So it’s the end of the year, and I wanted to do a quick video/post to round of the blog for 2015. A concept that’s relatively new to me (sadly) is running a BGP free core, and it’s relatively easy to set up. That being said… I know it’s kind…
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CCIE SPv4 Lab: Running it on my laptop (w/only 16GB of RAM)
BIG shot out to VMWare ESXi, because that finally did the trick. Currently, I’m visiting family for the holidays but I still want to be able to study when I can. I know that’s super nerdy, but if you’re reading this… you’re not much better than me. So stop judging.…
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VPLS BGP Signaling (this is really cool)
So, a while back (~ a year ago now) I did a YouTube video/blog post about having a sort of hacked VPLS environment in GNS3. Why?! Because it’s awesome to have a multi-point l2vpn running over MPLS, that’s why. Today, I bring you a post/video that’s far from a hack.…
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DMVPN — MPLS over DMVPN? Oh yeah.
Get your nerd hats on! We’re freaking pushing labels over our DMVPN network, like a boss. As you might have gathered thus far, I’m a little excited. The only downer here is your label switch path has to be hub-to-spoke, so no mas’ spoke-to-spoke tunnels. If you want labels between…
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Lab Hard, with a Vengeance (VPLS in GNS3!!)
So I’m finally getting back into lab mode, and getting excited out R/S technologies again. After realizing that the requirements for Cisco’s CSR1000v (Cloud Services Router) has been dramatically decreased I wanted to get one into virtualbox and throw it in the mix with GNS3. The results thus far have…
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MPLS Tools and Tricks – Part 1, show mpls forwarding-table (aka your best friend)
First off, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. Between failing the CCIE (again), moving and changing jobs… I’ve been busy. Back off. That being said, I’m getting the itch again, and it’s time to start studying, I don’t care if it takes 20 tries over…
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More MPLS!
So I can see that people like the MPLS labs, and while I’m down sizing and moving my physical lab I thought I’d crack out an MPLS lab out. This one is fun, I tried to add some extra complexity, while keeping it focused to R&S 4.0 blueprint topics. Some…
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Fun with MPLS – Part 2/’however many of these I feel like doing’
It’s been a peaceful couple weeks at iHatethisjob INC., perhaps too peaceful… Come to think of it you haven’t had ANY calls. Seeing as you’re Xbox is broken, and you’re all caught up on Downton Abbey (don’t lie to yourself), you decide to investigate. First things first you try to ping the…