Tag: firewall

Do not let ExpressRoute, VPN and SDWAN traffic bypass your firewall

by erjosito

I have recently expanded my SDWAN in hub-and-spoke networks design guide to include SDWAN-to-firewall routing. Initially I didn’t have this point, but recent conversations have made me realize that not everybody understand this. The main difficulty in this topic is related to the fact that you cannot inspect the effective routes of your Virtual Network … Continue reading Do not let ExpressRoute, VPN and SDWAN traffic bypass your firewall

Designing your SDWAN and Firewall into Azure Hub and Spoke

by erjosito

Designing network connectivity in public cloud can very quickly become a daunting task. Of course, public cloud providers do offer native networking services, and with those it is fairly easy. This should always be your primary route (pun intended). For example, in the case of Azure, using Virtual WAN and its native integration with both … Continue reading Designing your SDWAN and Firewall into Azure Hub and Spoke

Virtual Network Gateways routing in Azure

by erjosito

If you have ever used Azure, you probably have used one of these Virtual Network Gateways too: whether it is to connect your branches and headquarters with Azure via IPsec VPN or ExpressRoute, or to provide connectivity to your mobile workers or external partners through Point-to-Site VPNs. In this post I will go deep on … Continue reading Virtual Network Gateways routing in Azure

Sending Internet Traffic from P2S Clients Through an NVA

by erjosito

Note: although technically working, the solution described in this article is not supported by Microsoft. Azure can be used to offer Point-To-Site (P2S) connectivity for individual users, that by leveraging a VPN client on their systems (Windows, Linux or Mac) can get connectivity to Azure resources. This P2S connectivity is often limited to Azure resources, … Continue reading Sending Internet Traffic from P2S Clients Through an NVA