VLAN segmentation is more than just neat organization—it’s a cornerstone of modern network security. By isolating traffic into logical groups and enforcing access controls, you can limit threats and ...

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 ...

Four vulnerabilities in the widely adopted 'Stacked VLAN' Ethernet feature allows attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) or man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks against network targets using ...

A VLAN, or virtual local area network, works in the same way as a physical LAN with the exception that the hosts don't need to be located on the same physical network to be linked. Segmentation is the ...

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?

Subnetting and VLANs are core skills for anyone pursuing the CCNA, helping you design efficient, secure, and manageable networks. From segmenting traffic to reducing broadcast domains, these concepts ...

Imagine this: your smart home devices, guest Wi-Fi, and workstations all coexist on the same network. A single compromised IoT device could expose sensitive data or disrupt your entire system. It’s a ...

Lately, I’ve heard many mentions, pro and con, of using virtual LANs to solve QoS challenges in wireless LANs. If like me, you’ve been confused by some of this talk, read on. First, several vendors ...

I’ve always found the vernacular used in computing very interesting. For example, there’s the term virtual. In computing, what is called virtual does not physically exist but has been made to appear ...

Network Job Solutions – The wireless access points operate as bridges with no routing defined anywhere on the wireless network segment. All VLANs are defined on the wired switches and mapped with ...