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:
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Ben Greear