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On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:18, Denis Bondar <bondario@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> VLANs operate at Layer 2 (the data link layer) of the OSI model. So, the |
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> support of this feature is independent of the NIC. You can just configure |
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> your kernel to support it. |
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I know, it should be that way. But I had this Gigabit D-Link NIC, and trying |
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to send VLAN-tagged frames through that NIC just won't work. |
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I had to plug an HP-branded NIC before VLAN-tagging works. |
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Problem is, those HP-branded NICs are expensive; I'm looking for less |
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expensive alternatives. |
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(Of course, I might have done some mistakes; so I ask here for good measure) |
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Rgds, |
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