Learn Juniper and Cisco networking – with jokes!
IGMP is a really simple protocol – but if you want to be an expert, you’ll want to know what’s happening at a packet level. That’s why in this post we have lots of fun with packet captures. If you’re studying for JNCIP or even JNCIE, you won’t want to miss this post!
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This is the first in my new series of posts about multicast! In later posts we’ll focus on Junos configuration. But first, let’s get nice and comfortable with the theory. Click here to learn all about it!
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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