I just passed CCNP core today and trying to decide which concentration i want to go for.

I want to do eventually cyber security but my company needs me to get CCNP first and i want to do something easy take less time and might helpful to cybersecurity in the future. any thoughts? which one might be better? After some research i think ENARSI is more harder than ENSLD but there is more study material for ENARSI.

Hi all,

Let’s imagine a topology as shown below. Assume that the MAC address table of the first switch on the left is completely empty. If one PC sends a frame to the other, the frame will reach the first switch, which will flood it to both the second switch and the destination PC.

Now, suppose the second switch (the one in the middle) has a MAC address table with two entries: one for each PC, both associated with the same interface (g0/0). When the second switch receives the frame, will it forward the frame back, or (as I suspect) will it drop the frame?

In my opinion, the second switch will drop the frame. This would happen because the source and destination MAC addresses are tied to the same interface, and the switch would understand that the destination PC should have already received the frame.

Thanks.

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I have recently purchased the CML Personal license during the sales event. Before this I was using the free tier version. However, after activating the license, I noticed that CML is still not having nodes. Is there anyway to resolve this?

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Hi there..
Has anyone recently passed the exam?
I have the first edition of ENCOR and I wanna make sure if I go through the old blueprint what are my chances to pass?

Thnx

Hey all, How do you approach studying the routing material on INE? Their content is very in-depth, so I'm wondering if it's better to practice the commands alongside the lessons, or focus on the theory first and then tackle the practical parts later in the simulator.

Hi everyone, I will be appearing for my First ENCOR exam in about a month and I am really nervous, any tips and guidance based on the latest structure will help. Anyway I should prepare, what could appear in the exams etc.

Thank you!!

Hi everyone, I will be appearing for my First ENCOR exam in about a month and I am really nervous, any tips and guidance based on the latest structure will help. Anyway I should prepare, what could appear in the exams etc.

Thank you!!

What is the best approach to learn SD-WAN from scratch? I see there's a new edition of the SD-WAN book out and intend to build a lab too.

Is CML or EVE NG better?

Should I learn some programming first or will that come naturally as part of the journey?

Are there good resources for example labs to set up?

Hello everyone with CML being on a sale would the personal version be enough or should I spend the extra amount on the plus version?

NVGRE ?

first time I hear this protocol or feature, is it exists in encor bluprint? I have the first edition.
Thank you.

I just passed the CCNA in June. I work in infrastructure IT and have some access to the networks even though it's mainly through the Meraki dashboard. I don't have config access and can't console into the equipment and probably won't be able to since we outsource a lot of that stuff. I can troubleshoot network issues but have to submit a ticket to that team for config changes.

Anyway, I'm going to try for the CCNP. I just got the CML license and will get that going for labbing. I've seen the resources available for study but am a little worried that without being able to work with this stuff day in and day out that it'll be exceedingly difficult to learn it well enough for the exam. It'll be more memorization than learning if I don't get to use it daily. Doesn't hurt to try though.

Just thought I'd say hi and hope everyone is patient as I ask questions along the way.

after reading all those long chapters in the OCG, it can be hard to remember everything, but that there are summary pdfs for each chapter in the OCG and they contain all the most valuable and likely to be asked in the exam parts. and they are realy nice. and i have made a python script that can download all of them at once. HERE you GO

import requests

# URL of the file

for i in range(1, 30):

url = f"https://netacad.fit.vutbr.cz/wp-content/uploads/ccnp/ce1/ENCOR_Chapter_{i}.pdf"

# Name to save the file as

output_file = f"ENCOR_Chapter_{i}.pdf"

try:

# Send a GET request to the URL

response = requests.get(url, stream=True)

response.raise_for_status() # Check for HTTP request errors

# Write the content to a file

with open(output_file, "wb") as file:

for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):

file.write(chunk)

print(f"File downloaded successfully: {output_file}")

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:

print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Saw this posted on r/ccna and wanted to make sure others saw. https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/test-takers/free-retake.html

Basically schedule and take an exam this month; if you fail you get to retake it for free between 1Jan-17Apr.

i have been reading the ENCOR ocg for the past 2 weeks and it's has been a very bad read, for several reasons.

1. lots of erros just in the first 3 chapters. especially (STP)
2. excpects a lot of pre-existing knowledg
3. grammatical articulation is sometimes advanced for no reason.

and i have just been recommended to the try the 31 days bofer your ccnp and ccie encor exam. And i have just read one of the chapters and in complete disblive on how much better it is

- covers more info about same topics as the OCG

- detailed yet much more easier to grasp that the OCG

- Very nicely structured

- Spoon feeds you every info

- well articulateda and written and a very smooth read.

and i can't recommend it enought.

For anyone who had done ENARSI recently: have they moved the labs to the beginning like in ENCOR or are they still all over the exam?

Hello Team, So I am working as Network Analyst for 2 years now JD is Mostly (Monitoring, attending calls, Ticket logging etc). Looking to get into Network Engineer position. One thing I am still couldn’t comprehend easily is the troubleshooting part (User’s, Network). How do you guys improve your user and Network troubleshooting? Open to troubleshooting or general advices. Thank you

https://learningnetworkstore.cisco.com/promotions

40% off CML 40% off CCNA prep 40% off ENCOR learning and exam bundle

Think it's just for a few hours

As the header, I have passed my ccna recently( 4 months back) now in a job but not exactly where I want with a networking profile so I was thinking of doubling down and doing the ccnp. Even though this is a ccnp sub reddit, I see all these words like SPCORE and ENCORE, can somebody help me understand what these are.

Lastly I would appreciate study material references like the ccna one had pinned the best ones.

Thanks in advance

Reviewing https://gns3vault.com/labs
but not sure all of them really required for CCNP exam (for example Frame Relay or MPLS...)

Just wanted to let the people here know that you can read the CCNP SP OCG for free for 10 days on the O'Reilly books website. Just make an account and you can read the book (which hasn't even been published yet). There is no CC needed. Once your 10 days is up the trial expires. Here's a snippet from Chapter 11. MPLS L2VPNs - Metro Ethernet:

E-Line service, often referred to as Ethernet Line or Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), is a type of Ethernet service that establishes a point-to-point Ethernet connection between two locations; exactly two user network Interfaces (UNIs) can communicate with each other. This service is commonly used to provide a dedicated and transparent communication channel between different sites. It uses Ethernet, thus providing a familiar and widely used networking protocol and making it compatible with various types of Ethernet-enabled devices. Its transparent nature allows customers to run any networking protocol over established Ethernet connections. Supporting high-bandwidth speeds makes it suitable for applications that require significant data transfer rates. Figure 11-1 shows basic connectivity for an E-Line service for which you can use one Ethernet Virtual Circuit (EVC) per interface (Ethernet Private Line [EPL]), or you can use more than one EVC where you need 802.1q to jump in to allow for multiple EVCs to operate simultaneously (Ethernet Virtual Private Line [EVPL]).

E-LAN (Ethernet LAN Services) In Figure 11-2, we expand our network and introduce a couple more routers in the service provider network. We also add another site. In this offering, the EVC connects all sites with a full-mesh interconnect because they share the same local area network. Distance-wise, these sites long ago exhausted the limits of LAN Ethernet reach, but this service removes this physical limitation. Sometimes, it helps to think of the service provider’s network as one giant switch that provides multipoint-to-multipoint services. If a service provider is running Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), this EVC would be referred to as a Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), which is created on several vendors, such as Cisco and Juniper, with bridge domains.

I'm Working on One project . This is my first encounter with the implementation of QoS.

Core-Swicthes has default gateway on Vlans and Aggregation and Access-switches are just forwarding the Traffic.

Network going to have Massive multicast traffic and Advanced Traffic Management Systems traffic.

what will be best way to carry out this this configuration ?

i want to match and Mark on aggregation switch and
Queuing , shaping on Core.

it this good idea ?

please provide suggestions

Hi all

I create content on Udemy, I have given away free in reddit my jncia and jncis juniper courses.

I am looking to finish creating my ccnp sp core course in the next 5 to 6 weeks.

Wouldn't here be any intrest in the group for a free copy and as each sub is different would the sub admin have issue with me posting free codes for it

Thanks in advance

I am designing some simple networks in CML but I noticed I can't seem to change the speed on the default switch images. Usually I can enter the interface config and do "speed 100" but the console tells me that "speed" is an unrecognized command. I did this without any problems in Packet Tracer.

Super confused on this error. I know it's because the record wasn't properly configured, but I can't find any Whitepaper that lays out what keys are required for Netflow records. Anyone have any ideas?

Super confused on this error. I know it's because the record wasn't properly configured, but I can't find any Whitepaper that lays out what keys are required for Netflow records. Anyone have any ideas?

Hey guys quick question is any using EVE-NG on mac book. For some reason i am unable run it on mine. System is M3

Gonna take the test on Tuesday. Any last minute advice would be great.

So I earned the CCNA and am looking to get more hands on. I Found a great course by David Bombal on Udemy titled Python for Network Engineers: Netmiko, NAPALM, pyntc, Telnet. It's weird, it really sounds like it's focused on GNS3 but it has a couple small sections on CML and EVE-NG.

So I'm wondering two things; would CML work just as well as GNS3 for the course? And which do members of this sub prefer between the three? From what I've read I'm partial to CML. Sounds like the easiest to set up by far and it sounds like if you get legit IOS's for GNS3 it'll end up being just as expensive if not more than.