In this week's episode of Engineers Unplugged, VMware's Mike Laverick (@Mike_Laverick) confesses on air that his home lab is a mess and he needs help. Good news, Cisco's Josh Atwell (@Josh_Atwell) to the rescue! No VLANs? No problem. Let's watch and see what Josh suggests.

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