The topics I explore are sometimes quite large, and cover a number of articles. I’ve picked out some topics where there are a number of related articles, and I add these on this page so you can follow along. I’ll be adding more in future to keep checking back for more information.
Border Gateway Protocol

I deep dive into the Border Gateway Protocol, how it works, how its configured and how you can use it within your networks. You’ll also find video versions of each article on my YouTube channel, updated as I make them!
- BGP Test Lab – Part 1 – Introduction and Basic Two Router Configuration
- BGP Test Lab – Part 2 – Internal BGP (iBGP) – Two Router Configuration
- BGP Test Lab – Part 3 – Internal BGP (iBGP) – Three Router Configuration (next-hop-self)
- BGP Test Lab – Part 4 – Internal BGP (iBGP) – Three Router Configuration (Interior Routing Protocol)
- BGP Test Lab – Part 5 – Internal BGP (iBGP) – Extra Routers, Two Exit Points
- BGP Test Lab – Part 6 – BGP Attributes, Path Selection: MED and Local Preference
- BGP Test Lab – Part 7 – Path Selection: AS Path Prepending
- BGP Test Lab – Part 8 – Path Selection: BGP Communities
- BGP Test Lab – Part 9 – Internal BGP (iBGP) – Three Router Configuration (Route Reflector, RR)
- BGP Test Lab – Part 10 – Internal BGP (iBGP) – Multiple Router Configuration (Confederations)
- BGP Test Lab – Part 11 – BGP Policies – BGP Filtering (Filter Routes)
- BGP Test Lab – Part 12 – BGP Route Redistribution
- BGP Test Lab – Part 13 – BGP States
- More articles coming soon!
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Coming soon!
IS-IS (Extreme Networks)

Coming soon!
Kubernetes

Coming soon!