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| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 12:44:34 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | |
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-VLANs
under linux
are fairly trivial to set up. There are some vlan tools you'
ll need ('apt
-get install vlan' on a Debian based system)
.
+[VLAN]s
under [Linux]
are fairly trivial to set up. You’
ll need to make sure your switch is passing [VLAN]
-tagged frames to you
.
-You'
ll need to make sure your switch is passing vlan
-tagged frames to
you.
+There are some [VLAN] tools you’
ll need – on a [Debian]
-based system, <tt>apt-get install vlan</tt> will fix
you up
. Once you have the tools installed, you can add a [VLAN] to a physical interface with the <tt>vconfig</tt> command:
-Once you have the tools installed, you can
add a vlan to a physical interface with the
vconfig command:
+ <verbatim>
+ vconfig
add eth0 1234
+
vconfig add eth0 2000
+ </verbatim>
-<verbatim
>
- vconfig add
eth0 1234
- vconfig add
eth0 2000
-verbatim
>
+These commands will add two [VLAN]s, 1234 and 2000, to the physical
<tt
>eth0</tt> device, and create two new interfaces, <tt>eth0.
1234</tt> and <tt>
eth0.
2000</tt
>. These interfaces still need to be configured with ifconfig(8).
-Will add two vlans, 1234 and 2000,
to the physical eth0
device, and create two new interfaces, eth0
.1234 and eth0.2000. These
interfaces still need to be configured with ifconfig
.
+Note that you’ll probably have
to stop using
the raw
physical device. Just use the [VLAN]
interfaces.
-Note that you'll probably have to stop using the raw physical device,
and just use the vlan
interfaces.
+!! [VLAN]s
and [Debian]’s
interfaces file
-!! VLANs and
Debian's interfaces file
+[
Debian] has some fairly nice integration with the [VLAN] tools. You have a choice of methods to use:
-Debian has some fairly nice integration with
the vlan tools. You have a choice
of methods to use
:
+* This one will work out which [Ethernet] device you are using based on
the stub
of the device name (don’t get it confused with an aliased [IP] address though!)
:
-This one will work out which ethernet device you are using based on the stub of the device name. Don't get it confused with an aliased ip address though!
-
-auto eth0.1234
-iface eth0.1234 inet dhcp
-</verbatim>
+
<verbatim>
+
auto eth0.1234
+
iface eth0.1234 inet dhcp
+
</verbatim>
-This one renames the interface to something easier to read, but you need to specify which ethernet
device you are using:
-<verbatim>
-auto vlan1234
-iface vlan1234 inet dhcp
- vlan-raw-device eth0
-</verbatim>
+*
This one renames the interface to something easier to read, but you need to specify which [Ethernet]
device you are using:
-Both formats also have an option to have the
vlan zero
-padded to four digits, eg: eth0.1 or
eth0.0001, vlan1 or vlan0001.
+ <verbatim>
+ auto vlan1234
+ iface vlan1234 inet dhcp
+
vlan-raw-device
eth0
+ </verbatim>
-__Note:__ You cannot mix differing
formats within
the same machine (even using one form in
<tt>interface
</tt> and a different form from some other configuration system)
+Both
formats also have an option to have
the [VLAN] interface name zero-padded to four digits, eg:
<tt>eth0.1</tt> or <tt>eth0.0001</tt>, <tt>vlan1</tt> or <tt>vlan0001
</tt>.
-Read
the vlan-interfaces manpage for more information
.
+__Note:__ you cannot mix differing formats within
the same machine (even using one form in <tt>interface</tt> and a different form from some other configuration system)
.
------
-You can find this page, and many others like it, in
CategoryNetworking!
+Read the <tt>vlan
-interfaces</tt> ManPage for more information.
+
+
----
+Part of
CategoryNetworking
