Why it is important for a LAN administrator to understand VLANs? What criteria would be used to determine how many VLANs a department in a medium size company would typically need? You may attach supporting materials to your posting to demonstrate your points.
List at least five advantages and at least three disadvantages of a VLAN. Explain why.
Discuss the reason why STP was developed and why you do or do not think this type of data loop security is handled appropriately. Define the states of STP and why they are set how they are.
Discuss any commands used in the Cisco IOS to administrate STP and how they are used.
Discuss EtherChannel, what it is, and how it is used. What are the benefits of it?
