Using a VLAN -- or Virtual Local Area Network -- to segregate the traffic on your router provides added security and performance for devices connected to your LAN. While a LAN is determined by the ...

I was wondering if this would work. I'd test it myselft, but I'm away from my lab. Take a 2924XL switch, setup 3 VLANs with 8 ports each; now what I was wondering was if you can take the VLAN trunk ...

I'm not sure if I'm naming the right one..? "vlan?" (I know or assume some routers "do" have this feature) But with wifi easily hackable WEP and some parts or all parts of wpa? Why don't router ...

My home router now has 4GB of RAM and unlimited upgrades.

These common VLAN missteps can undermine your network security and performance. Discover the pitfalls to avoid.

Rick Cook learned programming on a computer with magnetic drum memory. Since then he's written thousands of articles on all aspects of computers and high technology — as well as several fantasy novels ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

Have you been told that VLANs are the ultimate solution to your network woes? That they’ll magically secure your infrastructure, eliminate complexity, and solve all your traffic management headaches?