Use case scenarios

If you haven't already noticed, Mitchell and I are working on a number of use case scenarios for Cobia that will be posted to the blog over the upcoming weeks.  These will be step by step instructions on setting up a Cobia system on your own home or business network, starting simple and building up to more complex implementations.

These will be multi-part postings, each covering a different aspect of implementing a small business network.  The first series is based on a small office of 25 or fewer systems, and will include setting up DHCP scopes and reserving IP's for file servers and printers.  The second series will be for a larger office with 25 to 250 users and will include setting up a mail gateway and a DMZ for web accessible services, such as your web server.

One of the more interesting scenarios we'll be writing up is the use of Cobia in a multi-building campus environment.  I haven't worked much with BGP or RIP before and will be getting a lot of help from several of our engineers, meaning I get to learn an aspect of security and networking I haven't dealt with much before.  And I always enjoy learning about technologies that are new to me.

Our final writeup will be a multi-site network connected over the Internet via VPN.  There are also several related writeup such as setting up a VMware lab environment and egress filtering that will be included as time allows.

If you have a scenario you'd like to see written up or have a writeup of a situation you've created in your own environment, send me an email at cobia_at_stillsecure.com.