When you first start learning about splitting your home network into VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks), one of the core concepts you'll encounter is VLAN isolation. It sounds tricky, right? I mean, ...

I have a connection coming into the house, then into a Synology router. I have 2 VLANS set up, the default one and a 2nd one called Secure. I don't have Ethernet run in my house but we have 6 coax ...

Imagine this: your smart home devices, guest Wi-Fi, and workstations all coexist on the same network. A single compromised IoT device could expose sensitive data or disrupt your entire system. It’s a ...

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?

In the past I've always segregated storage traffic and network traffic on different switches. Looking into 10gbe switches from force 10 that have enough backplane bandwidth for all ports at full speed ...