I am looking at setting up a two member Virtual Machine Load Balance NIC team using a dual port Intel NIC on a Hyper-V cluster. I got the NIC team up and running with STP disabled on the port. I also ...

So, I'm looking to get going with some VLANs for my home LAN. First time with VLANs, but I think I know the concepts. My goals are: Keeping IoT/home automation from talking to the Internet, or other ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When set up correctly, virtual LANs improve the performance of busy networks. VLANs can group client devices that communicate ...

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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 ...

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?

Lately, I’ve heard many mentions, pro and con, of using virtual LANs to solve QoS challenges in wireless LANs. If like me, you’ve been confused by some of this talk, read on. First, several vendors ...

Several clients have recently been asking about “Virtual Network Segmentation” products that claim to segment networks to reduce PCI compliance. They may use ARP or VLANs to control access to various ...