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Not real happy with Cisco official week long SWITCH class
Work buys a lot of Cisco so we rack up a lot of Cisco credits. Just got done with a week long SWITCH class that was paid-for by these credits. I am disappointed in how Cisco structures the class. Granted this is opinion, but too much time was spent rehashing overview-topics from the CCNA level. Since we have to have a…
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CCNP Switch Labs
I'm about 2 months into my SWITCH studies having previously done about 50% of the studies, and I'm finding myself reading the book or watching the videos already knowing what I am doing. I want to run some practice tests and possible labs but I'm having problems finding eve-ng labs for CCNP Switch. I'm thinking of getting…
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CCNP Collaboration Vouchers
I have 4 CCNP Collaboration vouchers i would like to trade/sell for CCNA Collab vouchers. These do me no good since as i need to pass the CCNA Collab first. If you are interested please let me know.
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Chris Bryants CCNP all in One vs dedicated Courses
I've used Chris Bryants CCNA courses and watch 3/4 of the CCNP All in One. But I just noticed whilst browsing that there are dedicated courses for SWITCH, ROUTE and TSHOOT. They are the same price as the All in One. Anyone bought both? Is there a difference between the content, I would think that it does? it seems to have…
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[300-115] Passed to Recertify CCNP/CCDP
Hi all, It's been a while since I've posted, so I wanted to share some good news. I recently renewed by CCNP & CCDP certifications by passing the Cisco SWITCH exam (300-115). My last SWITCH exam was over 5 years ago. I felt the switching concepts haven’t changed much, but Cisco has incorporated a lot more of their…
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Network Design question
I have two Cisco 6509 distribution switches, DS01 and DS02, with a 4 interface port channel between them. Now my understanding of failover for routers is when Router 01 can’t ping the DS01 and Router 02 can’t ping DS01 (or Router01) through the DS01 to DS02 port channel, The routers fail over with Router02 taking control…
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300-115 Rene Molenaar missing labs compared to CiscoPress
I love Rene Molenaar's book. Mostly labs. Learning by doing. But there are a few labs missing compared to the CiscoPress book. For example L3 EtherChannel, SNMP, voice VLAN. Now I am planning to add these CiscoPress labs to my GNS3vault training. Is this necessary?
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CCNP Security + CISSP
Hi, I was wondering if anyone who is going for the CCNP Security is also going to do (or has done) the CISSP? I'm looking to focus on security, so I'm wondering if these certs are for people that are going different directions
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ETE Practice Test
Hey everyone, I really liked the PrepAway tests that were given in ETE format. However, they no longer offer any of the cisco practice tests. Does anyone know where I can get those files now? Is there another website that offers them? Thanks
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300-115 Progress Thread
I think it's finally time to commit to the 300-115. I have been reading everyone's "I passed" threads (thanks for the advice btw) for the past few months. Based on what I've read, here's my plan and the materials I'll be using: First Pass (Introduction/Overview) ~ 1 Month I've selected the following materials to get an…
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2018 Comparison for virtualised labbing?
I badly need to get my teeth into something, and the Azure stuff is just not going in. So I've turned to my trusty Cisco! Previously used GNS3 for my CCNA and found it easy enough to use. I think I even did some packet tracer labs. I want to look at starting to sit my CCNP, Starting with Switch and not sure what way to go.…
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[300-075] CCNP CIPTV2 - here we go
So the time has finally come to properly sit down & study for passing the CIPTV2. I've been procrastinating this long enough (for good reasons though) but I need to get it done until the 7th of August or I loose the simple upgrade from Voice to Collab & have to sit 4 exams instead of 1. For the past 1.5 years or so I've…
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ACI...Oh SH*#!!!
Hello fellow CLI friends, We face a grim, yet opportunistic future. Within my current infrastructure we recently installed the new Cisco ACI Fabric. We can now script our processes, and write our network changes with applications...The questions become; Is CLI, CCNP still profitable to study, or is the new trend to write @…
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Free CCNP Route Training (Highly Rated On Udemy!)
[FONT="]Posted Today, 05:44 PM[/FONT] [FONT="]Hi guys ! I am sharing free codes for trainings in Udemy as you know (I have shared a few more before) Now, one of the good trainings to pass CCNP Route is free with the link below. This training includes some great configuration labs as well. Hurry to enroll with the…
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CCNP RS Resources
Hi All, Is CBT Nuggets and the Official Cert Guides for each exam enough to learn/pass each exam? Just making sure I get the resources that will cover all content for each exam. Regards, Bob
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CCNP Route Study Time
Hi all, Am starting my CCNP route study time today. Bit of background, im 21 working full time as a junior network admin, passed the CCNA last october, have since then passed the Palo Alto ACE and recapped the CCNA material at the start of the new year till mid Feb. Looked into ASAs for abit and after that and am now…
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CCNP R&S Advice
So i'm going to start working towards the CCNP R&S and i'm looking for some advice. Which book would you recommend? Previously only used Packet Tracer for the CCNA, is a physical lab a must for the CCNP? Any online courses you'd recommend? Currently have access to CBT and ITProTV.
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SWITCH exam objectives in regards to Official cert guide
When I compare the exam objectives to the official cert guide I find the official cert guide teaches more topics than are listed on the exam objectives. Not asking for specifics but does the exam contain many extra topics not listed in the objectives. For example: List of topics in the book not listed in the exam…
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For those who passed their CCNP with scores over 900 tell us your secrets!
Just curious, I've been looking through many of the "I passed" posts and was just wondering if any of the people who achieved high marks could expound on the following: * Resources used (OCG, FLG etc) * Time taken (Total time, time per day) * Study process (Reading then Labbing, Reading everything then labbing at the end)…
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IP SLA with VRF
Hi all, Quick question regarding IP SLAs with VRF. Ive set up a small VRF lab with one core and 3 branch routers. The VRFs are voice, data and video, and ive set up ospf to run between voice, data and video routers. I can ping thee remote subnets on each VRF instance however when setting up ICMP IP SLAs they dont seem to…
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Simos 300-209!!!
Am I missing something here? The study guide for the SIMOS 300-209 exam is priced at $887.12 on Amazon while the SISAS study guide is priced at $43.99. Any major detail here that I'm missing? decided to read the actual text for study instead of going through INE.com videos where you have to pay a minimum of $399.00 for…
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CCNP Collaboration Home Lab
I found this great video, for those looking to practice some CCNP Collaboration labs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Jjodw4GTs
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SM-SRE-900-K9 - Too Good to be True?
Anyone hear of the SRE's being counterfeited? Price is too good to be true... Has to be CH-isco. New Cisco SM SRE 900 K9 2X SM DSK SATA 500GB 4GB Control Processor ISR G2 2900 | eBay
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Exam Re-certification
I have completed CCNA, CCNP ,CCNA Security and Cisco Edge Network Security (SENSS) and according to cisco exam tracking system my certifications expire in next year March.If I complete CCDA exam , will it save my all certificates(CCNA, CCNP ,CCNA Security and Cisco Edge Network Security (SENSS)) ? Or do I have to complete…
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Akegia's CCNP Route Thread
Hey All, I passed Switch last year, but due to Hurricane Harvey and some other personal issues that came up towards the end of 2017 I have been unable to really make progress on Route till now. I am making this thread as a way to hold myself accountable to getting it studied and completed. My study resources are: Kevin…
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Cisco CallManager Best Practices: A Cisco AVVID Solution
Anyone has a PDF of this book. Kindly share brandonlove21@gmail.com
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Life as a network engineer vs. a NOC technician
As a long-standing CCNA "technician-level" IT guy, I know that if/when I get my CCNP I'll definitely be looking for a network engineer position. I must admit that one of my main motivations is income, as I'm the only bread-winner in my family and we just aren't making ends meet on $40k/yr. With five years of networking…
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CCNP Switch
Going to throw my hat in the ring for CCNP. I have had my CCNA for two years now. My job consist of me doing 50% help desk 50% networking duties. My networking duties consist of mostly all switching related stuff. Vlans, trunks, STP. HSRP, dhcp snooping, snmp, ntp, acl’s etc. I am starting out with switch, since it is what…
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Missing Component
CCNA VOICE LAB - SAM ********************** Hi Everyone, I need help about the missing component. Below I’m sharing the details about my inventory. Please help me. I'm not setting up this lab for ccna collaboration. I need this lab ccna and ccnp voice. Later i'll add 2911. I'm getting one HWIC-D-9ESW 9 PORT SWITCH MODULE.…
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Any experiences with Boson courseware?
I used their exams back when I went for CCNA and thought that they were pretty good, especially the ICND1 exam. I am shifting back to focus on my CCNP (Since my CCNA expires this year) and happened to get an email from Boson with a discount code. I have no experience with NetSim, their labs, or their "courses" - so I…
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ASA Inspection clarity
Hi, i want to make sure i get this because it's driving me a bit mad. class-map ftp match port tcp eq 21 class-map http match port tcp eq 21 [it should be 80] policy-map test class ftp inspect ftp class http inspect http This example on Cisco's site, they say "traffic destined to port 21 is mistakenly configured for both…
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Micronics Zero to Hero Security Course
I just wanted to start a thread on this class I started today to document my journey through this class from beginning to end. I'm putting this under CCNP: Security since while I do think it's marketed as a "Zero to CCIE" class, I probably will have more luck at being closer to CCNP: Security worthy after 16 weeks than…
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SWITCH 300-115 - First Attempt Failure
776/790 - UGH. People aren't kidding when they say the wording on some of these questions is just brutal. Route was pretty difficult, but I don't recall it being this ridiculous in terms of question content/trickiness. I *think* I managed to do pretty well on the sims, but of course it doesn't let you know. I definitely…
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the CCNP link
hello , can someone give me the CCNP link on Netacad please example: https://static-course-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/..... / en/ index.html :: :: :: and thank you for your answer
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Reputable CCNP: R/S Study Materials
Recommend me a solid set of books to delve into for my CCNP R/S adventures. It's about that time again..
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So I decided to resume my CCNP Route studies.
(Attention! sob story below:) I got my CCNA R&S back in July 2015, as soon as I got it I was extremely gung-ho on getting the CCNP R&S, so I started reading CCNP Routing and Switching 300-101 ROUTE Official Cert guide by Kevin Wallace. 2015 was also the year I got my first stable, white collar IT job as desktop support, it…
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Since BFD is better than routing protocols dead timer
Why is the routing protocol dead timer still used then?
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countdown towards doing 300-209 SIMOS exam
hi all, got the big day coming up on may 2nd at 9am to tackle this. so was wondering what other people did before there countdown? i am planning on continuing labbing and watching training videos on skillsoft again. Thanks all.
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Free CCNA/CCNP Security videos on Udemy
Go here: https://www.udemy.com/ccnp-security-300-206_senss-with-b-s-deshwal-ccie-37094/ Use coupon code: 23MAY2016
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ASA Inspection clarity
Hi, i want to make sure i get this because it's driving me a bit mad. class-map ftp match port tcp eq 21 class-map http match port tcp eq 21 [it should be 80] policy-map test class ftp inspect ftp class http inspect http This example on Cisco's site, they say "traffic destined to port 21 is mistakenly configured for both…
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Passed CCNP Switch 300-115 today
Hello, I've been studying for the Switch test since I took a week long boot camp with Global Knowledge in August 2017. That was my first time looking at the material since my CCNA in 2015. Long story short I took the test unprepared for the difficulty of it and failed, took it again in two weeks failed again. Fast forward…
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Has anyone passed SISAS 300-208 with the OCG
I'm sitting for the SISAS exam Thursday and the materials I've had access to is the OCG, Keith Barker's (short) videos, and Baldev Singh's course on Udemy (the topics it covered were covered well, but there was a serious lack of breadth in my opinion). Has anyone passed this test using any of these resources? The reason I…
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ASA NAT command explanation?
Hi can someone run through this command with me, i'm well versed in what NAT is etc... Its the actual command i'm interested in: ASA1(config)# object network LAN ASA1 (config-network-object)# subnet 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 ASA1(config)# object network VPN_POOL ASA1(config-network-object)# subnet 192.168.10.0…
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Site to site VPN tunnel group query
Hi, so i have a question regarding the establishment of the tunnel overall. For example, lets say the 2 endpoints have been setup and both have static IP's with tunnel groups with the IP address of the remote peer to. One peer sends traffic over to the other, all works fine... I'm wondering the process by which the ASA or…
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[300-135] CCNP TSHOOT - here we go
Having managed to pass SWITCH (13 Feb 2017) and ROUTE (5 Feb 201 I'm looking at starting work for the final push towards the CCNP R&S :) I'm looking at scheduling the exam for the 5th of April right now to give me a little bit of time for a proper review and practice until I sit / wrestle this one. My reasoning is that…
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3750-48port PoE switch - Urgent
Hi Guys, I have ordered 3750-48 ps V2 PoE switch but the seller sent the 3750-48 Ps PoE switch. What's the difference between these two models? Which one is better between 3750 and 3750V2?
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Free CCNP All-In-One Training (Udemy - Limited)
Hello ! As you know I am sharing some free Udemy staff with you sometimes. Here is another one ! This course contains whole CCNP material ( Route + Switch and Tshoot exams ) and free with the link below. Coupon code may expire soon so hurry if you want to enroll. https://www.udemy.com/ccnp-all-in-one/?couponCode=FIRSTFREE
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What topic should i start next?
Hi, so I've just finished my CCNP and i'm going to start applying for high level networking roles very soon. I have been considering which area to start studying next though. I feel very comfortable in OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and switching, areas that i know but don't feel no where near as comfortable are QoS, ASA, MPLS. Going…
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Passed SPADVROUTE
Just wanted to share my experience with anyone that is looking to take on the CCNP Service Provider track and specifically looking to take SPADVROUTE! I found the exam quite challenging but fair, I would say the vast majority of the questions I got were on topics listed in the blueprint, so having said that if you work…
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CCNP R&S or Security?
Hey everyone, So my career goal is to be a Network Security Engineer. I want to work with firewalls, VPNs, IPS/IDS, etc and I want to do more blue team work defending and protecting the network. I'm currently scheduled for my CCNA R&S but after that I want to specialize in Security. Does it make more sense to go for the…
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vpc orphan-port suspend
Hi Folks, Quick question regarding vpc orphan-port suspend command. Would you use this command on individual trunk links down to an ESX host? I have two Nexus 3548 running VPC up to a pair of Cat 4500's.
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OSPF over MPLS
Hi, forget this a Doh moment
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CCNP Renewed (TSHOOT)
I passed (917/1000). They have made TSHOOT a lot harder than the old 642 version I took 3 years ago. This time it took me 90 minutes. Last time I think I finished in 45 minutes and that included what felt like forever on one question because I didn't realize the correct answer was off the bottom of the screen and I needed…
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Failed TSHOOT by 1-2%
Hi, today i was very disappointed and upset inside that i failed the TSHOOT exam that i'll be honest expected to passed based off comments that it is much easier than the ROUTE and SWITCH exams, both of which i have passed. I thought i did quite well on all the lab and the one sim question, all of which i got working…
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Cisco 2811 & 2821
Hi All, I have recently purchased 2 routers(2811 & 2821). Now I'm trying to install Ios in 2811 and getting these error. 512mb ram and 128mb flash (c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.151-4.M12a.bin) Unable to install this one. Tried another Ios failed to do so. I appreciate your help. I don't have much money all I spent to…
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CCNA R&S / CCNA Voice / CCNA Security
Hi Everyone, I would like to thank everyone and Special thanks to Mr. Clarson for all his support and time. I'm starting my carrier in networking field. Now, I need help in setting up a voice Home lab and other course that I can use with these equipment. I'm sharing the device that I have with me . I need guidance…
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[300-101] CCNP Route - here we go
So after passing SWITCH 300-115 in February I was heavily involved with onboarding a new customer with a very large legacy Nortel voice estate transitioning to Cisco IPT. The good: I'm finally doing what I love again which is voice (and doing a bit too much frankly but that comes with the package) The not so good: i hate…
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Passed Route, first attempt 920/790
Surprised myself.....I definitely felt like I had already passed once I got close to the end but thought I would be about 870 or so. I did kick butt on the Sims though so that helped with the high score. Network principles - 83 Layer 2 - 50 Layer 3 - 96 wow! VPN - 83 Infrastructure Security - 86 I had 3 tricky questions…
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Massive problems downloading software from Cisco today..
I have a CCO account that is associated with a current contract, and having massive problems trying to download my purchased VIRL software, as well as trying to download the ISE 2.3 100 endpoint eval. Is anyone else having problems getting downloads to initiate from Cisco? For some wierd reason, I am able to intiate…
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Passed T-SHOOT and CCNP finally
Hi, so today i took the CCNP T-SHOOT exam and i PASSED it, i got almost 3 quarters of the way through and thought i had everything right until i got to 1 or 2 tricky multiple choice questions and 1 of the ticket as well but a pass is a pass and i have now done all 3 CCNP required exams to get the CCNP. It's been a long…
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SPRoute & SPADVRoute
As I prepare for the R/S Lab, I was thinking of taking one or both of these Service Provider routing courses. For anyone who has taken them, did the training company use access to real equipment or were the labs entirely virtual?
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TSHOOT Passed! CCNP Certified!
I just passed TSHOOT with a perfect score after a week and a half of getting familiar with the topology by building/rebuilding it in my lab, and working with the Boson Pre-Test. Reading the references on the Multiple Choice and Drag&Drop portions of Boson are directly responsible for my perfect score. The tickets…
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EIGRP feasible successor
Can someone explain why the second link via f0/0 is not a feasible sucessor route. I used an acl to modify the RD of the route coming in from f0/0 to add 500,000. But when I look at the "show ip eigrp topology all-links" it looks to me like the advertised distance of the route through f0/0 is lower than the feasible…
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Anyone preparing for CCNP Collaboration??
Hello Folks, Anyone preparing for CCNP Collaboration? I need some tips? Regards, Ronak
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CCNP Security Applicable/Worth it for me?
Such a subjective question I know. I'll give a little background and get to why I'm asking. I have about 7 years experience with the majority of it spent in system engineering and consulting roles. The latter part of my career (last 4 years) has been spent consulting as an SE for Industrial companies regarding ICS…
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CCNP ROUTE Passed!
I've been studying for ROUTE for a few months and felt I was close to passing going into this week, but I knew I had some weak areas. However, between school starting and going on-call next week, I didn't want my first attempt at ROUTE hanging over my head. On Monday, I made the decision to attempt ROUTE at the end of the…
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How long did it take you to pass CCNP route?
Hey All, Was hoping to guage how long it took most to complete the CCNP Route study and exam. Also how you went about it would also be great. E.G. Pressbooks? Labbing? Videos? Im trying to build a CCNP route study plan as its one of my goals to complete it, along with some studying on Riverbed Wan Compression. Thanks Happy…
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Just passed Switch...
Hey everyone, yesterday after a lot of stress and studying i managed to pass the switch exam on my first attempt. Study material i used where... Networklessons.com CBTNuggets videos Research and labbing NetworkLessons really do cover pretty much everything minus one or 2 little things. After passing this exam and also…
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No show
I had a test scheduled for yesterday but couldn't make it and wasn't able to cancel it in time. It shows in pearson vue as a "no show." Can I take the exam within the next couple days, or do I have to wait a week. B/c this doesn't show that I failed the exam?
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300-115 SWITCH failed
Well I just took the SWITCH exam and unfortunately failed. To top it off I accidentally submitted a 4-part question after only answering the first question. Can't believe I did that, but I'm certain that wasn't the only reason. I used Chris Bryant's videos and book primarily, though I also used itpro.tv which included…
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Renewing CCNP
A few questions. 1. My CCNP: R&S expiration date is January 31, 2018. Do I need to pass before the 31st or can I pass on the 31st? 2. Cisco says if you fail its 5 days starting the next day. Can you retake on day 5 or do you wait until day 6? My current plan is to take TSHOOT as that was my favorite exam (I barely scraped…
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GNS3 pain!!!
[FONT="]Ever since i updated GNS3 to 2.12 i have had nothing but problems. From it wanting to run a VM instead of opening the IOS images locally on my machine to it complaining that other processes of the application are open to not being able to open files. Very strange but when i first downloaded this file off…
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Passed 300-115 at the second attempt
Hello guys, I've finally passed my switch exam yesterday with 846/1000 at the second attempt, I failed this exam two weeks before. I've decided to retake it before end of year. (I didn't want to have it in mind for 2018.) I've used but most known study supports: - FLG - CBTnugget video serie - Kevin Wallace video serie -…
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GNS3 Help
Error while listing vms: GNS3VM: Could not list VMware VMs: vmrun C:\Users\Jimmy\Downloads\GNS3 VM.ova is not accessible Just wondering if anyone has come across this problem before. I am running windows 10 and I have vmware workstation 12 with the newest GNS3 and GNS3 VM. It seems like I need to change the file location,…
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SENSS - Passed
Hey guys! Just wanted to share my experience with the exam. I literally made the minimum passing score - it's a pretty rough one (I thought so any way). My main sources of study were CBT Nuggets, Cisco documentation and labbing (I probably spent most of my time labbing and reading white papers). I also watched some of the…
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ccnp security SISAS Exam
Hi! I am preparing for SISAS exam and I have Aaron T. Woland book and got ISE 1.4 patch 10. ISE has version 2.x as well now but I dont know how much it will effect if I practice on ISE 1.4. Anyone guide me how to prepare for it and if I anyone has given test in recent days? Thanks
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CCNP OCG book
I've been studying the 642-813 SWITCH book, simply because I already have it and can't afford the newer one right now (medical bills). Would this get my by for the test, and I could just pick up the newer material to study online? Or are the differences between the current and previous books too great? Or - would I be…
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CCNP Route : 630/1000
I've always been a campus switching man, since 2010....Boy did I have a bad day. Network principles: 83% Layer 2 technologies: 50% Layer 3 technologies: 59% VPN technologies: 33% Infrastructure security: 43% Infrastructure services: 31% - I felt like this was twenty questions of the 48 I had. Honestly WTF is EVN?!!?!!…
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Cisco to acquire Broadsoft
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-broadsoft-m-a-cisco-systems/cisco-nears-deal-to-acquire-broadsoft-source-idUSKBN1CS02Q So it looks like Cisco's looking to acquire Broadsoft (which have some very cool products). CCNP Collab refresh anybody? More stuff crammed in?
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Passed Switch to renew my CCNP
Found the new V2 exam a lot more challenging then the first time I took the switch exam 3 years ago. The Simlets are just awful and should be replaced with labs. The wording of the questions seem to be written from someone who's English is not their primary language. I found myself having to read the answers first then…
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I know this is petty but can some one help me order or sort my VMs
hi team, i am building an esxi csr1000v lab and I just hate it when my R1 to R10 is good but when you get to R10 it places it under R1 huh! hate that but I have seen some Esxi gui perfect order R1 to R10 or R1 to R20 how in the heck do they sort those vms in alphanumerical order? Any ideas guys and gals ? Thank you in…
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Preparing for SISAS
Hey there! I'm hoping to tackle SISAS in the next couple of months, and wondering if some of you experts could give me some advice. I have the OCG and access to CBT Nuggets, but from what I've been reading, this may not be enough. I also have ISE at work, and am in the process of deploying it from the ground up. Anyone…
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Cisco ISE - Multi-Tenant
Found what I was looking for - compound conditions using device location.
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Free CCNP Training (Limited Time)
Hi everyone, As you know I am following Udemy for free courses. Networkel published a CCNP Switch course which is free for a limited time They are giving also good packet tracer labs in the course that really help to learn Command Line of Cisco. So hurry to enroll ! https://www.udemy.com/ccnp-switch-300-115-full-course/
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CCNP Collaboration
Hi all, Looking for some advice. I currently hold CCNA - RS / Security. I work for an Audio Visual company who are moving into lots of IT collaboration. They have identified me as a potential candidate to undergo training in Collaboration upto a CCNP level. I will work mainly along with other system architects in…
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CCNP Security Re-Certification Question
Hey All, I have a year and 2 weeks left to recert my CCNP Security. I'm currently working on the CCNP R/S. My question is, if I were to bang out one of the new CCNP Security test, like the 300-206 SENSS. Would that recert me for another 3 years? According to what I have read it should, but just wanted to get some feed back…
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summary route distribution (LSA Type 5)
I have a question on how summary route distribution works from an external source (say, BGP to OSPF as in the example on page 362 of the CCNP Route guide). I mean the "area range" and/or "summary-address" OSPF commands. Say BGP connects to only Area 0 of OSPF via ASBR1 and ASBR2. Then let's say Area 0 also connects to Area…
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Which cert path
So my ultimate goal is to end up with CCNP Collab. But I dont want to do just the Collab test because I feel the R&S test are important. So should I do the levels together (i.e. CCNA R&S, then CCNA Collab, then CCNP R&S, then CCNP Collab)? Or do the types together? (i.e. CCNA R&S, then CCNP R&S, then CCNA Collab, then CCNP…
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Charging customers for Cisco voice maintenance
Hey guys & gals, I'm just curious to find out (if any of you work in a managed services provider) what's your company's model for charging customers for maintenance. Do you charge based on the good-ol' "price-per-port-per-month" or some other model (ex. per used license etc)? Cheers.
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Free 5 day CCNP R&S Bootcamp
Hello All, I just wanted to drop this in here: https://www.meetup.com/routergods/ It's a study group I help co-organize for and we sometimes have trainers that like to do free sessions sort as endorsement for themselves and the other training they do. We have a 6x CCIE doing a free CCNP R&S bootcamp next week online and if…
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Chris Bryant CCNP books
Has anyone ever read Chris Bryants CCNP book? Curious as they are cheaper than the OCG on Amazon.
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call from external to internal
Hi we have cucm 7.x and gw 3800 in h323 i need to permit call from external 0x xxxxxx * xxxx (where xxxx is internal phone) how to make it please guide me thanks
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VIRL Labs
Hello guys, is someone knows where I can get some VIRL preconfigured labs to practice 300-101 ? Thx in advance, Denis
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passed 300-115
Finally took and passed the 300-115 CCNP switch. After procrastinating starting and stopping studying between the route and switch for about 2 years. I finally dedicated 5 weeks to study up on it and pass it. The material wasn't anything that new since I work with this everyday I found it more of a refresher. Materials…
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Is the Cisco Data Center track still worth it?
With cloud gaining to much traction, what's the future outlook on this certification path? Is it worth pursuing
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How Long Did You Take To Get CCNP Certified?
assuming that you are not working?
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CCNP ROUTE Passed
Hi everyone, it's been a while since my last post but i'm back. I've been working and studing my ass off for the ROUTE exam. I passed it today with a passing score of 790 when the pass mark is 790 to haha! Suffice to say i was delighted and amazed considering how massive and difficult the exam is. But a pass is a pass no…
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SITCS: how to prepare for it?
hello so I wanted to start studying for SITCS exam which is all about ESA/WSA/FirePOWER after searching the forum and the web I can't really get my hands on good materials CBTNUGGETS is very small about 3 hours? i mean there's no way keith can cover all 3 topics in that time and I'm bot sure about INE I've found…
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Failed 300-115 SWITCH Today
So irritated with Cisco with regard to this exam. Questions poorly worded and highly ambiguous. Came across several typos that continuously made me stop and wonder if they intentionally misspelled part of a command or if it were an accident. The cake is one of the sims... I realize that I can't say too much about it but I…
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[300-115] CCNP Switch - here we go
So after doing my CCNP Voice about 1.5 years ago I (sadly !) got transitioned into a role dealing mainly with application support with a mix of networking and security here and there but voice to a lesser degree. However, since as of late I've been more involved in network troubleshooting and design/re-design, I've…