Solving The Problem - Cabletron Systems 802.1Q VLAN User Manual

Redco
User A
Floor 4
Floor 3
Blue Industries
File Server
Floor 2
Floor 1
User 802.1D Legacy Bridge
Figure 4-3 Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches
4.2.1

Solving the Problem

To solve the problem in this example, the users are assigned to VLANs
using Switch 4 and Switch 2 as shown in
assigned to the Red VLAN and Blue Industries users to the Blue VLAN.
The following information shows how Switch 4 and Switch 2 are
configured to create the two VLANs to isolate the users of the two
companies from one another on the network using the existing
infrastructure.
802.1Q VLAN User's Guide
Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches
2
Bridge 1
4
1 3
Red VLAN
Red VLAN
4
2
Bridge 3
1 3
2
Blue VLAN
Blue VLAN
Blue Industries
Bridge 2
Blue VLAN
Blue VLAN
Redco
Bridge 4
Red VLAN
Red VLAN
802.1Q VLAN Aware Switch
Figure 4-3. Redco users are
File Server
File Server
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