Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Networking. Vincent Bernat has a really in-depth article on IPv4 route lookup on Linux (and one on IPv6 route lookup as well). Ivan Pepelnjak has a great article that tries to get to the kernel of truth in the middle of the intent-based networking hype. The company is VirTool Networks (catchy, eh?),

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Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

Welcome to Technology Short Take #51, another collection of posts and links about key data center technologies like networking, virtualization, cloud management, and applications/operating systems. Networking. If you’re unfamiliar with OVN, Gal Sagie has a couple of articles that might help. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Networking. Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

As usual, here’s my random collection of links, articles, and thoughts about various data center technologies. Networking. Charles Min-Cheng Chan has a write-up on using IPv6 in Mininet. PowerShell on Cumulus Linux on a network switch? Jason Edelman recently announced self-service and on-demand network infrastructure.

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Vmware Case Study Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

I have here for your reading pleasure an eclectic collection of links and articles from around the web, focusing on data center-related technologies. Networking. I love this post from Matt Oswalt on five next-gen skills for networking pros. His article also provides a quick look at some of the configuration commands involved.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Networking Kevin Jin’s post on the APNIC blog about network automation tools is a great read. He discusses Netmiko, NAPALM, and Nornir in some detail, and provides some guidance around which network automation tool may be right for you. Anton Kuliashov writes about why Palark uses Cilium for Kubernetes networking.

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IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This page on the Wireguard site has full instructions for a variety of operating systems. If you want or need to use multiple Wireguard interfaces, you’ll need either separate network interfaces or use multiple ports. (You can also install the wireguard meta-package, if you’d prefer.)

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Linux Network IPv6 Tools 78

Scott Lowe

APRIL 21, 2016

As usual, I gathered an odd collection of links and articles from around the web on key data center technologies and trends. Networking. Michael Ryom has a nice (but short) article on using Log Insight along with a NetFlow proxy to help provide more detailed visibility into traffic flows between VMs on NSX logical networks.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Networking. Tor Anderson has an article on using IPv6 for network boot using UEFI and iPXE. has a great blog series going called “Hey, I can DevOps my Network too!” If you’re looking for a cost-effective home lab setup, you might check out this article on a $500 vCloud Suite lab. Larry Smith Jr.

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Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

In this post, I’ve gathered links to posts about networking, virtualization, Docker, containers, Linux, configuration management, and all kinds of other cool stuff. Networking. Here’s a nice article on using Ansible with Arista EOS. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s hoping you find something useful!

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