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With the ACLs as we wrote them in the lab, is it possible to ping between your vlans?

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Final answer:

The possibility of pinging between VLANs depends on the ACLs set up in the network lab. ACLs control traffic and if they permit ICMP traffic, pinging between VLANs is possible.

Otherwise, ACLs may need to be modified to allow ICMP if inter-VLAN pinging is needed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Whether it is possible to ping between your VLANs depends on the specific Access Control Lists (ACLs) that were configured in the lab. ACLs are used to control traffic flow across a network and can be set up to allow or deny traffic between VLANs.

If the ACLs were written to permit ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), which is the protocol used by the ping command, then pinging between VLANs should be possible. On the other hand, if the ACLs deny ICMP or restrict traffic between the VLANs, then pinging would not be successful.

To specifically allow pinging, the ACLs would need to include a rule that permits ICMP traffic from the source VLAN to the destination VLAN. Otherwise, the default behavior is often to deny traffic. If you encounter issues pinging between VLANs, reviewing and potentially modifying the ACL configurations according to the desired network policies would be necessary.

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