It's now more than a secure home.

One of things you will have to do in the VLAN configuration on the Layer 3 device is enter a command called IP helper-address, followed by the IP address of the system providing the DHCP service.

I'm thinking about changing the layout of my home/lab network to segment off my new security alarms, smoke detectors, etc. Current thinking is I'll keep the gateway on: Guest WiFi: 10.0.4.1/24 (will ...

It’s easy to see why virtual LANs have become popular on networks of all sizes. Imagine having multiple separate physical networks within a single organization — without the headache of managing ...

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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 ...

Cisco and other network vendors are taking network virtualization beyond VLANs, into the data center, and strategizing about what the network becomes in a virtualized enterprise. Amid the excitement ...

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I’ve been banging my head over what seems to be a problem but not sure if it really is. Okay, this is about VLAN trunking and our VMware environment – hope I can articulate this well. What we are ...