GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
3.With the VLAN configuration that you set up, the following situations produce results as described:
•If a packet comes in on port 1, it can go to ports 1, 2, 3, and 8, as these ports are the only ports in the VLAN with VID 1. A Sales person who uses port 1 can access the Internet, send and receive
•If a Marketing person sends a broadcast message, the Sales and Accounting departments are not affected by the message, because it does not go out on their ports. Only the Marketing department and the IT group receive the broadcast message.
•If an IT person sends a broadcast message, everyone receives it.
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