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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.
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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.

Latest revision as of 09:54, 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.