Using a VLAN -- or Virtual Local Area Network -- to segregate the traffic on your router provides added security and performance for devices connected to your LAN. While a LAN is determined by the ...

The average home now has dozens of networked devices, from computers to smart devices and streaming boxes. Each of these comes with different considerations about how they use the network, and that's ...

When building my home lab, I chose to segregate the network devices into VLANs for easier management and administration. Everything worked until I realized I could access my printer, Apple TV, HomePod ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I'm looking for some guidance on a design for OSPF in an environment that needs layer two trunks between the routers. Consider the below topology: Layer 3 switches A, B and C are connected with trunks ...

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?

In the IP based Ethernet networks, data and voice services are often transmitted simultaneously over the network. Voice traffic, in particular, requires a higher forwarding priority than data traffic.