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.
Community Show – Multicast Design and Deployment Considerations with Beau Williamson and Orhan Ergun
In this first part of the Multicast Design and Deployment Series , Orhan Ergun talks with Mr.Multicast Beau Williamson about many multicast concepts. They both start from the basic and deep dive many multicast concepts while giving real life examples. Why Multicast?. What are the general use cases in real life ? Layer 2 […]
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Community Show – Multicast Design and Deployment Considerations with Beau Williamson and Orhan Ergun
In this first part of the Multicast Design and Deployment Series, Orhan Ergun talks with Mr. Multicast Beau Williamson about many multicast concepts. They both start from the basic and deep dive many multicast concepts while giving real life examples.
The post Community Show – Multicast Design and Deployment Considerations with Beau Williamson and Orhan Ergun appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Coffee Break -Show 11
Health week on the Coffee Break - we are drinking water instead of coffee or kool-aid. Everything else remains the same.
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The post Coffee Break -Show 11 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Coffee Break -Show 11
Health week on the Coffee Break - we are drinking water instead of coffee or kool-aid. Everything else remains the same.
The post Coffee Break -Show 11 appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Coffee Break -Show 11
Health week on the Coffee Break - we are drinking water instead of coffee or kool-aid. Everything else remains the same.Show 194 – SDN Northbound Interfaces with Sarwar Raza + Colin Dixon
At a conference I attended in late 2013 or early 2014 (I’ve forgetten which one), I was privileged to hear Sarwar Raza (HP, ONF) discuss the challenge of creating and implementing SDN northbound interfaces (NBI). Then at the Open Daylight Summit in February 2014, I found myself in a conversation with Colin Dixon (Brocade, formerly […]
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The post Show 194 – SDN Northbound Interfaces with Sarwar Raza + Colin Dixon appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
ERSPAN – My New Favorite Packet Capturing Trick
When I first looked at the documentation for ERSPAN I could imagine some uses for it. In some cases it could replace RSPAN, but since it’s only available on Cisco Nexus switches, newer Catalyst 6500s, Cisco ASR routers, and other “high end” devices, I determined that it really had limited uses. But I was wrong. […]
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The post ERSPAN – My New Favorite Packet Capturing Trick appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Gary Sckolnick.
F5 Configuration Backups 3.0
In a previous article I introduced a project for the configuration backups of F5 devices. It offered an automated, centralized backup service for F5 BigIP devices with a web interface. There was also several features mentioned in the road map. Now after 4 months of tireless work, version 3.0 of the Config Backup for F5 […]
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The post F5 Configuration Backups 3.0 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Eric Flores.
Coffee Break – Show 10
This is “The Coffee Break”. A podcast on state of the networking business where we discuss vendors moves and news, analysis on product and positioning, and look at the business of networking. In the time it takes to have coffee break. Show Links Cisco Q1 Slump Drops Ethernet Switch Market HP Links SDN, OpenStack […]
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The post Coffee Break – Show 10 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Coffee Break – Show 10
This is “The Coffee Break”. A podcast on state of the networking business where we discuss vendors moves and news, analysis on product and positioning, and look at the business of networking. In the time it takes to have coffee break.
The post Coffee Break – Show 10 appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Coffee Break – Show 10
This is “The Coffee Break”. A podcast on state of the networking business where we discuss vendors moves and news, analysis on product and positioning, and look at the business of networking. In the time it takes to have coffee break.Show 193 – Huawei CloudEngine & CloudFabric for the DC + Enterprise – Sponsored
Global telecom giant Huawei continues to grow their substantial networking footprint by pushing into the enterprise and data center spaces with competitive products. In this podcast, Ian Foo, Director for Data Center Products & Solutions Enterprise Global Marketing at Huawei, joins co-hosts Ethan Banks and Greg Ferro in a discussion focused on Huawei’s CloudEngine switches […]
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The post Show 193 – Huawei CloudEngine & CloudFabric for the DC + Enterprise – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.