Chapter 1 page 10 Fig 1.5

[i2omani]

Mr. Lammle,
fig 1.5 : Switched networks creating an internetwork.
"Oka. here i 've placed the LAN switches at the center of the network world so the routers are connecting only logical network together. If i implemented this kind of setup, i've created VLAN"

I am figuring out that you create a VLAN by trunking two switches?! is that how it is? from what i read way back and correct me if i am wrong please, to create a vlan you group lets say 2, 3, 4 etc ('which ever you chose') and config them as VLAN from the switch terminal. i just don't see you made a physical VLAN?!

sorry and i hope my question make sense!

[Big Evil]

A Vlan is broadcast domain created by a switch. Not two switches put together. You create a Vlan by putting switch ports in a VLAN other than 1, the default VLAN. All ports in a single VLAN are in a single broadcast domain.

At this point trunks are not in the picture.

HTH.

[i2omani]

A Vlan is broadcast domain created by a switch. Not two switches put together. You create a Vlan by putting switch ports in a VLAN other than 1, the default VLAN. All ports in a single VLAN are in a single broadcast domain.

At this point trunks are not in the picture.

HTH.
ok i know, but Mr Todd refereed to the fig as VLANs and i don't understand how to see it that way

[Big Evil]

What Todd is talking about is router on a stick. It is a fully explained later in the book. As Todd writes in that chapter, don't stress just yet.

Here is another post i did explain what it is.

http://www.lammle.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=1853

But don't get ahead of game, you still have much ground to cover before you get to intervlan routing.

HTH.