Virtualization

Tachyon Dynamics Speaking on IPv6 NFV at the North American IPv6 Summit

Tomorrow, our very own Jeremy Duncan will be speaking on “IPv6 Best Practices in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) with Vmware NSX,” tomorrow around 11:10 am MDT.  We are also here in the Denver Tech Center, so come on by and let’s talk!  We have a booth right in front of the main conference room. If …

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Secure and Affordable 2-factor authentication: Yubikey

In the DoD there is a strong requirement for 2-factor authentication in the network.  For systems and workstations they use a successful implementation with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and a DoD common access card (CAC) which has a client certificate.  The user has a PIN; therefore, 2-factor.   Nothing like this exists for network devices (routers, …

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SDN, Open Flow and Cisco ONE: A First Look

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is the new buzzword in IT today.  It has become synonymous with things like cloud, cyber security, CDN, and yes even IPv6.  The curious thing is that they are all inter-related.  Open Flow, which is a specification of the Open Network Foundation, has defined this new phenomenon as something that, “enables …

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IPv6 IPsec – Reviving the Debate

John Spence from Nephos6 had a great article discussing IPsec and its place in the newest draft of the IPv6 Node Requirements RFC.  They offer a good opinion and perspective of the current state of the industry on IPv6 adoption, and how vendors (especially of small appliances) feel about adding IPsec to their IPv6 stack.  The …

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Create a Dynamips/Dynagen lab with just a Laptop & a Switch

It’s actually just as easy as that.  If you are looking to create a fully functional router and/or server lab used for training classes or a configuration test lab, and looking to do it with the smallest footprint ever, then read on! The Laptop I started off trying to find a laptop that would work …

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