Fortinet this week plans to announce an enterprise access switch that enforces NAC policies as well as a host of other security functions the company is already noted for. The Fortigate-224B security ...

If I have a handful of "smart" switches that will handle 802.1Q vlan tagging both at the perimeter and the core of my network, will the tags survive if there is a completely dump unmanaged switch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When set up correctly, virtual LANs improve the performance of busy networks. VLANs can group client devices that communicate ...

It's easy to see why virtual LANs have become popular on networks of all sizes. Imagine having multiple separate physical networks within a single organization – without the headache of managing ...

What they do, why they're useful, and how to get started A virtual local area network is a logical subnetwork that groups a collection of devices from different physical LANs. Large business computer ...