Syllabus 3 — Tools & lab stack

Updated

July 30, 2026

Syllabus 3 — Open tools & lab stack

Must-learn platform

Containerlab · Docker/containerd · Linux bridges/veth · tcpdump/tshark · iperf3/mtr

Free/open node kinds (main path)

FRR · Linux endpoints · Nokia SR Linux (community) · SONiC · VyOS · other libre kinds as useful

Docs & design

git · addressing plans · diagram-as-code · this Quarto book

Automation & CI

Ansible / Nornir / Python · CI runners deploying .clab.yml · optional gNMI

NetOps-adjacent (later)

NetBox-class SoT · metrics/logs stacks · backup/restore tools · analysis tools (Batfish/Suzieq awareness)

Order through tools

  1. Containerlab+FRR+Linux → 2) captures → 3) L2 kinds → 4) IGP/edge on FRR → 5) multi-impl (SRL/SONiC) → 6) automation → 7) CI → 8) homelab services as modules of knowledge