Here you will find my reference architecture poster for VMware’s NSX solution. This is currently gathered from all public documentation surrounding NSX. This document will evolve as I learn more. It is designed to inform people of the benefits of…
Quick one today and a memory refresh for myself. Routed L3 links between a SRX and an EX2200-C. I have currently two up links connected between the two. I want to advertise a L3 VLAN across to the SRX. I…
Virtual networking isn’t a new thing. It has been around for a while and we get better at it as the months pass us by. Who hasn’t heard of SDN? Well before I buy into that realm and blog about…
As I slowly diversify my skill set and acquire JUNOS knowledge I find that knowing the technology and underlying concepts are the same. Minor changes like routing preference and the like is easy to deal with. Slowly I am working…
Once again the VLAN topic comes to the forefront but immediately I know this will apply to all aspects of the blueprint. The old adage goes something like “There are many ways to skin a cat”. Lets take the example of creating…
Now VLANs may seem simple but you need to understand every facet when working towards the CCIE. The VLAN database can only store 1-1005 VLAN within it due to it only seeing 10 bits within the VLAN ID field. This…
A private VLAN allows conservation of IP and VLANs via L2 separation within a VLAN. It allows web hosts and ISPs to segregate or group devices whilst conserving IP addressing. PVLANs restrict communication between ports and allow communication with promiscuous …
Making VLAN’s speak to others In the previous post regarding VLAN’s and Trunking we went through what a vlan was and how to configure one. We also discussed how to communicate between switches with trunks. Now the time has come to…
Here within for my own reference is VLAN study notes. VLAN technology is a layer 2 broadcast domain that is ultra powerful. VLANS End to End Vlan’s that span the enterprise. Geographically dispersed. For example, Student VLAN at each end…
The last couple of weeks I have been designing and working on a rather large switched project. Overall the topology isn’t complex, it just spans a large area. The length is about 3 kilometres. The project uses 2960S/G and 3560x…