On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:44:50 +0200, Adrian wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 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. > > Which ethernet cards are working? I'm interested in both fast ethernet > and gigabit ethernet. ..play with oraclic http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=Debian+wifi+802.11+laptop+wireless > 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...) > > Debian: Ok, I see there's the package 'vlan', so I guess it contains > all I need. ..play plummer: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/FG/Atlas $ for i in wifi wireless 802.11\ laptop ;do apt-cache search $i ;done |sort |uniq |less [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/FG/Atlas $ for i in wifi wireless 802.11 laptop ; do \ apt-cache search $i ;done |sort |uniq |wc -l 130 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/FG/Atlas $ ..130 is with sid only in da source.list. > (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...) > > greetings > -- vbi > -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
