Purdue Today

September 16, 2008

IT Networks and Security to present 'Configuring your VLAN'

IT Networks and Security will host the presentation "Configuring your VLAN" from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 17) in Room 214D, Stewart Center.

Greg Laffoon, ITaP Networks and Security network engineer, will lead the presentation. The presentation will focus on:

-- Configuring VLAN.

-- Review of different types of networking devices, including hubs, bridges, switches and routers.

-- What a VLAN is and why it is used.

-- How VLANs work across multiple switches.

-- Benefits of VLANs.

-- Drawbacks or pitfalls of VLANs.

No registration is required to attend. For further information, contact Cherry Delaney at 49-61288 or cdelaney@purdue.edu.