Tag Archives: MPLS

L3 MPLS VPN

3 hours Watched INE VoD and IPExpert VoD.  Started labbing up IPX VOL1 Lab 28 (MPLS), but although I was able to work through the lab, I wasn’t very confident of my answers.  I’m taking a graded assessment lab tomorrow … Continue reading

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Cisco 360 Lab 32 cont’d

1 hour Circled back on the MPLS portion of the Cisco 360 lab 32.  I did it!  So, my plan is working.  Run through the Mock Labs, and if it’s something I can’t script in notepad, find in the DOCCD, … Continue reading

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MPLS L3 VPN with Sham Link- Narbik Workbook- Lab 4

2 hours Finally, I ran into a lab with a sham link!  I’ve wondered what they were!  To summarize, it’s a way to override an Intra route to become an Inter route so that you can adjust the cost of … Continue reading

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MPLS L3VPN- OSPF- Narbik Workbooks

1.5 hours Getting better at this, and actually starting to understand.  There are 5 more MPLS labs to go, so I should have it down pat, soon!

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MPLS L3 VPN with RIP and static- Narbik Lab

1.5 hours Gaining strength on BGP, RIP, MPLS, and VRF’s.  Will need to do this lab again, but very cool to see the label swapping, customer VRF redistribution from the PE and the Provider cloud.

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MPLS LDP- Narbik Workbook- Lab 1 cont’d

2 hours Good test to find out what you think you know- try to explain it to someone.  Tried to explain the necessary configurations and tweaks for LDP.  Didn’t know much! Picked up some good lessons tonight. Two label protocols- … Continue reading

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MPLS LDP- Narbik Workbooks- Lab 1

Narbik Adv. Wbk. Vol 2 Lab 1- L3 MPLS VPN 1 hour Got started on this lab after being sick for a few days. Simple stuff, just the basics tonight. To enable- ip cef mpls label protocol ldp mpls ldp … Continue reading

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IPExpert Lab 28 started (MPLS VPN)

IPExpert Lab 28.1-.3 1.5 hours Complted Lab 27, loaded routers with Lab 28 Breezed through the initial setup, read through the lab.  Seems straight forward.  Should finish this tomorrow.  Need to step up the training at night to 2-3 hours, … Continue reading

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IPExperts Lab 27 started (MBGP)

IPExpert Lab 27.1-.8 1 hour I guess what they say, “You can learn anything if you do it often enough” is true.  I’m actually starting to understand MPLS.  Sure, the keyword is understand- not own.  I think MPLS is the … Continue reading

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IPExpert Lab 26 finished

IPExpert Lab 26.9-.12 1 hour Finished MPLS (VRF basics) Loaded routers with Lab 27

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