On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 03:44:50PM +0200, Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder wrote: > Hi, > > I've some questions regarding VLAN support in Debian and in Linux. First: is > <http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html> still the main page? Google > makes me think so, but there are some references to 2.2 kernels and none to > 2.6 kernels, so I'm a bit unsure. > > 2.6 kernels: are they ready in general? The kernel.org and/or the debian > kernels? kernel-patch-vlan is only in woody, so I guess recent 2.4 kernels > don't need patches. In my understanding the latest 2.4 and 2.6 kernels don't need any patches for VLAN functionality.
> > Which ethernet cards are working? I'm interested in both fast ethernet and > gigabit ethernet. In my test I had no problems with Intel and RTL8139 based cards. On the other end there were a 3com and a SiS900 based cards, which did not work. Most of the problems are with MTU settings in the driver. (oh, and tulip was OK, too.) > > VLAN is an IEEE standard - is it a real standard, or is it a 'it may work > with some switches and not work with others'? (The simple format of the > VLAN tag in the ethernet header makes me hope for the former...) I think if it supports 802.1q standard, then it should work for all vendors. > > Debian: Ok, I see there's the package 'vlan', so I guess it contains all I > need. > > (Yes, some of the questions could be solved by experimenting - however, I > don't have a VLAN capable switch yet. In fact, all I have is a 5 port 10M > hub, an a couple of Realtek 10M network cards. Go figure...) > Peter -- Peter Samek [EMAIL PROTECTED] jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / icq: 81758305 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]