Probably the most common network interconnection device in industry networks are layer 2 switches. We often refer to them Ethernet switches because the vast majority of them have only Ethernet ...

I have not seen the term term VLAN applied to layer 3 topologies. VLANs (Layer 2) and VPNs (Layer 3) do accomplish the same task, allowing private communication in public networks (each user/group ...

OK, it's been a while since I've done anything VLAN with "just" layer 2 switches. I'm trying to layout a new, more logical subnetting routine for the office but all switches are either unmanaged, or ...