Routing Archives - Page 2 of 8 - The Forwarding Plane

by Nick Buraglio — 4 years ago

Network Field Day #9

In a few weeks I’ll have the opportunity to participate in another Network Field Day. I’ve been lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend in the past and have done some remote participation when possible, but like some of... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 4 years ago

Why you don’t need a firewall [how to secure an open perimeter network]

I admit that the title was meant to be inflammatory. However, there are use cases that aren’t terribly uncommon where an in-line security appliance is just not the correct tool for the job. Someone once told me “a firewall protects... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 4 years ago

Aging hardware, IPv6 and the growing route table

I’ve blathered on about BGP forever. Say what you will about the venerable protocol, it runs the interwebs, is reliable, extendable and well documented. I’ve also espoused ad nauseam about IPv6, so none of this [admitted] rant... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 4 years ago

NIX4NetEng #2 IPv4/6 address investigation tools – whois + dig

I don’t care what your vendor alignment of choice is, Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, Alcatel….it doesn’t matter. At one point or another you’re going to need to bird dog an address to see where it’s coming from, who owns... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 4 years ago

Blending the Network; Pluribus ServerSwitch

I firmly believe that blending disciplines is the way of the future in IT. I’ve rambled about it here at other venues and I’m vocal (some would probably say brash) about it on the twitters. Be it Networking and System, Systems... Read more →