Category: Routers

Jibba Jabba or the Nines Nines Nines

You’ve probably heard “nines” thrown around when talking high availability, so let’s review them to make everyone talk the same talk or IT Jibba-Jabba.

Controller, Cloud Managed and Standalone WiFi Deployments, Oh My!

Hello all, the speaking.   In the WiFi world, there are three major types of wireless deployments. These are, as the title says, Controller Based, Cloud Managed, and Standalone; They are all different, and each one has its correct application, benefits, and vices. It has come to my attention that the differences among these groups… Read more »

Laying the keel, a Layered Approach

Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be discussing the OSI Model and the 7 layers. 1) Firewalls: a. Basic b. Next Generation c. Application Layer firewalls- Palo Alto/ Juniper d. Web application Firewalls- Mykonos now rebranded to webapp secure firewall Let’s review some basics about the OSI model and the 7 layers:

BPG Routing

Hello, Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be talking about BGP Routing. BGP…you probably hear that word being thrown around. What is it and how can it help you? First, take a look at this cheat-sheet. The second item will give you a brief explanation on BGP and its uses. Cheat Sheet… Read more »

Configuration sample BGP + HSRP design

Configuration sample BGP + HSRP design. Creating BGP inbound redundancy + HSRP outbound redundancy. Here’s a configuration sample using two routers, Primary R1 terminating a DS3 and BackupR2 terminating a 20MB circuit. The diagram is shown below as well as the running configurations snipplets from both routers. A local preference of 150 is used on… Read more »