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ALSO CALLED: Virtual Local Area Networks Hardware, Virtual Local Area Networks Software, IEEE 802.1q, Logical LAN, Virtual LAN Hardware, VLAN Hardware, VLAN Software, Media Access Control Bridges, Virtual Local Area Networks, MAC Bridges, Virtual LAN Software, VLANs, 802.1q, Virtual LAN, Virtual LAN Appliances, Virtual Bridged LAN, and Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks
DEFINITION: VLAN hopping (virtual local area network hopping) is a method of attacking a network by sending packets to a port that is not normally accessible from a given end system. (A VLAN is a local area network with a definition that maps devices on some other basis than  … 
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VLAN DEFINITION (continued): …  geographic location - for example, by department, type of user, or primary application.)

A VLAN hopping attack can occur in either of two ways. If a network switch is set for autotrunking, the attacker turns it into a switch that appears as if it has a constant need to trunk (that is, to access all the VLANs allowed on the trunk port). In Cisco's Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), the susceptibility of a system to this form of VLAN hopping can … 
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