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Nov 06, 2013

Can one host/node be part of multiple VLANs?

This is not really an F5-specific question, but will help me clarify few VLAN/trunking concepts.   Q: Can one host/node be part of multiple VLANs? For example, on my Linux host if I exec the follo...
  • dathomas111_201's avatar
    Nov 06, 2013

    Mulitple nics will put the host on multiple network segments which would each carry their respective vlan traffic. If the node is a VM host then a 802.1q trunk can carry multiple vlans to that host to be configured for different VM guest machines that require separate connectivity. The vlan tag you see at the interface level would be dependent on how the local switch (virtual or network) is delivering that connectivity to the host.