Shooting Trouble with VLANs

This section is for you if you have ever whispered to yourself, “Where the heck are my VLANs?” Actually, the entire chapter is for you. Shooting trouble with VLANs requires that you understand Physical and Data Link Layer targets and well as normal switch and router operations. A physical and logical map is not just something nice to have. It is so important that I want you to take time now to draw a Layer 2 and Layer 3 map of your environment as it is. My drawings are in Figure 7-8 and Figure 7-9.

Figure 7-8. Chapter 7 Physical Map (VLANs)

Figure 7-9. Chapter 7 Logical Map (VLANs)

Now that you have your maps, make ...

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