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Running GNS3 on Scaleway

I mentioned in the “Sizing your computer…” post that you can run your GNS3 remotely in the cloud. The two bare metal providers were Packet and Scaleway.

Sizing your computer for GNS3 (and other network labs)

After getting familiar with GNS3 on an average PC, people typically realize the virtual network devices eat up their computer’s resources and an upgrade is unavoidable.

Route based VPN between FortiGate and strongSwan

The next chapter in my “VPN between Vendor A and Vendor B” series is about connecting a FortiGate firewall with strongSwan running on a Linux host.

OTC Client Packages

The Open Telekom Cloud is an offering from Deutsche Telekom for “Software as a Service (SaaS)” and cloud infrastructure solutions (IaaS, PaaS). OTC enables companies of every size to have access to numerous business applications and state-of-the-art cloud infrastructures.

Multiuser lab with GNS3

GNS3 v2.0.0 supports multiple clients connecting to the same GNS3 server. We’ll use this feature to create a centrally managed solution that fits even for remote workers accessing the virtual lab through slow WAN links.

VPN tunnel between Cisco and VyOS behind NAT

As a follow up to the VPN tunnel between Cisco and VyOS routers using VTIs post, let’s see a different scenario where the VyOS router is on a private network behind a firewall that provides NAT; for example hosted a cloud network.