--- title: netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS «... description: netlab release 26.08 introduces several major additions: ArcOS platform support, VPP (FD.io) with FRR or BIRD control plane, SONiC container support, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: netlab release 26.08 introduces several major additions: ArcOS platform support, VPP (FD.io) with FRR or BIRD control plane, SONiC container support, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hwMf2Cmm1.png og:image:alt: netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary netlab release 26.08 introduces several major additions: ArcOS platform support, VPP (FD.io) with FRR or BIRD control plane, SONiC container support, and IPv4/IPv6 ACLs in the routing module. The release also adds a new services module for configuring DNS clients and servers, GRE tunnels on Arista EOS, GRE/WireGuard tunnels on Mikrotik RouterOS7 and OpenBSD, and podman container runtime support in the clab provider. Some breaking changes are included. Upgrade via pip3 install --upgrade networklab. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I upgrade my netlab installation to the latest version? Upgrade netlab by running pip3 install --upgrade networklab. This applies to the networklab Python package which is the standard distribution mechanism for netlab. _Network engineers tracking netlab releases and upgrades find the latest announcements on daily.dev._ ### What new platforms and features were added in netlab 26.08? netlab 26.08 adds ArcOS support, VPP (FD.io) with FRR or BIRD control plane, SONiC containers, IPv4/IPv6 ACLs in the routing module, a new services module for DNS clients and servers, GRE tunnels on Arista EOS, GRE/WireGuard tunnels on Mikrotik RouterOS7 and OpenBSD, and podman container runtime support in the clab provider. _Network automation engineers keeping pace with netlab platform support track these releases on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [netlab 26.09: Syslog, More DNS, Netmiko « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-09-syslog-more-dns-netmiko-ipspace-net-blog-7hzbp4smq) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [netlab 26.10: SRv6, More Netmiko « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-10-srv6-more-netmiko-ipspace-net-blog-1cocu1zdt) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:54:01.882Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:06:51.397Z","description":"netlab release 26.08 introduces several major additions: ArcOS platform support, VPP (FD.io) with FRR or BIRD control plane, SONiC container support, and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"ipSpace.net Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ipSpace.net Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--xS7E82MT--/f_auto,q_auto/v1786438303/logos/ipspace?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"networking","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ipSpace.net Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS « ipSpace.net blog"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-08-arcos-vpp-fd-io-acls-and-dns-ipspace-net-blog-hwmf2cmm1#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I upgrade my netlab installation to the latest version?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Upgrade netlab by running pip3 install --upgrade networklab. 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