| Main Server |
Accounting | Adapter |
Server | Gigabit/Tagged |
(VLAN 3) | (All VLANs) |
VLAN 1
VLAN 2
VLAN 3
Shared
Media
Segment
Software | Software | Engineering | Accounting | Engineering/ |
PC 1 | PC 2 | PC 3 | PC 4 | Software PC 5 |
(VLAN 2) | (VLAN 2) | (VLAN 1) | (VLAN 3) | Adapter |
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| Gigabit/Tagged |
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| (VLAN 1 & 2) |
FIGURE 8-1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs With Tagging Adapters
The example network has the following features:
The physical LAN network consists of a switch, two servers, and five clients. The LAN is logically organized into three different VLANs, each representing a different IP subnet.
■VLAN 1 is an IP subnet consisting of the Main Server, Client 3, and Client 5. This represents an engineering group.
■VLAN 2 includes the Main Server, Clients 1 and 2 by means of a shared media segment, and Client 5. This is a software development group.
■VLAN 3 includes the Main Server, the Accounting Server and Client 4. This is an accounting group.