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Configuring MPLS L3VPNs – Part 2

After finishing the MPLS configuration in this post, I thought to take a closer look at the MPLS network, especially the labels: with the help of Wireshark we can examine how the labels are being inserted, switched and eventually removed at the edge routers. I…

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Create your own VPN with Wireguard

In this post I’m going to describe succinctly how to configure your own VPN on a remote VPS with Wireguard. Of course you can host your own VPN server from home, if you’re not behind a NAT and have a public IP address, and you’ve…

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Configuring MPLS L3VPNs and VRFs in GNS3

I’ve been learning to configure MPLS and VRFs recently. I’m using GNS3 network emulator with real Cisco IOS images since other simulators such as Packet Tracer doesn’t support MPLS and VRF configuration. Running MPLS and having VRFs have many advantages: without using MPLS the customer…

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