Bugtraq: Re: VLAN Security

[Edmund.B.Roche-Kelly () FMR COM (Roche-Kelly, Edmund B.)]

> On Wed, 1 Sep 1999 bugtraq () SIS ALPHAWEST COM AU wrote:
>
> > To Bugtraq,
> >
> >
> > If you MUST use them in a security context, ensure that the trunking
> > ports have a unique native VLAN number.
> I would spell it as: "Try not to use 802.1q VLANs as a..."
>
> If you have Cisco equipment at hand, you can use ISL for VLANs and
> trunking,
> which has no peculiarities mentioned in your posting...
Unless you use the new 9 port gig modules for the 5000 series, which do not
support
ISL trunking.

> >
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> Basil (Vasily)  Dolmatov  CCNP-Security, CCDA
> East Connection ISP, Moscow, Russia. (http://www.east.ru)