This section does not deal with how to segment the LAN, and it barely touches on the reasons to useswitches, bridges, or VLANs to segment your network. This section is here to verify your knowledge of the advantages of segmenting your LAN and the differences between switches and bridges. Read the full story

Many of today’s networks have implemented technologies such as switching to deal with growth in the network. As networks get bigger using the old-fashioned technologies utilizing bridges and hubs, the networks slow down because of the amount of data traffic and broadcasts. Read the full story