What is Service Chaining?
This post is in response to a comment on one of my previous posts on using MPLS in the Data Center. Service chaining has been getting a lot of press — and I’m encountering it a lot in the customers I’m talking to. What’s the big deal? To understand service chaining, let’s look at a […]
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Network Break 14
The Network Break isn't broken and returns for another week with a closer look at the news.
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The post Network Break 14 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
More DHCP Snooping
This post is a follow up to Ethan’s post and Edward’s post. Both were very useful to me as I began to plan rolling out this feature. I wanted to verify something TimA said in the comments at the bottom of Ethan’s post, namely that a switch running DHCP Snooping will drop DHCP Discovers from […]
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The post More DHCP Snooping appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Guy Morrell.
Show 199 – Vectra Networks and “The Mushy Middle” – Sponsored
Security tools for the data centre need big analytics and powerful visibility to make sense of the volume of data. Vectra Networks talks about how they can secure the "mushy middle" of the Data Centre LAN.
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The post Show 199 – Vectra Networks and “The Mushy Middle” – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Network Break 13
We have renamed the show to "The Network Break"
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The post Network Break 13 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Network Break 13
We have renamed the show to "The Network Break"
The post Network Break 13 appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 13
We have renamed the show to "The Network Break"Show 198 – Kirk Byers on Network Automation with Python & Ansible
Kirk Byers has been doing network automation work for quite a while now. I’ve been following his Pynet mailing list, where he teaches list members in a series of structured lessons how to code in Python, harnessing the scripting language’s power for network automation. I met Kirk at Cisco Live US, and we got to […]
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The post Show 198 – Kirk Byers on Network Automation with Python & Ansible appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
HTIRW: DNS Security
In the last few posts on this topic, we’ve talked about the various bits and parts of the DNS system, from who pays to how it works to DNS tools. This time, we’re going to finish off DNS in this (probably record breaking for Packet Pushers) series, and talk about some various aspects of DNS […]
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Show 197 – Cisco Nexus Updates with Ron Fuller – Sponsored
Repeat guest and friend of the Packet Pushers Ron Fuller chats with Greg Ferro and Ethan Banks about the latest updates to both the hardware and software in the ever-growing and capable Cisco Nexus product line. We get a thorough update in this show, hitting lots and lots of highlights. Discussion What’s new with the […]
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The post Show 197 – Cisco Nexus Updates with Ron Fuller – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Coffee Break 12
The Coffee Break will be renamed to the "The Network Break" and will be getting its own channel on the Packet Pushers Network. But for this week, we talk about the latest news in networking and physical infrastructure.
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The post Coffee Break 12 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Coffee Break 12
The Coffee Break will be renamed to the "The Network Break" and will be getting its own channel on the Packet Pushers Network. But for this week, we talk about the latest news in networking and physical infrastructure.
The post Coffee Break 12 appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Coffee Break 12
The Coffee Break will be renamed to the "The Network Break" and will be getting its own channel on the Packet Pushers Network. But for this week, we talk about the latest news in networking and physical infrastructure.Priority Queue – SDN and The Reseller Channel
What is the future of SDN Vendors ? Will all the startups eventually close down to just a few choices or can there be a vibrant ecosystem which can allow for many vendors to survive ? The discussion took a left turn and became an strong discussion of whether resellers will survive the arrival of SDN.
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The post Priority Queue – SDN and The Reseller Channel appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Using Big Tools for Small Problems
BGP in the data center? And MPLS? Are you insane? Well, maybe, yes. But then again, I’ve been known to do a lot of crazy things in my time. Isn’t MPLS a core and edge service provider technology, while VXLAN is an enterprise data center technology? But let’s begin with this idea that technologies are […]
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Show 196 – EVPN Introduction & Use-Cases with Russ White + Jeff Tantsura
This week, Packet Pushers’ hosts Ethan Banks and Greg Ferro queue up a discussion about a new technology, exploring EVPN with Russ White & Jeff Tantsura from Ericsson. What’s EVPN? Well, it’s short for Ethernet VPN, and it’s a way of using BGP as a routing system for MAC addresses. If that sounds like SPB […]
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The post Show 196 – EVPN Introduction & Use-Cases with Russ White + Jeff Tantsura appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Confessions of a Troubleshooting Junkie
“Hey Fish, how good are you at BFD? None of my BFD neighbors will come up.” Two simple sentences and I am “hooked.” I love troubleshooting! Troubleshooting is just a blast for me! It’s like being a Network Detective trying to figure out “whodunit” As I sit down in front of the CLI and the […]
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The post Confessions of a Troubleshooting Junkie appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Denise "Fish" Fishburne.
Raspberry Pi as a Deliciously Simple VPN Endpoint
Being the networking nerd I am, I have a pretty big network at home. And as the denizens of the Packet Pushers IRC channel know, I do a lot of work with VPNs. One of my use cases is sharing the resources on my home network. My friends, family, and coworkers sometimes like to use my network […]
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The post Raspberry Pi as a Deliciously Simple VPN Endpoint appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by iggdawg.
Show 195: HP – Real SDN and Virtual Application Networking
HP and Software Defined Networking. HP was one of the earliest supporters of OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking and have continued to build a portfolio of products. In this podcast we talk about SDN applications on security, application management and QoS management.
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The post Show 195: HP – Real SDN and Virtual Application Networking appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Ansible Rapid Development Environment using Vagrant
First off, this post isn’t a straight-up networking post; although it does contain networking content (enabling Vagrant VMs to communicate over a physical data network) it’s more about constructing a rapid development environment for Ansible. Ansible is a configuration management tool that manages nodes over SSH, and only requires that Python 2.4 or later is […]
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The post Ansible Rapid Development Environment using Vagrant appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Will Dennis.