I manage four Novell servers – two NW6.5sp2 and two NW5.0sp6a. These servers provide services to 5 buildings. These 5 buildings are part of a much larger campus encompassing approximately 40 buildings ...

Making VLANs work well on the LAN.

Isolation works; until it doesn't.

Hi everyone,<BR><BR>Need some help with VLAN's on some of our Linux machines. There are 2 linux boxes on the same LAN segment/subnet and each of them has 2 VLAN's configured using vconfig. Each ...

Just after some advice with implementing a captive portal (With billing support if possible) for a client of mine in the UK. We're setting up their network with 3 VLANs, There's only one internet ...

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?

I’ve seen private virtual LANs (PVLANs) described as a way to isolate DMZ servers from each other by restricting traffic between switch ports. Cisco’s PVLANs allow ports to be promiscuous, isolated or ...

Whether we are talking about the network in your home or the network in your office, it’s important that these networks be properly segmented. Why? To keep sensitive traffic on the network separated ...