VLANs keep your network safe from untrustworthy devices, but the wrong setup can backfire ...

It's never too late to split up your network.

You might think a basic LAN setup is secure enough, but there could be issues lurking that require device isolation to ensure ...

In Cisco LAN switch environments, the native VLAN is typically untagged on 802.1Q trunk ports. This can lead to a security vulnerability in your network environment. It is a best practice to ...

Relative newcomer to serious home networking here, looking for a little input about what I actually need to achieve my goals. I've seen guides including other VLANs -- VPN vs clearnet, management, etc ...

Nutter helps a reader protect the servers in his growing network. As our network grows in size, so does the need to protect the servers. We have already put in an interior firewall between the servers ...

Does it make sense to create VLANs to try to improve backup speed? The reason I ask is because we have a storage cluster and backups from it run about 2500MB/min. I talked to vendor about this and ...

"Software-defined networking (SDN) is having a profound impact on businesses," starts out a new report based on a survey of IT pros involved with the disruptive technology approach. One of these ...

Four vulnerabilities in the widely adopted 'Stacked VLAN' Ethernet feature allows attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) or man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks against network targets using ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. More schools than ever before have put in place networks that meet the standards required to deliver ...