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Why should I use vlans instead of subnets?
Why should I use vlans instead of subnets?
VLANs cannot replace IP subnets. But they can structure your network - for scalability, resilience, security, or some other reason.
Since hosts in different ...
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Why should I use vlans instead of subnets?
VLANs are not a substitute for subnets, they are a substitute for physical LANs: actual wired connections. You use them in addition to subnetting, router ACLs, etc., not instead of.
So, you could have ...
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Why should I use vlans instead of subnets?
Broadcast domain is a layer 2 network, while subnet is a layer 3 network. When you understand the purposes an differences between them, read on.
VLAN is a feature of Ethernet switch which separates ...
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How to create a subnet or secondary network? Do I need VLANs?
As has been pointed out in the comments, that's quite a "grown" network with little structure. However, unless you're out of switch ports you don't seem to need additional hardware.
Things ...
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VLAN trunking - how to ping PC4 from PC1?
You have not created the VLANs on Switch 3.
You must create the VLAN before you can assign ports to it.
On Switch 3:
Vlan 10
name myvlan
exit
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Why should I use vlans instead of subnets?
VLAN's and subnets are not competing solutions to the same problem. They exist independent of one another. A local area network is one or more switches linked together. VLAN's are enabled by software ...
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