Nexus 5000 QoS – Keeping It Classless Labs
I’m pleased to revive the KIC LABS series with a video on Cisco MQC-style QoS on the Nexus 5000. PLEASE read these two articles first, as they do a lot better job at explaining the structure that we’re going to be putting together in the video. Unfortunately I was not able to provide this during the video, as I was pressed for time. https://keepingitclassless.net/2012/11/cisco-quality-of-service-part-1-types-of-qos-policies/ https://keepingitclassless.net/2012/11/qos-part-2-qos-and-jumbo-frames-on-nexus-ucs-and-vmware/ Download the configuration used in this video here.Nexus 5000 QoS – Keeping It Classless Labs
I’m pleased to revive the KIC LABS series with a video on Cisco MQC-style QoS on the Nexus 5000. PLEASE read these two articles first, as they do a lot better job at explaining the structure that we’re going to be putting together in the video. Unfortunately I was not able to provide this during the video, as I was pressed for time. https://keepingitclassless.net/2012/11/cisco-quality-of-service-part-1-types-of-qos-policies/ https://keepingitclassless.net/2012/11/qos-part-2-qos-and-jumbo-frames-on-nexus-ucs-and-vmware/ Download the configuration used in this video here.MPLS-TP intro
I thought this was a nice MPLS-TP intro from Ciena – not too much detail, and a bit oddly produced, but good all the same:
What’s Next for OpenFlow and Open Source?
One year ago, the Open Networking Foundation was setting a blistering pace of standards development. Though their process is closed to outsiders, word had leaked out that not only were they on track to produce version 1.3 of the OpenFlow standard, but 1.4 would follow before the end of 2012. At some point that plan […]
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The post What’s Next for OpenFlow and Open Source? appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Bill Owens.
What’s that % sign after ipconfig IPv6 address?
How does the internet work - We know what is networking
I see a % ## in my IPv6 address… what is it?? Because all Link-Local Addresses share the same network identifier (fe80::), you cannot determine which interface an LLA is bound to merely by looking at the address. Therefore, if a computer running Windows has multiple network adapters connected to different network segments, it distinguishes the networks by using a numeric zone ID following a percent sign after the IP address.
Cisco Exams
This started off as a company email but I wanted to share it, since I’ve been asked before. Below is opinion and opinion only. I’m more interested in how this compares with your study methods and Cisco exam experiences, so please let me know your thoughts in the comments. Cisco exams….let’s face it, they suck. (In a good way though) I’ve taken exams from all kinds of vendors, and Cisco is really good at creating exams that vet you technically, but also require that you understand the practical reasons for the technologies we work with, not just memorizing maximum values, or configuration steps.Cisco Exams
This started off as a company email but I wanted to share it, since I’ve been asked before. Below is opinion and opinion only. I’m more interested in how this compares with your study methods and Cisco exam experiences, so please let me know your thoughts in the comments. Cisco exams….let’s face it, they suck. (In a good way though) I’ve taken exams from all kinds of vendors, and Cisco is really good at creating exams that vet you technically, but also require that you understand the practical reasons for the technologies we work with, not just memorizing maximum values, or configuration steps.Catalyst MLS QOS – part I
This post represents the solution and explanation for quiz-7. The junior network administrator tried to update the configuration on a switch by enabling mls qos and immediatelly created an outage. See what happened !
Tough Questions To Ask Network Vendors When Evaluating Products
Introduction In my previous post, I proposed investing in careful planning to extract the maximum value from your vendor meeting. But what happens when the presentation begins? In this post, I’ll outline a few high-level questions and lots of in-depth questions to help you get a better understanding of the ‘real’ product that’s being sold. High-level […]
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The post Tough Questions To Ask Network Vendors When Evaluating Products appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by John Harrington.
RADIUS server Infrastructure
How does the internet work - We know what is networking
In short RADIUS means Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service server or proxy. This is the best technology and as far as I know the only technology for all centralized accounting and authorization for connecting to networks. It is a standard. This technology will help you control who will be able to connect to your network and who will not […]
EIGRP Filtering with Offset-list and Delay
EIGRP Offset-list is usually used to increase the metric of routes being advertised over a link, but can it be used to filter EIGRP prefixes?
I thought about using offset-list in RIP to filter specific routes and thought how about doing the same thing in EIGRP? I haven’t run into any examples or blog posts of using Offset-list in EIGRP to filter routes so I thought about labing it out to see if that’s possible.
To test it, I went to the handy GNS3 with the following topology.
Three routes R1, R2 and R3. R1 advertises a Loopback0 subnet 10.1.1.1/32 which I will use to test filtering using offset-list. As you can see in the diagram, I changed the Delay for each interface to 1 just to make things easier for metric calculation (including loop0 interface). I also set the EIGRP metric weight to only consider delay and not to look at bandwidth for metric calculation, again to make things easier.
My goal is to set an offset-list on R2 to filter routes to R3 using Delay and offset-list commands only. Theoretically, if I know the max metric of EIGRP routes and I apply an offset-list with Continue reading
Vendor Certifications: A Career Jump Starter
“…I’d love to share how certifications have propelled me into a mid-level networking position. I can share my own personality, thoughts, and views on the subject… as long as I’m doing self-study. I don’t like having a teacher and same goes with a job, I personally really enjoy being my own technical lead, which I […]
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The post Vendor Certifications: A Career Jump Starter appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Joey Lucero.
Webinar – Anuta Networks Demonstrates nCloudX – Register Now
This past January, Anuta Networks came out of stealth at Cisco Live in London, showing off their nCloudX platform, an SDN controller aimed at multitenant cloud providers. Anuta’s nCloudX controller can manage hardware common to many networks. As such, Anuta isn’t forcing providers to install OpenFlow switches, build a tunnel fabric, or otherwise disrupt their production environments […]
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The post Webinar – Anuta Networks Demonstrates nCloudX – Register Now appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Jumbo Frames Beyond the Broadcast Domain
I’ve run into many circumstances where jumbo frames are enabled, most notably in the data center. After all, allowing for a maximum tranmission unit of greater than 1500 bytes allows us to transmit more data per frame As I explained in Part 2 of my QoS Series, MTU can be a touch subject. Do it wrong, and you encounter one of two big network problems. One potential issue when configuring jumbo frames at L2 is that stuff just doesn’t work.Jumbo Frames Beyond the Broadcast Domain
I’ve run into many circumstances where jumbo frames are enabled, most notably in the data center. After all, allowing for a maximum tranmission unit of greater than 1500 bytes allows us to transmit more data per frame As I explained in Part 2 of my QoS Series, MTU can be a touch subject. Do it wrong, and you encounter one of two big network problems. One potential issue when configuring jumbo frames at L2 is that stuff just doesn’t work.Intenet Access with Dot1q Tunnel
Is there a way to provide internet service over a dot1q tunnel using VLAN tunneling? Yes, there is a way, it is not the most intuitive method but works nicely. Basically it has to do with what does the switch do with untagged frames when they arrive on a tunnel port. In this configuration, the untagged frames (native VLAN 200) are not tunneled but go to the routed interface for processing. As long as the provider’s switches has a routed interface for the customer ID VLAN and a default route, traffic should reach the Internet.
To explain this, I’ll use a basic topology with 4 switches and one router. SW1 and SW2 are service provider switches, with their interfaces Fa0/21 configured as dot1q-tunnels using access VLAN 100. SW3 and SW4 are customer switches and R1 is acting as the service-providers internet edge router.
Service provider’s switches SW1 and SW2 relevant configuration:
interface FastEthernet0/21 switchport access vlan 100 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport mode dot1q-tunnel no cdp enable
Customer ID is VLAN 100 and the port fa0/21 is set to mode dot1q-tunnel.
Customer Site A’s SW3 relevant configuration:
interface FastEthernet0/21 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk native vlan 200 switchport Continue reading
Cisco ASA Packet Captures for Fun and Profit
As many of you know my background isn’t in enterprise, but I currently fill that role in my $job. In order to succeed I’ve had to develop many new skills including learning Cisco Wireless, UCS, a little Fibre Channel, and of course Cisco ASA. While I have been using firewalls for many years, I’ve never used the ASA for anything more than a user firewall, or for supporting a small branch. So yes, my skills are lacking in the ASA market compared to other technologies, and when you get deep into the grind with any product you’re going to need some new tricks to aid in your troubleshooting. This is where ASA paacket captures come into place.
Define Interesting Traffic
As with any packet capture, or even log viewing the amount of noise involved generally dwarfs the data you actually want to find. In order to ease your pain Cisco has allowed us filter out packet capture using an ACL.
FW# access-list FOO line 1 extended permit ip any host 10.2.1.5 FW# access-list FOO line 2 extended permit ip host 10.2.1.5 any
Once you have your traffic defined, you need to setup your capture. Continue reading
IPv6 – SLAAC Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
How does the internet work - We know what is networking
As you will see here there are two kinds of IPv6 address autoconfiguration. One of them is the old well know way to automatically configure IP address from IPv4 world, DHCP. The other way to make the autoconfiguration in IPv6 world in new and really interesting as it leaves the host the ability to make the autoconfiguration by […]
Packet Design to exhibit at Cisco Live! 2013
Packet Design will be exhibiting at Cisco Live 2013, June 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. We'll be showcasing Route-Flow Fusion℠ from booth #1612 near the Cisco Live Lounge where you can pick up one of our new 'Now I know everything' T-shirts.
Plus, wear the shirt at the conference to enter a raffle to win a Beats-by-Dre Wireless Speaker.
Register to attend the event here:
www.ciscolive.com/us/registration-packages