2) Can it do VLANs over ethernet?
Yes of course. Any linux can. See freeswan/openswan.
oops. VLAN != VPN. but still: # rpm -qip /SuSE-9.0/CD1/suse/i586/vlan-1.7m-32.i586.rpm Name : vlan Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 1.7m Vendor: SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany Release : 32 Build Date: Di 23 Sep 2003 19:10:55 CEST Install date: (not installed) Build Host: lambert.suse.de Group : Productivity/Networking/Other Source RPM: vlan-1.7m-32.src.rpm Size : 93568 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Di 23 Sep 2003 19:30:59 CEST, Key ID a84edae89c800aca Packager : http://www.suse.de/feedback URL : http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear/vlan.html Summary : 802.1q vlan implementation for Linux Description : 802.1q vlan implementation for Linux. See http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear/vlan.html for more information. Authors: -------- Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> Distribution: SuSE Linux 9.0 (i586)