[OmniOS-discuss] vlan and vnic

Bob Friesenhahn bfriesen at simple.dallas.tx.us
Fri Sep 30 02:14:39 UTC 2016


On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
>
> Given all this I have a hard time to find any pros for vlans compared
> to vnics.

Obviously this is an Apples vs Orangutans comparison.  A vnic has a 
MAC which uniquely identifies an interface and a vlan is used to 
separate traffic (like a virtual switch) on the Ethernet.

Bob
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