I’m rebuilding my Catalyst SD-WAN lab and thought I would give some quick pointers on how to bootstrap a Catalyst 8000v in your virtual lab. When the router first boots up, it will be in autonomous mode (non-SD-WAN mode): Configure
Building a WAN Impairment Device in Linux on VMware vSphere
In some scenarios it is really useful to be able to simulate a WAN in regards to latency, jitter, and packet loss. Especially for those of us that work with SD-WAN and want to test or policies in a controlled
Microsoft AZ-700 completed
I just passed the Microsoft AZ-700 exam, Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions, which means I am now certified in the two major clouds (AWS and Azure) when it comes to networking. As always after an exam, I write
Is VLAN 1 Special in Cisco Networks?
I got asked why we change from VLAN 1 to another VLAN in Cisco networks. What is bad with the default setup? Is VLAN 1 really magical in a Cisco network? When Cisco ships a Catalyst switch to you, there
Internet Edge IP SLA Deep Dive
It is a common design to have an internet Edge router connected to two different internet service providers to protect against the failure of an ISP bringing the office down. The topology may look something like this: The two ISPs
Modifying Maximum Throughput of Catalyst8000v
The Catalyst8000v is Cisco’s virtual version of the Catalyst 8000 platform. It is the go to platform and a replacement of previous products such as CSR1000v, vEdge cloud, and ISRV. When installing a Catalyst8000v, it comes with a builtin shaper
Modifying Administrative Distance of Specific BGP Route
In one of the Discords that I’m in there was a user with a complex network consisting of a mix of DMVPN, BGP over MPLS VPN circuits, and SD-WAN. For some prefixes, the path via the private MPLS is preferred,
Using Python to Calculate Cisco SD-WAN Tunnel Numbers – Part 2
In the first post I shared with you my code to calculate tunnel numbers in Cisco SD-WAN. I’m a beginner in Python so I thought it would be a great learning experience to have someone experienced in Python, such as
Using Python to Calculate Cisco SD-WAN Tunnel Numbers – Part 1
When using Cisco SD-WAN on IOS-XE, it uses tunnel interfaces to configure parameters of the implementation. There is a mapping between what interface the tunnel is sourcing from and the name of the tunnel interface. For example, if the tunnel
Viewing a Certificate Using OpenSSL
I have started taking Ed Harmoush’s Practical TLS course to learn more about TLS and certificates. When learning about TLS, you want to inspect different certificates to see the various fields and see how different organizations use certificates differently. As