I was wondering if this would work. I'd test it myselft, but I'm away from my lab. Take a 2924XL switch, setup 3 VLANs with 8 ports each; now what I was wondering was if you can take the VLAN trunk ...

A strong layer 2 switch can be a great springboard for actually learning about your home network ...

It's never too late to split up your network.

Currently we have a Cisco 5500 Catalyst Switch in our building on our main floor. We have a Cisco 2500 router as the default router for all our clients which knows info about our other buildings, as ...

This is a consumer based router. If you wanted VLAN support you'll be using another router for this task.

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?

Rick Cook learned programming on a computer with magnetic drum memory. Since then he's written thousands of articles on all aspects of computers and high technology — as well as several fantasy novels ...

Your smart home is only as good as the wireless protocol that chains all of your devices together. Wi-Fi tends to be the network of choice for most homes and businesses, which often means that laptops ...