called IP helper-address, followed by the IP address of the system providing the DHCP service.

Can anybody give me a step by step guide for setting up multiple VLANs on a Cisco 1841 modular router? I can't find anything to help me through my problem, which, incidentally, is that I can create ...

Many routers claim to offer guest networks, but do they really provide proper VLAN isolation? Learn how to check your guest network's security ...

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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 ...

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.