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Communication between different VLANs

In my previous understanding, there is no way to communicate between two VLANs using only layer 2. After all, this is the purpose of having VLAN. I found a forum that claims the following. 1.VLANs can ...
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No internet access on VLAN

I'm trying to setup VLAN on my TL-SG3210 (3.0). I created simple VLAN: vlan 10 name "vlan10" Then, I assigned port 2 & 3 to VLAN. I also created interface: interface vlan 10 ip ...
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Some extra clarification regarding VLANs and SVI

Good afternoon guys, I've got a question regarding VLANs and SVIs. First of all, I know some concepts about VLANs, and I've been in the IT field for a while. But this one is a bit confusing for me. ...
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How do (LANCOM) Tag-Based vlan groups work and on which vlan does the device respond?

I just started a new job and part of it is to manage and maintain the ICT. As the previous network/system engineer left the company i'm on my own to figure out how everything works. I have ...
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What is the purpose of native VLAN on a trunk link?

Most VLAN articles I've read recommend avoid using VLAN1 for ports with untagged traffic (aka access ports). I've heard enough of this nonsense. Except for the reserved values of 0x000 and 0xFFF, a ...
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Help with small office setup - Cisco SG350 28 port switch

I have very limited knowledge in Cisco IOS but in a crucial state to setup up a small office network. I have bought 2 Cisco SG350 28 port Layer 3 switch, Switches should be enabled with VLAN and VTP. ...
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Posible to connect VLAN switch through dumb switch?

Is it possible to connect a VLAN switch into a dumb switch ? The router will know how to reach network connected by a VLAN through the dumb switch please ? No edge effect ? By example, a schema of ...
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Frame transfer from one switch to another configured with VLANS

Hi, My question is related to the Vlan. And this question would consist of 2 parts. 1)Would Switch 1 know all the devices present in Vlan 2 or Vlan 3, including the ones present in the Switch 2. ...
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Does it make sense to map a VLAN to each LAN?

I saw a picture of a network-structure with VLANs in it: Why would somebody structure their network like this? Does this even make sense? I mean, they are in a different LAN, why then mapping a VLAN ...
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VLAN Isolate Setup

How can I set up a switch so that devices on one switch port are isolated from devices on other switch ports? I'm guessing this should be done with VLANs, but I'm open to other options as well. ...
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Router vs VLAN in networking?

Why do we need Routers at all when we have VLAN ? Vlan breaks the broadcast domain. Vlan along with the use of SVI can be used for routing. So why do we need routers for in networking ?
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One VLAN on two switches

I'm trying to understand the specifics of trunking a VLAN on two switches. Say I have two switches, both hosting half of VLAN 3. Switch 1: Ports 0-5 on VLAN 3, Port 6 is Trunk Switch 2: Ports 0-5 ...
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What is difference between standard VLAN extended VLAN?

I know that the range of standard VLAN is 1-1005 and in extended VLAN the range is 1-4094. But is just range is the difference?
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Exact trunk operations over an incoming tagged frame

Consider the following example: H1 --- S1 --- S2 --- S3 --- H2 Hx are hosts, Sx are switches. Both hosts are connected with access port on VLAN 20 to the corresponding switches, while all the other ...
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Understanding VLAN tagging

Let's say we have 4 machines connected to a layer 2, managed switch which is connected to a layer 3 switch. Say that 1.2.3.0/24 is routed to the layer 3 switch. Our goal is to have 1.2.3.0-63 usable ...
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