info on vlan support

Q1) What version of linux start to have vlan support? How do I know if the
version I have support vlan?
Q2) How to use the related command to configure a vlan.
Thanks

max <max8y@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Q1) What version of linux start to have vlan support?

It has been included in the kernel since 2.4.14 (maybe .13)

> How do I know if the version I have support vlan?

Not having used it myself, but if it's not supported, the vlan
configuration program(s) would fail. You could use that failure mode as
a fairly reliable heuristic.

There may well be information in /proc/net/ somewhere too.

> Q2) How to use the related command to configure a vlan.

You can find links to various howtos on the subject here...

http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.other.html

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you can try here http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html too.

and ... http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/v...sco_howto.html

and ... if you read linux journal like me, please sneak into here ...
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7268

hth

raqueeb hassan
congo

Cameron Kerr <cameron.kerr@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message news:<40ae7018@news.maxnet.co.nz>...
> max <max8y@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Q1) What version of linux start to have vlan support?
>
> It has been included in the kernel since 2.4.14 (maybe .13)
>
> > How do I know if the version I have support vlan?
>
> Not having used it myself, but if it's not supported, the vlan
> configuration program(s) would fail. You could use that failure mode as
> a fairly reliable heuristic.
>
> There may well be information in /proc/net/ somewhere too.
>
> > Q2) How to use the related command to configure a vlan.
>
> You can find links to various howtos on the subject here...
>
> http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.other.html

Note that vconfig is probably _not_ available as you almost always
have to compile it yourself -- against your kernel's source (I haven't
looked for a binary lately). But the ip stack does (most likely --
can't remember just when it was included) understand vlan tagging.

Might try here instead:
http://linux-ip.net/html/ether-vlan.html
or to _the_ vlan site ;-)
http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html
Found it from above:
"You only have to patch the kernel if you are using Linux 2.4.14 or
earlier."

And you might as well plan on stopping by here:
http://ns1.wanfear.com/pipermail/vlan/

good luck,
prg
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