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ipv6 routing troubleshooting 

A QUIRK OF TRACEROUTE THAT YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT

June 27, 2019June 8, 2022 Chris 14978 Views 6 Comments

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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OSPFv3 – HOW TO READ IPv6’s OSPF DATABASE

January 5, 2018June 8, 2022 Chris 11940 Views 3 Comments

Once you’ve read my guide to the new link-state advertisement types in OSPFv3, give this post a read, where we take a deep-deep into the OSPFv3 database. Put your topology hat on: we’re going exploring.

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OSPFv3: THE NEW LSA TYPES IN IPv6 OSPF

January 5, 2018June 8, 2022 Chris 13742 Views 0 Comments

When I first heard that OSPFv3 introduced even more link-state advertisement (LSA) types, I despaired. As if the original seven didn’t take us long enough to memorise! Then I actually learned what they do – and honestly, it’s hard to imagine why we ever did it any differently. Let’s learn about them together!

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Welcome to my blog of networking and nonsense.

I’m Chris. By day I’m a London-based network engineer, instructor, and courseware developer for Juniper Networks. But in my spare time I come here to write some sweet sweet blog posts to help you with your networking studies, with just as much focus on fun as on the tech. I hope you like what you see!

In this corner of the information super-highway you’ll find tons of stuff about BGP, MPLS, OSPF and IS-IS. If that sounds fun then you’ve come to the right place. You’ll also find posts I made on my journey towards JNCIE-SP, which I hope will help you on your own journey.

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