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Vlan is a virtual LAN. It is an encapsulation of ethernet within ethernet. A switch can offer a vlan to a host and offer the same vlan to a router and no other host on the same switch can get that vlans traffic for packet inspection as an example. Usually a switch has a vlan trunk between it and the router or another switch. | Vlan is a virtual [[LAN]]. It is an encapsulation of ethernet within [[ethernet]]. A [[switch]] can offer a vlan to a host and offer the same vlan to a [[router]] and no other host on the same switch can get that vlans traffic for packet inspection as an example. Usually a switch has a vlan trunk between it and the router or another switch. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:54, 30 May 2008
Vlan is a virtual LAN. It is an encapsulation of ethernet within ethernet. A switch can offer a vlan to a host and offer the same vlan to a router and no other host on the same switch can get that vlans traffic for packet inspection as an example. Usually a switch has a vlan trunk between it and the router or another switch.
