2026-01-09
Networking
OSPF
Network Engineer — 17. Corporate Office Network
Designing and configuring a corporate network using Cisco's three-tier hierarchical model with OSPF, HSRP, STP, DHCP, PAT, and L2 Security
Corporate Office Network This post covers the device configurations. Topics like network security and design rationale …
2026-01-01
Networking
IPSec
Network Engineer — 16. IPSec over DMVPN
Configuring GRE over IPSec between Moscow and St. Petersburg, and DMVPN over IPSec between Moscow, Chokurdakh, and Labytnangi
IPSec over DMVPN Assignment Goal: Configure GRE over IPSec between the Moscow and St. Petersburg offices. Configure …
2025-12-23
Networking
DMVPN
Network Engineer — 15. DMVPN
Configuring a GRE tunnel between Moscow and St. Petersburg, and DMVPN between Moscow, Chokurdakh, and Labytnangi
VPN. GRE and DMVPN Assignment Goal: Configure GRE between the Moscow and St. Petersburg offices. Configure DMVPN between …
2025-12-15
Networking
NAT
Network Engineer — 14. PAT, DHCP, NTP
Configuring NAT/PAT, DHCP server, and NTP time synchronization for the Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Chokurdakh offices
PAT, DHCP, NTP Assignment Goal: Configure DHCP in the Moscow office, configure time synchronization in the Moscow …
2025-12-07
Networking
BGP
Network Engineer — 13. BGP Path Selection and Filtering
Configuring BGP route filtering for the Moscow and St. Petersburg offices, restricting provider advertisements to default route only
BGP Filtering Assignment Goal: Configure BGP filtering for the Moscow and St. Petersburg offices.
Configure filtering in …
2025-11-28
Networking
BGP
Network Engineer — 12. iBGP
Configuring iBGP in the Moscow office and Triada provider, setting preferred provider and traffic load balancing in St. Petersburg
iBGP Assignment Goal: Configure iBGP in the Moscow office, configure iBGP in the Triada provider network, and establish …
2025-11-20
Networking
BGP
Network Engineer — 11. BGP Basics
Configuring eBGP between autonomous systems to enable connectivity between the Moscow and St. Petersburg offices
BGP Basics Assignment Goal: Configure BGP between autonomous systems and ensure connectivity between the Moscow and St. …
2025-11-12
Networking
OSPFv3
Network Engineer — 10. OSPFv3 for IPv6
Configuring OSPFv3 for IPv6 while preserving the same logic as OSPFv2 — metrics, timers, filters
OSPFv3 for IPv6 Assignment Goal: Configure OSPF for IPv6, preserving the same logic (metrics, timers, filters) as OSPF …
2025-11-03
Networking
OSPF
Network Engineer — 09. OSPF Route Filtering
Configuring OSPF in the Moscow office with area segmentation and inter-area route filtering
OSPF Route Filtering Assignment Goal: Configure OSPF in the Moscow office, divide the network into areas, and configure …
2025-10-26
Networking
PBR
Network Engineer — 08. Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
Configuring Policy-Based Routing for the Chokurdakh office with traffic distribution between two uplinks and IP SLA tracking
Policy-Based Routing (PBR) Assignment Goal: Configure routing policy for the Chokurdakh office and distribute traffic …