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VLAN centralised management

I wonder if there is a proper way to setup a 10 DLINK switches VLAN system. My aim is to have one computer/central switch that would broadcast the whole VLAN setting across the other switches and as ...
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Procurve Primary VLAN

I'm trying to depreciate usage of VLAN 1 on my ProCurve switches; 1 is unused. I understand that VLAN 1 must exist, but I want to remove it from all ports, especially trunks between switches. The ...
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Windows 8 Hyper-V & VLANs

I'm trying to setup Windows 8's Hyper-V so that I have: Switch which has 2 VMS connected to it Vyatta box which is connected to said switch and set as trunk (native vlan 1, allowed vlans 1-4000) ...
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Linux OS with GUI based multiple vlan support [closed]

Is there a distribution of Linux that includes support in the gui for managing 802.1q (trunks) We have techs in the field that may need to change from one vlan to another but don't know Linux CLI at ...
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Cisco 891w multiple VLAN configuration

I'm having trouble getting my guest network up. I have VLAN 1 that contains all our network resources (servers, desktops, printers, etc). I have the wireless configured to use VLAN1 but authenticate ...
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Configuring Sonicwall to route VLAN traffic to internet

I have a Sonicwall NSA 2400 that had its configuration reset and I'm having trouble reconfiguring it. The Sonicwall's WAN port (X1) connects to the internet. Its LAN port (X0) connects to a 3Com ...
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VLAN with trunk to avoid broadcast storm in a network with redundant paths

I have 6 Juniper switches (EX - 2200) connected to each other as shown in the network topology. I have two PC's that I am using PC1 - (used for configuring the 6 switches via minicom) PC2 - to ...
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VLAN support on Juniper EX - 2200 switches

I have 6 Juniper switches (EX - 2200) connected to each other as shown in the network topology. ![enter image description here][1] I have two PC's that I am using PC1 - (used for configuring the 6 ...
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Setup VLAN agnostic ports on HP ProCurve 1810G (Ingress Filter, Trunking)

I am wondering if it is possible to configure some ports of the web managed ProCurve Switch 1810G to participate in all VLAN traffic. Even if no VLAN with that ID has been set up inside the switch. ...
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Trunking between Cisco 1800 router and Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch

I would like to establish trunk between Cisco router 1812 and Catalyst 2960 switch. What I would like to have is that router gets ip address on his fe0 interface and on fe2 provides trunk with 3 VLANs ...
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How to place KVM VMs on several hosts in the same network, with one of the VMs as the DHCP server

I have a KVM host running on Centos. I have 3 Virtual machines installed on this host. Host is connected to a Nexus (Cisco). Virtual machine is able to get Internet. Everything is working fine. Now I ...
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HP Procurve Issue Passing Multiple VLANs over a link

Just to start off with I am a Cisco guy that got placed into an HP project. Basic topology overview from outside in: ASA 5505 with two Ethernet connections to a 2610 switch. This switch is then ...
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How do you configuring vlans/trunk on a Cicso ASA 5510

I have a Cicso ASA 5510 that I want to connect to 2 Dell PowerConnect 5500 linked in a Switch Stack. I want to connect a trunking line to each switch so if one switch dies the other works. The ...
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Multiple ethernet interfaces without PCI LAN cards

I want to have multiple Ethernet ports on my Ubuntu server 10.04. As multi port LAN PCI card are expensive, I am planning to use a cheap managed switch. The cheapest one I found was Netgear GS108T. ...
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vlan 1 and 1002-1005 in a trunk connection-should they be allowed?

If I have a trunk connection that should allow only two VLANs(100 and 200 for example), is it neccessary to also allow the default vlan 1 or VLANs 1002-1005. I am trying to configure a switch port for ...
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What happens when a consumer switch receives a VLAN-tagged Ethernet frame?

Suppose you connect a trunk port from a VLAN capable network switch to a (VLAN incapable) consumer-grade network switch via a direct cable. Now the former switch send the later switch a 802.1Q-tagged ...
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Cisco and Linux and Vlans

I appear to have some fundamental misunderstanding of how VLANs work on Linux, and I'm hoping the good people here can educate me. Cast: One Cisco 3560, one VLAN, and one Linux box [1]. Cisco ...
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Trunk port wont accept the Printer vlan

I have three switches daisy-chained together and I have a printer vlan serviced with a print server off the core (1st) switch. the middle switch trunk port will not accept the printer vlan. I issue ...
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VLAN Trunk (Dell 6248 & SMC 8748M)

I have managed to make my VLAN work on both switches : Computer #1 from Dell Switch port #20 (VLAN #2) can ping Computer #2 from SMC Switch port #21 (VLAN #2) What I need to do is : Laptop on ...
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How do VLANs work?

What are VLANs? What problems do they solve? I'm helping a friend learn basic networking, as he's just become the sole sysadmin at a small company. I've been pointing him at various questions/answers ...
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VLANs through a trunk between Dell Powerconnect 6248 and 2848?

I have a Powerconnect 6248 connected to a 2848 and I am trying to get VLANS working on the 2848. VLANS work and receive DHCP addresses, traffic routes correctly and DNS works on the 6248. The DHCP, ...
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Planning trunk capacity for multiple GbE switches

Without measuring throughput (it's at the top of the list; this is just theoretical), I want to know the most standard method for trunking VLANs on multiple Gigabit (GbE) switches to a core Layer 3 ...
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Netgear FS726TP Internal VLAN

I have some Netgear FS726TP switches that are tied to a core switch using VLAN trunking. I have the switch split up so that certain ports are on certain VLANs, but we also have an "administrative" ...