HOW TO STUDY NETWORK ENGINEERING, WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY FOR NOT STUDYING
A netizen on the world wide web – you know: the information superhighway – reached out to me and some
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Author: Chris
HUB-AND-SPOKE MPLS L3VPNs – ADVANCED CUSTOMISATION, ON JUNIPER JUNOS ROUTERS
Hey there: this is part 3 in my series on hub-and-spoke MPLS VPNs! In this post we see the dangers of commands like as-override and independent-domain – and then, we see how to fix the problems they cause. Strap in!
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HUB-AND-SPOKE MPLS L3VPNs WITH ONE INTERFACE, ON JUNIPER JUNOS ROUTERS
There’s a few different ways of configuring a hub-and-spoke MPLS VPN. In this blog post we learn all about the “one interface” approach. Whether you’re an architect or a student of the JNCIE, you’ll want to know this one inside out!
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HUB-AND-SPOKE MPLS L3VPNs WITH TWO INTERFACES, ON JUNIPER JUNOS ROUTERS
Hub-and-Spoke VPNs work a little differently than your regular full-mesh MPLS VPN. Want to learn the extra config required for this unique topology? Then click this post for some good learning!
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TERMINATING ACTIONS IN JUNOS ROUTING POLICY (Sample Chapter from Juniper’s Ambassadors Cookbook 2019)
Routing policy in Junos can be a little confusing for beginners – but when it clicks, you’ll see that you can do some truly powerful stuff! Give this post a read to learn all about it!
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INTERPROVIDER OPTION C, ON JUNIPER JUNOS ROUTERS – PART 3: USING RSVP, AND PUTTING BGP-LU INTO INET.0
In this third and final post on Interprovider Option C, we replace LDP with RSVP. Plus, we see the impact of putting BGP-LU in Juniper’s inet.0 table. Put your science hat on, and click here!
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INTERPROVIDER OPTION C, ON JUNIPER JUNOS ROUTERS – PART 2: THE THREE LABEL STACK, AND THE USE CASE VS OPTION B
In Part 2 of this series we take a look at the label stack in Interprovider Option C. Plus, we look at the use case, and compare it to Option B. Plus: win a trillion pounds! (Not true)
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INTERPROVIDER OPTION C, ON JUNIPER JUNOS ROUTERS – PART 1: CONFIGURATION WITH LDP (INCLUDES FULL TOPOLOGY CONFIG!) (JNCIP-SP, JNCIE-SP)
The first in a three-part series explaining Interprovider Option C on Juniper routers! In this post: what is it, and how is it configured? Click here to obtain that 420-69 IQ you’ve always dreamed of.
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A QUIRK OF TRACEROUTE THAT YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
Traceroute seems such an obvious tool. Who would ever have thought there were so many gotchas? Give this post a read to learn a new one you probably didn’t know!
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BGP LABELED-UNICAST, ON JUNIPER ROUTERS (FOR JNCIE-SP STUDENTS)
BGP Labeled-Unicast is the key to making Interprovider Option C work. So, before we learn how to use Option C to extend an MPLS VPn between two ISPs, let’s learn all about this interesting address family. And if you like, we can even hold hands while we learn!
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