[vortex] Re: 3COM VLAN VLT

Iordan Nantchev jin@exco.rousse.bg
Tue Apr 29 09:55:02 2003


Yes, I read all the documentaion I can find. It's all about tagged 
802.1q VLAN's.
My question was: what kind of support are there in the 3c59x driver 
for the 3COM proprietary VLAN technology - VLT, and can one use it 
somehow ?

Yordan Nanchev

> +++ Jin [28/04/03 16:48 +0300]:
> 
> > In vortex-config I sow mac-control reporting, that VLT-VLAN is enabled, but 
> > neighter in mii-control, nor in driver options I sow how to enable it.
> 
> Did you read the documentation and follow the steps outlined in it?
> 
> >http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan/cisco_howto.html
> >
> >Add some vlans; goto your vlan directory where you previously compiled 
> >vconfig and type:
> >
> >vconfig add eth0 2
> >
> >! Little note about VLAN 1. In Cisco systems it is the default VLAN
> >so you MUST start using vlans from 2.
> >
> >This will create device vlan0002 to your system. Linux will think, that it
> >is just another network device, so you can configure it like any other. Also
> >you should see the interface by typing
> >
> >ifconfig -a
> >
> >Lets make some conf on the vlan then:
> >ifconfig -i vlan0002 10.0.231.1 broadcast 10.0.231.0 netmask 255.255.255.0
> >up
> 
> 
> 
> If you did: what *does* ifconfig -a tell you?
> 
> 
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