VyOS from Scratch: Routing and VPS Edition
For a while now I've wanted to document a more complex routing setup with VyOS, and here it is. Routing with BGP, WireGuard to a VPS, and Policy Based Routing?…
VyOS from Scratch – BGP Announcement
Something that comes up quite often is "how do I announce subnets". This is when you own at least a /24 IPv4 or /48 in IPv6 (the minimum subnet sizes…
VyOS from Scratch – Edition 1
As a VyOS evangelist, maintainer, and more, I've been meaning to write a simple series of "how-to" guides for VyOS for a while. Sure, there are plenty of guides out…
The WYSE 5070, a perfect little VyOS device
As a bit of a networking nerd, I'm always on the hunt for cheap and powerful hardware that I can toss VyOS on. The WYSE 5070 thin client is my…
Battle of the Bare Metal Routers
Continuing from my previous post, I wanted to see how a variety of software routing and firewall platforms performed when put to the test on an equal playing field. As…
The Great Rack Migration – D1521
As part of my continued rack migration, it was time to move the D1521. My Supermicro D-1521 host is my "whatever I need it to be" server. As I test…
Hacking a serial port into an EdgeRouter X
Although I'm not a huge fan of Ubiquiti stuff, some of the EdgeRouters hold a special place in my heart. The CLI isn't terrible, mostly like the VyOS CLI that…
10 gigabit inter-VLAN with a Mikrotik RB4011
Something I see pop up fairly regularly on a few of the forums, Discords, and subreddits that I hang out on is that the RB4011 is not capable of 10…
Battle of the Virtual Routers
This is going to be a bit of a long post, so I'll be brief in the intro. Over the last few years, I've become enamored with routing. As…
Let’s Play with Routing – Part 1
In this series of posts, we'll be working through building a routing lab-within-a-lab featuring VyOS. If you are unfamiliar with VyOS, you can read more about it here. Over the…
