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support VLANs when attached to a VLAN enabled switch. The PRO/100 VE and VM
Desktop Adapters and Network Connections do not support VLANs.
A VLAN offers you the ability to group users and client PCs together into
logical workgroups, a critical consideration when connecting clients to servers
that are geographically dispersed across the building, campus, or enterprise
network.
Typically, VLANs consist of a common set of coworkers within the same department
but in different locations, a cross-functional team working on a joint project,
or a diverse set of users sharing the same network application. Joining workers
across the network forms logical working groups.
By using VLANs on your network, you can:
- Improve network performance
- Limit broadcast storms
- Improve adds, moves, and changes
- Minimize security problems
- Ease your management task
For overview information on Intel VLANs, visit the Intel Networking Web site:
http://www.intel.com/network
For more specific information, read the white paper on VLANs:
http://www.intel.com/network/tech_brief/virtual_lans.htm
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VLANS on PRO/100 Adapters
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A VLAN is a logical grouping of network devices put together as a LAN regardless
of their physical grouping or collision domains. VLANs let a user see and access
only specified network segments. This optimizes network efficiency and maintains
security access restrictions. VLANs require special switches that are capable of
supporting VLANs. All PRO/100+, PRO/100 S PCI and PRO/1000 adapters currently
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