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In Part 2 we did the initial ISATAP configuration for our Cisco router. Here we’ll show the config we use on our Windows clients and server. netsh interface isatap set router 203.0.113.30 netsh interface isatap set state enabled Normally I tell system admins to never hard-code IP addresses into their application; always use DNS names! […]
The post Windows ISATAP Client, Part 3 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Dan Massameno.
This week, the Packet Pushers chat with Martin Casado & Tim Hinrichs about policy. What's policy, you ask? In the context of the software defined data center, policy is the big idea that what an IT system needs to do can be expressed in an abstract policy language. The need for abstraction exists because human beings aren't easily able to tell machines explicitly what they need to do build a system that conforms to a given policy.
The post Show 203 – SDN Policy + Congress with Martin Casado & Tim Hinrichs appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
‘ On Earth Day at 1990 , New York City’s Transportation Commissioner decided to close 42d Street , which as every New Yorker knows is always congested. “Many predicted it would be doomsday,” said the Commissioner, Lucius J. Riccio. “You didn’t need to be a rocket scientist or have a sophisticated computer queuing model to […]
The post Designing Networks for Selfish Users is Hard appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Orhan Ergun.
One of the confusing aspects of Internet operation is the difference between the types of providers and the types of peering. There are three primary types of peering, and three primary types of services service providers actually provide. The figure below illustrates the three different kinds of peering. One provider can agree to provide transit […]
“The most interesting part of building our house was choosing the brick and trim,” explains Randy Cross, Director of Product Line Management at Avaya, “but in Texas with clay soils, the most IMPORTANT element was the foundation.” This podcast explains that much of the SDN hype today centers on the outer elements of SDN – […]
The post Show 202 – Avaya & The Critical Importance of the SDN Underlay – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
In this first part of CCNA Datacenter sessions , Anthony Sequeira and Orhan Ergun are talking about the topics in the blueprint. They identify all the technologies which you should know for the CCNA Datacenter exam. Topics include : DCICN exam which is the first exam. DCICT exam which is the second exam. Datacenter Fundamentals, […]
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[player] In this first part of CCNA Datacenter sessions , Anthony Sequeira and Orhan Ergun are talking about the topics in the blueprint. They identify all the technologies which you should know for the CCNA Datacenter exam. Topics include : DCICN exam which is the first exam. DCICT exam which is the second exam. Datacenter […]
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The Network Break returns with Show 15.
The post Network Break 15 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
In Part 1 we discussed how to turn off ISATAP on Windows host—which is a great idea. Turning off unnecessary components of your network simplifies everything. But ISATAP can be useful in certain scenarios. For instance, if you want to test an application on IPv6 you clearly don’t want to turn on IPv6 everywhere and […]
The post Windows ISATAP Client, Part 2 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Dan Massameno.
A visual representation of the company and, to a lesser extent, product history of the load balancing/application delivery field. My usual F5 bias is present but it seems justified considering their long-held market leading position. I’ve been itching to post this for a while but simply couldn’t stop changing the formatting. I can’t say I’m […]
The post A History of Load Balancing appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Steven Iveson.
There are design tools which we should consider for every design. LAN, WAN and the data center where these common design tolls and attributes should be considered. Many of the principles in this article series might be fit not only for the network part of the design but also compute, virtualization and storage technologies also […]
The post Common Network Design Concepts Part-1 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Orhan Ergun.
The Internet has Died at 512K routes. Ethan & Greg discuss some news and events of the last few weeks and nod nerdishly while noodling about nothing. Yeah, it's a nerd chat show this week.
The post Show 201 – Internet Dies at 512K, Long Live the Internet appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Carenection is where I currently work as the Senior Network Architect. We are looking for a Junior Network Administrator. If you’re an experienced network engineer with many years under your belt, this is not your opportunity. But if you’re just getting into the networking field and are looking for a position where you can learn […]
The post Jr. Network Admin Willing to Work In Columbus, Ohio? Let’s Talk! appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
In February of 2001 I attended a 5 day multicast class within Cisco taught by none other than Beau Williamson! In both his book and during the class, he kept referring to the multicast rendezvous point (RP) as: “a meeting place for multicast receivers and senders (almost like a multicast dating service for multicast routers)” -Developing IP Multicast Networks, […]
The post Introducing the Multicast “Dating Service” (aka the “RP”) appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Denise "Fish" Fishburne.
With 2.5 Million downloads over 4 years and more 250 shows, Greg and Ethan talk honestly and openly about the future of Packet Pushers, the increasing impact on our personal lives and the choices we face in the months ahead. What few people understand is that producing the Packet Pushers podcasts takes a lot of […]
The post Show 200 – State of the Pushers appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Example: Why switch in VSS mode crashed? Few weeks ago there was a great podcast about logging (show 192). Recently I came with great example about how important logging is. If there is only one thing that I could pick up from the podcast it would be following statement “log as much as you can, […]
The post Why logging is so important? VSS example. appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Michał Janowski.
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 […]
The Network Break isn't broken and returns for another week with a closer look at the news.
The post Network Break 14 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
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 […]
The post More DHCP Snooping appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Guy Morrell.