According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing VLAN mobility that comprises at least two operations. A first operation involves determining whether a unique identifier of the second network device is within an Association listing. The Association listing includes unique identifiers of networks devices associated with the first network device and virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers for the network devices associated with the first network device. A second operation involves determining if the unique identifier of the second network device is within a Bridge listing if the unique identifier of the second network device is not located within the Association listing.