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Group of hosts with a common set of requirements connected as if on the same broadcast domain despite physical location

VLAN, short for virtual local area network or virtual LAN, is where a group of hosts sharing the same set of requirements are connected to each other as if they were on the same broadcast domain regardless of their actual physical location.

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Linux OS with GUI based multiple vlan support

Is there a distribution of Linux that includes support in the gui for managing 802.1q (trunks) We have techs in the field that may need to change from one vlan to another but don't know Linux CLI at all. Thank you, Ken
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DHCP server for different VLANs

Possible Duplicate: How do I dynamically obtain IP addresses for VLAN interfaces? I am setting up a dhcp server to supply ip address for different VLANs of different subnet.(192.168.1.x for VLAN100, 192.168.2.x for VLAN200 and likewise for…
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Regarding the VLANs and their uses

What are virtual LANS. And why we need them? As far as i have understood them when switches are been used to create broadcast domain between two different LANS. Then a switch could be used to connect both of the LANS. So they share the same…
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Are Cisco access ports basically the same thing as a port on an unmanaged switch?

The title should say it all..I'm trying to learn more about VLANs, tagging/trunking, etc.
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VLAN routing issue

I have HP Procurve Switch 2910AL-24G. Please see attached configuration. Client inst2is01 (10.247.167.80) and VLAN ID is 37 Server ILO (Management Port) IP : 10.247.172.70 and VLAn ID is 54 From the client inst2is01>> I can't do ssh to Server ILO IP…
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How can I filter traffic using a layer 3 switch?

I have a layer 3 switch which needs to route traffic to 2 different networks which don't see each other. What would be the simplest and most efficient way to do this? And is there any straight forward documentation I could follow to get this done?
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How to configure subnets/VLANs to restrict access to WAN/other VLANs?

I manage the networking for our (very!) small church as a volunteer. Currently everything is set up on a single /24 IPv4 subnet. I'm wanting to break these out into VLANs for increased security, and also implement IPv6 at the same time. Our hardware…
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D-Link DES-1210/28P VLAN Configuration

Hi i have the below requirement to be configured on DES-1210-28P Create 4 VLANS VLAN 296 VLAN 2910 VLAN 101 VLAN 102 Configure VLANS Port 24 Trunk-Port to allow VLAN 296 & 2910 Port 23 Trunk-Port to allow VLAN 101 & 102 Port 22 Access-Port to…
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Can a computer on one VLAN acquire DHCP from another VLAN?

Can you please explain what needs to be done in order for a computer in one VLAN to get an IP from a DHCP server in another/different VLAN? (Yes if something is done and no if that something is not done is all I know)
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How am I able to let my 2 PC over internet see one another as if they are on the same network segment?

How am I able to let my 2 PC over internet see one another as if they are on the same network segment?
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How to efficiently subnet a network

I have base ip address 10.6.0.0/16. I need to divide this network into 12 subnets, and I need at least 80 computers in one network. Please explain how to calculate correctly subnets. I understand that subnets count should be power of two, so the…
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Why we need different types of VLANS

Why we need different types of VLANs like Port based,Protocol based ... Give me situations where exactly those types are useful
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CISCO Configuration. DHCP & VLAN configured. But can't ping other VLAN clients

I have created a network testing lab with CISCO Packet Tracer. I have performed the following to get a DHCP and VLAN (with Trucking) working: Configured Router interfaces (g0/0 + g0/0.10-0.50) Configured DHCP settings on Router Enabled Trunk on…
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What is a subnet?

My company has our printers provided by a contractor via a managed service. The contractor has software installed in our network which is supposed to detect the printers and then report back on the print volumes. This software is not working…
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