Question: When is a network switch not really a switch? Answer: When you’ve configured a Virtual LAN. Then it’s a router…sort of. Don’t worry. Your networking equipment doesn’t need psychotherapy. But ...

You may or may not have heard of VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network). It is something that is primarily used in large businesses around the world. If you are interested in opening a business that ...

Q: I have a Cisco L3 3560 switch, 5 unmanaged switches and 150 users. I need to create 10 VLANs. How can I configure my VLAN given the switches I have? It depends on how many users you would need in ...

device called an optical line terminal at the end point of the optical fiber in order to convert the signal passing through the optical fiber. GIGAZINE has contracted for multiple optical lines and ...

Merging two offices, and the plan is to use a new Unifi router (not Cloud, used with a CloudKey) with the Unifi switches in place, and then have InstantOn APs for the wifi. The VLANS (1 and 2) were ...

You don't need expensive, complicated networking equipment to create a compelling home local area network (LAN). So long as your router and all other connected hardware work together and you have no ...

The Test Center redefined an existing LAN to take advantage of VLANs for bandwidth and security purposes. The network, designed to approximate the kind of environment found in small businesses, ...

Our data center is heavily virtualized with ~50 VMs per ESX host with ~20 ESX boxes configured the same way. Most of these VM's share a single vSwitch for network traffic which is connected to the LAN ...