A VLAN, or virtual local area network, works in the same way as a physical LAN with the exception that the hosts don't need to be located on the same physical network to be linked. Segmentation is the ...

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 ...

As your home network expands, so do the burdens of administering the list of network appliances. Maybe you've expanded the number of wired devices in your network, and added additional managed network ...

To begin, we must have a more formal definition of what a LAN is. LAN stands for local area network. Hubs and switches usually are thought of as participating in a single LAN. Normally, if you connect ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Campus networks carry almost every type of network traffic imaginable. Faculty and staff computers ...

Pen tester Mark Wolfgang argues segmenting for security is a key piece of an overall defense-in-depth strategy. Here he explains why and how to accomplish it in your organization (registration ...

SD-WAN Vendor Untangle launched version two of its SD-WAN router today, which adds support for local network segmentation through VLANs. The company claims the new capabilities provide small to ...

Technologies invented 30 years ago won’t cut it in today’s networking environments. A new era of campus fabric design has evolved, providing consistent management, contextual insights and intelligent ...

Relying on a DMZ to protect your network and data is like putting money in a bank that depends on one guard and a single gate to secure its deposits. Imagine how tempting all those piles of money ...

The average home now has dozens of networked devices, from computers to smart devices and streaming boxes. Each of these comes with different considerations about how they use the network, and that's ...