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Re: Dual stack IPv6 for IPv4 depletion


From: "Ricky Beam" <jfbeam () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:30:38 -0400

On Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:00:35 -0400, Naslund, Steve <SNaslund () medline com> wrote:
Now, if we assume that VLAN based security is weak and that most homes do not generate enough broadcast traffic to be an issue, what exactly is the reason that a residential customer needs a lot of VLANs? Answer, they probably don't.

... I am still waiting for a valid example of a residential situation where VLANs are a useful addition.

Voice, Video, Data, and Guest VLANs. And even that is generally overkill, but does provide a measurable, if marginal, improvement.

--Ricky


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