A note on routing: We're actually in like chapter 16 here But I figure you know some of this stuff from networking 1... Networking 1 is more of an overview than the first few chapters Latency was really low Book chapters for volume 1: 8: Today, on vlans 9 and 10: On spanning trees, vlan trunks, etc 11 through 14: On IP abddresses and subnetting We did cover that pretty well in Networking 1 I'm thinking about it, maybe some kind of "interesting" review There is an "online appendix d" that I haven't tried to access 15 through 21: On routers 22 through 25: On IPv6 26 through 29: On wireless LAN No real reason to stop there unless we're near the end of the semester Since you have volume 2 already Broadcast Domains: The area a broadcasted frame will cover Could make sense to limit broadcast area, subdividing up a network Same idea as a subnet Need routers to let them actually communicate Forget about routers for a minute. Let's make two separate networks On two switches. Easy, right? Tyranny of geography What if we wanted some computers from each network on each switch? Then we need vlans Or more switches... Arrangement 1: Just put two links between the switches Advantage: Bandwidth isn't shared between vlans Disadvantage: What if we have a whole bunch of vlans? Arrangement 2: trunking Advantage: Fully configurable in software Advantage: Supports a large number of vlans Disadvantage: Only one link's worth of bandwidth Trunk ports on switches can help with that! Requires 802.1Q tagging wikipedia ethernet frame "switchport mode trunk" worked for me show interfaces trunk is interesting Going between subnets: Let's set up two vlans on a 2960 switch Can't communicate between them Now we'll add a 4331 router So we can route between vlans, which are on the same switch vtp is avoided in the book, because it's not on the test Is that a good idea? Is it useful? Lab on Monday: Haven't decided completely, but it'll probably be some configuration to set up Will involve vlans, and probably a router to move traffic between them Probably a "straightforward" configuration instead of something weird Probably unrealistically small