On Wednesday 19 December 2001 22.33, Ryan wrote: > I understand the use of VLANs on a switch, but is it only useful in Linux > when your Linux computer is configured as a bridge? What makes such a combination interesting is the added features Linux can provide, such as filtering or shaping. A VLAN enabled bridge alone does not make that much sense as VLANs is usually used in conjunction with switches, and switches are essentially fast bridges with many ports.. Regards Henrik Nordström MARA Systems AB, Sweden