Raspberry Pi and Network Lab
The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive computer that makes a great addition to everyone's network lab. In fact, you might want to pickup a few of them for your lab.
This repository includes some documents I've put together with some ideas on how and where a RPi can be used in a network lab, as well as some quick guides to help you get started quickly. This repository is a work in progress, and some of the guides may not be complete yet.
Raspberry Pi Resources and Overview
I am not going to try to replace the wonderful official documentation available for getting started and setting up a Raspberry Pi. If you are new to RPi, here are very useful links to get started.
Possible Uses of a Raspberry Pi in a Network Lab
Here are some great uses for an RPi in your network lab. I'm hoping to create short guides for each of these (and more as I think of them). Please enjoy the guides that I have put together so far!
- Lab Management Station
- Linux
- Console Access
- Dual Network
- Python / Programmability
- Client Endpoint (wired/wireless)
- Network Services
- DHCP
- DNS
- Dynamic DNS from DHCP
- File Services (SCP, TFTP, FTP, HTTP)
- NTP
- TACACS
- RADIUS
- Syslog Server
- Traffic Analysis / Capture
- Application Server
- General Purpose Web Server
- Docker / Containers