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Re: VLAN Security

From: Edmund.B.Roche-Kelly () FMR COM (Roche-Kelly, Edmund B.)
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 09:40:34 -0400

On Wed, 1 Sep 1999 bugtraq () SIS ALPHAWEST COM AU wrote:

To Bugtraq,


If you MUST use them in a security context, ensure that the trunking
ports have a unique native VLAN number.

I would spell it as: "Try not to use 802.1q VLANs as a..."

If you have Cisco equipment at hand, you can use ISL for VLANs and
trunking,
which has no peculiarities mentioned in your posting...

Unless you use the new 9 port gig modules for the 5000 series, which do not
support
ISL trunking.


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Basil (Vasily)  Dolmatov  CCNP-Security, CCDA
East Connection ISP, Moscow, Russia. (http://www.east.ru)

Current thread:

VLAN Security bugtraq () SIS ALPHAWEST COM AU (Sep 01)
- Re: VLAN Security Tilman Schmidt (Sep 02)
- Re: VLAN Security Basil V. Dolmatov (Sep 03)
- Re: VLAN Security Stefan Stefanov (Sep 03)
  - Re: VLAN Security Lisa Napier (Sep 08)
- Internet Gambling Exploit Gary McGraw (Sep 03)
- Re: VLAN Security Strange (Sep 03)
  - the morning after: VLAN Security llynch () JORSM COM (Sep 07)
- Re: VLAN Security Jason Lutz (Sep 07)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: VLAN Security David Taylor (Sep 07)
- Re: VLAN Security Roche-Kelly, Edmund B. (Sep 08)
- Re: VLAN Security LEPAGE, YVES (Sep 08)