that may be true if your "subnet" has a subnet mask of /24..........
but how big is your subnet if it is subnetted with a /23 ????
so..... is it still a subnet?
does a vlan have a special subnet? can a vlan subnet have a mask of /23?
Kevin Wigle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Haller"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, 12 June, 2001 19:45
Subject: Re: Vlans - maximum no of devices [7:8128]
> If I remember correctly, each VLAN is it's own subnet.
> And therefore, if each vlan is it's own subnet, you
> can only have 254 devices attached to each subnet.
>
> You may wanna check that on CCO.
>
>
> --- John Kale wrote:
> > hi all,
> >
> > I read somewhere that there can only be a maximum of
> > 254 devices in a vlan.
> > I'm currently redesigning a network that would have
> > a vlan containing about
> > 300 devices. Is the 254 restriction a design one?
> > Please can someone
> > enlighting me on this issue.
> >
> >
> > regards,
> >
> >
> > Tunde
> >
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