He broke it, but was able to get it fixed right away.

I'm looking at the mess the previous IT team left in their wake with regards to the logical layout of the network. I've been here approaching a year and a half and it's got to the point it is driving ...

We've built new HQ adjacent to existing. Today I successfully tested 10g uplink between new core switches in both building for the first time. The current network is a bit messy but since I don't have ...

But maybe not for the reasons you think ...

One of things you will have to do in the VLAN configuration on the Layer 3 device is enter a command called IP helper-address, followed by the IP address of the system providing the DHCP service.

Many of us cordially detest virtual LANs (VLANs). They require complicated configuration, and consequently they are error-prone. They do not offer fully satisfactory solutions for the problems they ...

Your smart home is only as good as the wireless protocol that chains all of your devices together. Wi-Fi tends to be the network of choice for most homes and businesses, which often means that laptops ...

Four vulnerabilities in the widely adopted 'Stacked VLAN' Ethernet feature allows attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) or man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks against network targets using ...

Network vendors have fallen prey to vulnerabilities in Ethernet VLAN protocol implementations. While only Cisco and Juniper Networks are confirmed to have vulnerable products at this stage, a notice ...

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 ...