Keeping a network working smoothly is important, especially for businesses that rely on communication between locations or even devices. While managing switches is normally not that difficult for an ...

I think that you are misunderstanding how these vlans are working. If you have port that is tagging for vlan x that means that traffic that is on vlan x is encapped in dot1q. Untagged y means that ...

- Windows 10 VM running on ESXi Server (connected to vmnic1, port 6 on TP-Link) - OPNsense Firewall VM running on ESXi Server (connected to vmnic1, port 6 on TP-Link) The OPNsense Firewall VM can do ...

It's no surprise that Linux makes a great router and firewall. A lesser-known fact is that you also can use Linux as an Ethernet bridge and VLAN switch, and that these features are similarly powerful, ...

Use these tips as a guide to keeping a lock on data when using virtual LANs. Securing a virtual LAN network begins with physical security. These best practices can help administrators and IT managers ...

In Cisco LAN switch environments, the native VLAN is typically untagged on 802.1Q trunk ports. This can lead to a security vulnerability in your network environment. It is a best practice to ...

Do you like puzzles? Are you working towards CCNA, or the CCNP Switch exam? If so, today’s post can be an interesting challenge to help you review switch VLAN configuration, with a short lab exercise ...

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 ...

There’s no such thing as a dedicated iSCSI switch because iSCSI storage traffic runs on Ethernet networks. That doesn’t mean, however, that we can’t have a discussion about iSCSI switches as there are ...

How to wipe data from Cisco routers and switches before discarding them Your email has been sent As your organization’s network continues to grow, you might find that you’ve outgrown your routers and ...