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PBR and nat on same device
I forget the order to do this in Suppose I have a router with two external interface and one internal the one ISP is sending traffic to interface A on the outside and I am Natting this to the 192.168.0.1/24 network inside. I want traffic coming from 192.168.0.1 to be routed back out of interface A but I can tell where it…
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300-115 switch - pass!
I took the 300-115 SWITCH exam this Friday and was lucky to pass in my 1st attempt (scored 919. The exam was not that hard for me (few years in the field), but some questions were tricky. I used the same exact "combined" approach for test preparations as what I did for CCNA Security. I started with videos - Chris Bryant…
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Help -- IP SLA Configuration to Monitor a Remote Peer
So I'll try to keep this brief. A while back at work we ran into an instance where we had a backup IPSEC tunnel go down at one of our remote sites and we really didn't know about it. We actually have the design throughout all of or network remote sites. These IPSEC tunnels are Palo-to-Palo tunnels, so once configured,…
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(EIGRP experts?) Does Static EIGRP neighbors fix hold time expired issues?
%DUAL-5-NBRCHANGE: IP-EIGRP(0) 1: Neighbor 10.1.1.1 (Ethernet0/0) is down: holding time expired on my gre/ipsec tunnels i get this a lot and i dont want my eigrp neighbros to drop. if i set them both to static p2p neighbors will that fix my up and down issues and is there anything bad that can come from this? I dont want…
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BGP network command and routes
[FONT="]Hi everyone, i'm about 3/4 of the way through the CBTnuggets CCNP route and switch series and they touch on BGP but they don't really get deep into it like they do with OSPF and EIGRP etc... I'm not sure how much i actually need to know about BGP for the exam yet or if it's as widely focused on in the exam. But…
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2017 Thread about VIRL PE and GN3
Hi guys, I'm considering to get the VIRL licence from CISCO in order to build all my wanted Labs for the rest of my CCNP exams (I already got the 300-101), the target is now 300-115 for end of December. I read few things about VIRL and it seems pretty good. As you can read on this link The most reasons why VIRL is better…
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How long to wait after CCNA before CCNP???
Hey all, I passed the CCNA ICND2 exam a week ago and was wondering on how long everyone waited before there CCNP journey began? Thanks
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CCNP Voice Lab advice for home
Hi Everyone, I would really appreciate some advice on the most cost effective way to build a home lab for CCNP Voice. I see labs on ebay and I also see people talking about using VMWare on their PCs. I'm kinda confused. I would really appreciate everyone's input. I would like to get started asap.
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CCNP Route Progress Thread
I passed SWITCH on the 4th with an 865. Time for the official Route progress thread. My Plan is to hit the INE courses on the topics, read config guides after each topic is covered by video, lab in GNS3 and with some CSR1000v routers I have loaded into an esxi host. I'm thinking 1-2 weeks each on EIGRP, OSPF, BGP…
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Which is the most valuable CCNP Certification to get?
Hello, Not sure that "valuable" would be the most proper term here, but I basically just wondering which one will pay more or is most sought after by employers. Thanks!
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NAt from a loopback interface
Can anyone remind me why this does not work. I have two routers connected together with int f2/0 connecting the two together On first router I have done int f2/0 ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 ip nat enable ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 (point to other router) ip access standard NAT-add permit 192.168.100.0…
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Failed CCNP Route
Failed CCNP Route 300-101. I'm pretty frustrated and discouraged. The cert wasn't what I was expecting. The materials I used to study were: Cisco OCG Route 300-101 Chris Bryant's CCNP Route Study Guide Chris Bryant's CCNP Route Video Boot Camp CBT Nuggets CCNP Route 300-101 Series Boson Practice Tests GNS3 I studied for 3…
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Anyconnect client with Secure Desktop problems
I have two weird problems which I can't seem to resolve. I opened a ticket with Cisco and spent 3 hours today with CCIE:S on the phone. He said he will need some time to research. I setup the portal, created a connection profile and a group policy for anyconnect clients. When I connect to it, it installs CSD successfully.…
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Route in 4 weeks. Study tips please!
Finally booked route for 22nd September. Been studying for about 5 months using OCG, FLG, quick reference guide and cbt nuggets. Any tips or advise on subjects to slam now in the next few weeks? I'm lucky in being off the 5 days prior to the test with paid study leave from my employer. I've got plenty of time just need…
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CCNP new version
Hello, when the next time CCNP changes, I just order CCNP Switch book and Im hesitating should I return it or keep it Thanks
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Study materials
What y'all using for prepereration as the books are garbage?
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Which x WIC Interface Cards are really recommended for CCNP R&S ?
Hi all, I am struggeling through all the ebay offers and different labs I find on google (beside the Cisco Workbook Labs). My home lab is pretty descent I guess but I am totally confused what xNICs I should purchase. First my Setup: 2 * 1841 (max Ram, ADV. IOS) 2 * WIC-1T 1 * 1921 no x WIC 6 * 3560 with ADV IOS 1 * 2560 8…
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Significant differences between 300-115 and 642-813 books?
I was going to start studying for the SWITCH test, and I still have the 642-813 OCG book from a few years back that I never finished. Since I'm currently in a financial crunchy, I wondered if I could just use the book I have and study up on whatever newer might have been added in the newest edition. Has it changed…
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Changing CCNP tests
I know that Cisco changes up its tests pretty regularly. Are the current R&S NP tests fairly new, or are they slated to be changed soon?
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Why is RSTP's backward compatibility with 802.1D STP different based on Root version?
While going over the backward compatibility portion of RSTP, I noticed that it performs with the 802.1d timers if the RSTP switch is the root, but if the 802.1d switch is the root then the switch running 802.1w transitions to root/forwarding within a couple of seconds. Why the difference? I was under the impression that as…
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A.A.S degree and CCNP would it get me anywhere??
Hey guys I'm almost done with my community college and want to choose a path for my carrier. I'm studying IT and I'm interested in doing networking and I wants to finish college and studying to get a job soon as possible, I'm planing to get a CCNA and CCNP certificate. My question is would these get me anywhere with good…
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Please help me to make decision into data center field
The reason why I asked the questions in CCNP level forum is I thought most people here have more experience in data center field more than CCNA forum. Now I'm an IP engineer who work for one of the biggest telecom vendor in Asia. I support customers about design and implement IP products in the service provider network.…
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tftp-path flash:
When i enter the command tftp-path flash: i get the following error. Can someone plzz help me out, I cant find anything through google %Error: Couldn't create directory flash0:/its
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Unable to put loopback addresses in running-config
I am practicing EIGRP labs on Student lab manual and i have reached on the EIGRP load balcning lab. Below is the topology
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Failed CCNP
Got a 740 (on Route). One thing this has brought to light is that the OCG is woefully inadequate for the actual exam. At this point I wonder why do they even call it the "Official" cert guide other than to just lead people on, cause its crap in comparison to the questions on the test. Most irritated about the money spent.…
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How long does it take to acquire Route-Switch-Tshoot...
After passing your CCNA, how long would you say it takes to get all 3 CCNP certs assuming you don't fail one? 6 months of studying/labbing everyday? I plan on going straight into NP after my CCNA and I'm trying to get a time frame to completion. Thanks!
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Ideas for Developing a Pre/Post Change Health Check Script
So I am trying to develop a SecureCRT based change script that will deploy a bunch of show commands and in the same process save the config to a file so I have a complete snapshot of a pre/post of the network device before and after changes are made. The idea is to have that snapshot to look for unforseen / unexpected…
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Need Help Redistributing OSPF in to BGP
I am having a bit of trouble in one of my labs trying to pass OSPF traffic in to BGP. In this scenario I have a simple OSPF Instance above and a few loopback interfaces with different subnets on the Hosts router. At the bottom I have a simple instance of BGP set up, all routers belong to the same AS, the clouds, which…
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Python Script to Check Device for Output Change?
Not sure if this is the best place to post something like this but I have an issue I am working with Cisco TAC on to troubleshoot some SNMP issues affecting one of my 3850 switches. They want me to run this command until several "RAs" are seen in the output: 'show stacks 284' I am pretty new to Python so I am just getting…
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ROUTE on Friday, take this week off to relax and review?
I've been going at videos / labbing after an 8-9 hour work day for the last 3-4 months, and I'm trying to swallow a few more INE videos for BGP that are filling in some cracks of knowledge like Peer Groups and filtering, but otherwise does anyone really just mash the gas until exam day? I've been running myself into the…
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What is configured in the ISP router when customer is using IP Leased Circuit?
What is configured in the ISP router when customer is using IP Leased Circuit? Is the concept of PE present when a customer is using IPLC? I am only aware that PE are present when MPLS is being used. The CCNP/CCIE videos only talk about MPLS and not IPLC.
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Ccna+ccnp or ccna / ceh / ecsa
So my question is. If you guys were givem the opportunity of being able by to take a month off work to work on certs and had the choice between taking classes for obtaining your CCNA +CCNP OR going for CCNA/CEH/ECSA. The 2nd option covers more ground, while the first one covers up to your CCNP. In the future I want to work…
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CCNP-DC Completed
All, Just wanted to drop a note that I completed the last test in the CCNP-DC track an hour ago. Feels good to be done. On to the CCIE-DC Written Exam. Hopefully, will go take that test in about two months. A quick thanks to those of you how posted your detailed study plan for each test. I used various material that was…
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Moving layer 3 to another switch, what about spanning-tree
So I'm moving 2 3 layer VLAN interfaces to another switch to separate 2 customers and I was wondering If I need to do anything with spanning-tree, like change the root bridge for spanning tree. The current bridge has multi VLAN interfaces en is RB. I'm wondering If I'm overthinking thing as I'm thinking the layer 2 path…
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Best way to setup virtual lab for switch?
I heard it can be done in GNS3, but it appears you can't actually put a switch .bin IOS file within it, but rather need to throw down for a VIRL subscription that is $200 / year. I have a trove of switch image files to use virtually, but that VIRL price is making me think of just ditching any non 15.x gear and trim the lab…
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CCNP Security is now a DoD 8570 IAT III Cert
In interesting news, it appears the CCNP Security now gives you DoD 8570 IAT III: DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certifications
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VPN tunnel size?
Hi guys, I have never gotten a good answer on this. But say you have a vpn router traversing your internet and the internet is 50/50 Mbps up and down. What percentage of bandwidth the vpn take up? The reason I am asking this is we have a vpn that traverses over the INET router and people here can access INET over the same…
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QOS bandwidth command for IPSEC esp traffic on transit routers?
Hi guys, I need you advice. I think I have seen this before and used it but below is an article on alotting band width on the termination end point for the vpn. Say you have an edge internet router that all traffic at your company goes through but of course it is using FIFO and no QOS on the edge internet router. This…
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I'm studying for SPCORE
anyone else here working on it?
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Sitting my switch Saturday week
Hi guys, So I am not moving my exam again! I have shifted it a few times now, but I think I am ready, so pass or fail, I'll be there. I've not sat an NP exam yet, so it will be an experience in any case. I have been studying the OCG, INE, Nuggets, and getting into the TSHOOT book to review. I have a couple of 3550's and…
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Close but no cigar, ROUTE failed again
I got hit immediately with sims and simlets that I was perfectly confident answering, but it seems like the Q/A are completely abstract, like they ask a question about a technology with the premise of the answer seeming to allude to another technology but not specifying that technology - For a random example asking about…
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Stopping debugs that just keeping going on and on and on
I setup a few eigrp routes and neighbor adjacencies were up, routes correctly learned but when I run the debug eigrp packet command on a specific router, it send lots of nonstop output to the console. I tried u all and undebug all but it goes so fast that it doesn't let me type. Logging synchronous is enabled. Is there any…
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Practice Exams?
Anybody used the MindHub Pearson/MeasureUp CCNP exams as part of their exam prep? Same goes for the Transcender, Boson and SkillSoft exam sims... Any comments on how close they are to the content of the real thing? Value for $? Mainly looking at ROUTE These seem to be the only exam sims from legit sources...unless there…
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CCNP SWITCH hardware
Hi, Looking for recommendations for switch hardware. I already have some 3550's and would like to upgrade to 3750's but in the UK its slim pickings. Just wondering if any other switch model will be suitable to cover all topics. I'm a little behind with GNS3 but is it now a viable option for SWITCH ? Thanks for any info Luke
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CCNP SP certification
I'm starting to study for the CCNP SP, I'll start with the SPROUTE exam. My question to this forum is more about the CCNP SP cert itself, why is it not much information about it in this forum? seems that people is not interested in pursuing this certification track? any thoughs?
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Maximum MST instances
Hi folks, I have read different numbers for the maximum number of MST instances: - "Cisco supports a maximum of 16 MSTI's in each region" - OCG page 279 - "But each region can only support up to 64 spanning tree instances" - Cisco configuration guide - Configuring MSTP, page 16 Are these two conflicting, or is there…
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Just passed the CCNP Route 300-101
:D 904/1000 What a crazy exam Topics that I thought would be more prevalent on the exam were barely there or nonexistent. Labs were really easy that I had Luckily the past couple weeks I studied the lesser emphasized topics in the Cisco Press books. If those topics weren't fresh in my head I might of failed lol.
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Scratching my head on VACL config
Learning VACL's, and have created an example right out of the Cisco paper. The goal is to deny any IP access to my PC connected to the switch, whilst allowing traffic from all other devices through. The reality is my pc is still surfing the internet. My config is as follows: Standard IP access list 88 (To let everything…
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GNS3 to real switches
I am trunking virtual routers in gns3 to physical 3560's. The thing is I can see them on both ends via CDP but can't ping either device. Does someone know what might be wrong or have experience trunking gns3 to real gear? TY
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Failed the CCNP Route 300-101
I took, and failed the CCNP Route exam today. Quit two of the sims early because I was running out of time, and felt really unprepared for some of the other questions. Back to the drawing boards.
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Next step after CCNP R&S?
I received my CCNP R&S back in September. I'm wondering what I should work on next. I have 23 years working with Cisco products. I would love to move on to CCIE R&S, but money is pretty tight right now. I may be able to get my work to pay for additional certifications, but I'm not sure CCIE is a possibility there. I'm…
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ROUTE fail, thoughts on the exam
I did have to skip the final simulator which was a kick in the balls, as I had about 12 minutes left and 10 more questions, so I just had to hope I'd nail those (which I think I did pretty well as I made sure to really dig into this topic), but still got that first fail out of my system. The exam wasn't difficult relative…
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Rack Rentals
Is 200 - 300 hrs enuf for ccnp lvl?
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New to CCNP Route. Please Advise
Hi Experts Just completed CCNA R&S. for CCNA R&S I took help of CBT Nuggets videos and Nine Tut. Just Started studying CCNA Route. Which materials to use? Please guide me. Regards
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CCNP re-certification
Hi guys, Currently I have CCNP R&S and CCNP Voice certifications which will expire on August 2017. In this regards I have a couple of question: 1) As far as I know for re-certification one should pass one of CCNP track exams to prolong the validity of CCNP certificate. Is this policy still the same and nothing has changed?…
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Its happening! CCNP here I go...
After a discussion with some regulars here and some people on Linkedin I have decided to begin CCNP work despite having only 18 months of work experience. I am familiar with the arguments against CCNP with that little experience. I am prepared to battle my way through the interview hell that this may bring on me. But that…
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GNS3 Nic card that allows trunking anyone recommend for my Home PC?
Hi guys, can you guys recommend a good NIC card for trunking to my switches for GNS3. I have no clue what would be a good NIC card so I can interface GNS3 to my switch Stack and allow trunking? I dont want 10 nic cards just want 1 NIC that allows full trunking of vlans? anyone have any idea which cards are best? Thanks
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How to get ISE trial license / ova?
Hi all, I have been looking around Cisco.com for weeks, and I cannot find a way to download the ISE trial or obtain the contact number to request for it. I am trying to get it so I can start labbing for CCNP:Sec SISAS 300-208. Is anybody able to point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.
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FLG vs OCG
is the FLG enough to pass all three tests or do you need both books?
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Just got signed up for Switch course with Global Knowledge. How to prepare?
So I will have a Switch course with Global Knowledge in the beginning of July. It's live virtual. What do you all CCNP holders recommend I do to prepare myself and get the most out of the course? Sidenote: I hope to have finished 210-260 CCNA-Security on my scheduled test date June 23rd.
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CCNP R/S v2 Retirement Date?
Would anyone happen to know when I could expect the retirement of the CCNP R/S exams (300-101/115/135)? It has already been two years since they retired the 642 series and I want to take a break from my Cisco studies and dabble in a different technology for a while, but I've already purchased all the study materials for…
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CCNP SWITCH question (for those who have taken it)
So I got my CCNA R&S and I was browsing the CCNP and in the Switching portion of the exam topics - there is nothing really new!?! All the topics listed at the Cisco website as part of the CCNP SWITCH are already covered in CCNA: VLANs, Trunks, EtherChannel, STP, etc - it was all done in the CCNA coursework... Can anyone…
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Since when is there a stand alone "Help" command in IOS?
I was working with address-family's and saw the modifer "Help" and decided to look at what it does or explains and get this: R1(config-router-af)#help ? <cr> R1(config-router-af)#help Help may be requested at any point in a command by entering a question mark '?'. If nothing matches, the help list will be empty and you…
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Udemy Sikandir Shaik
Just wanted to share on here, I know it's been said that you can get some good deals from Udemy, but I've found Sikandar Shaik to be very useful in my studies towards the CCNP. He puts everything in a very concise manner and cuts out the BS. The stuff is so cheap on that site I've bought his CCIE videos and have found them…
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Full CCNP - CCIE Home Lab for Sale
Is anyone interested in purchasing a home lab? Same as what Kevin Wallace, INE etc. are using. Let me know if your interested plzzzzzzzzz Thanks.
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INE CCNA/CCNP 50% off
https://ine.com/collections/ccna-ccnp-rack-rental-tokens Oh yeah! Finally able to afford this due to the terrible Australian dollar!
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Ipexpert CCNP ROUTE Video on Demand 642-902 ( Free)
You can sign up and get the course streamed for free. CCNP ROUTE Video on Demand (642-902) | IPexpert Inc.
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Wanted CCNP & CCIE Security Practice Labs
Wanted CCNP & CCIE Security Practice Labs. Please recommend actual hands on practice labs study material books etc. I already have plenty of hardware so I just need the practice labs study material. Thanks
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Bgp
So, I've been studying for my Route exam and most of the topics are fairly easy to follow because they build off of the CCNA. However, BGP is really killing me. I'm trying to wrap my head around it and I just can't seem to grasp it. I have been using Chris Bryant's CCNP videos and the OCG book. Does anyone have any other…
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TCL output to screen command like echo or print to screen?
tclsh foreach i { 1.1.1.1 Router name here to screen 2.2.2.2 switch name here to screen? } { ping $i rep 1 } how can I place comment name next to the device IP in the ping command?
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CCNPv7 Switch - Final Exam
my post got deleted for some reason. anyway, if someone have it, please send me on prandjed at yahoo com mail. thanks.
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Continue to CCNP or CCNA refresh?
I got my CCNA RS and CCNA Security in 2015, went on to work for a large MSSP/Managed security provider and eventually took on a role as security engineer. I've been working as a security engineer for two years now and recently transferred from Security back to a network design based team/role. I have a couple certs under…
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CCNP Route battleplan
Just uploading a few of my materials for the CCNP ROUTE exam. Currently in the early stages of planning. All documents are still in very early drafts and may change before I start studying. Flowchart: Here is flow chart of my plan for studying. I've got a few different options at each stage of studying and I'm still…
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CCNP Lab Build
Im currently building a CCNP lab for future studies . I was wondering if I get some of you guy's opinions. Im planning on getting the following: 2x 3750G Catalyst running IOS 12.x 2x 3560 IOS 12.x 4x 2811 ISR Routers IOS 15.x 4x WIC-2T ports 4x Smart Serial Cables Im still iffy on if I should get the WIC ports and serial…
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AAA on ASA 5500 Series
Ok, so I'm sure we're all familiar with standard aaa configs on Catalyst switches: aaa new-modelaaa authentication login default group radius enableaaa authorization exec default group radius if-authenticated I want to do the same thing on my ASAs, but I can't seem to find anything that does the same thing asaaa…
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GRE Tunnel configuration issues? Is that even possible? HAVE I LOST MY MIND???
I am somehow having issues with configuring a simple GRE tunnel, and wanted input from the TE experts in this forum. So I have the basic NBMA running OSPF between R1 / R2 / R3 on 172.12.123.0 /24 network (R1 = .1, R2 = .2, etc) So on R1: int tunnel1 ip add 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252 tunnel source 172.12.123.1 tunnel dest…
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I've completed the OCG and Chris Bryants vids, whats next?
Any suggestions on what to study next for the route exam? I'm thinking of purchasing, how to master ccnp route next but im not sure. Thanks in advance
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Is it just me, or can anyone else absolutely not stand Keith Bogarts teaching style?
I've noticed that some of Chris Bryants materials that are supposed "refreshed" are in fact out of date, pulled from older video series, and just missing some material. So I finally tapped my all-access INE pass beyond just the Practice Exam murdering me, and Keith does an OK job with Q&A explaining the answers for the…
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Here we go! CCNP R&S!
After a long debate with myself I decided I was going to go with CCNA Security. Then after watching a couple of the INE videos, I decided not to go that route. So, after taking a week off, I am going full CCNP route and switch. Based on what I have read from Cisco's website my plan is to do the following: -Switch -Route…
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Would it be weird/inadvisable to do CCNP Sec without having completed CCNP R&S?
Just curious...
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Home Lab
What would make up a good CCNP Sec home lab? I'm assuming I can do it without having to replicate i.e. INE's topology? I have: 2911's 3750's 2504 wlc 7965 ip phone Would I just need two ASA 5506's or would I need 5515x's? I'm also guesing all the Vm's to go along? Could someone please help me piece this together Thank…
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Chris Bryant's CCNP All-in-1 Udemy course - $10
I kept seeing Chris Bryant's CCNP videos mentioned as a great resource, and I'll be starting down this path soon so I'm getting some training materials together. Anyway, I decided to check them out and saw they were on sale 80% off, $10, normally $50. Thought I'd let everyone know in case they were interested.
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IPv4 to IPv6 Hex Conversion, best explanations or methods?
Chris Bryant teaches Hex conversions back and forth as units of 16 and units of 1, for example: 220.200.18.42 is converted like this: 220 = 13 units of 16 and 12 units of 1 = DC 200 = 12 units of 16 and 8 units of 1 = C8 18 = 1 unit of 16 and 2 units of 1 = 12 42 = 2 units of 16 and 10 units of 1 = 2A So your Hex address…
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INE Practice ROUTE exam just smoked me like a rolled blunt!
I couldn't believe how gigantic the topologies were for this exam, and was completely fried after it and got up and let my brain defrag a bit, and came back to go through each question answer explained. After a few of the explanations by Keith Barker, this is like study gold. He does a flawless job of pointing out gotchas,…
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CCDP - Put the "Engineer" really behind a CCNP R/S candidate?
From what I gather from Cisco's website, it focuses on building the actual network infrastructure, in terms of new deployments or going towards more of an "Engineer" type network skill set. I'm taking the CCNP R/S stuff now as I am working tickets at a level where my knowledge and skill set need to be at that level, and…
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Any materials for real-world scenarios and not oriented for the exams ??
Hello everyone, A few months ago I passed SWITCH and ROUTE exams thanks to my current job as a 1st line technical support with 2y of experience. However; if i join a network specialists's conversation, I get lost ! and I'm always wrong ! For instance, as far as i know each router interface should be in a different subnet.…
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Ccnp route quick reference guide for 300-101
I have a paperback version of the quick reference guide for the 642-902 exam but I can only find an e-book version for the 300-101 exam. Was or is there a physical version of the quick reference guide for the latest ccnp exams?
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Can't Ping from Router to Host & vice versa in GNS3
I am having a very strange problem. I am unable to ping host from router & vice versa. I am configuring host with VPCS & setting ip address alongwith gateway. I also saved the config. Yet ping & traceroute gives no result. Even I cant ping back from router to host? Is this normal. I tried re-installing GNS3 again, nothing…
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Any tips for ROUTE exam day for success? (nothing breaking NDA of course)
Any pointers that don't break the Cisco NDA, like just general things that helped you get through the exam, like take an ambien before the test to calm yourself down or do drink 5 shots of expresso back to back before you walk in the door? For me on all Cisco exams, I'd read the question and instead of looking for the…
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Ccnp lab
Hello, I have recently passed my CCNA R&S and I am looking on towards my next certification. Naturally I am going for CCNP R&S; I am looking for what equipment I will need to successfully prepare for the exams; I have access to a variety of equipment on hand where I work so gaining the equipment isn't really and issue. I…
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CCNP Worth Pursuing with Little Cisco/ NOC Experience?
CCNP Worth Pursuing with Little Cisco/ NOC Experience? I'm trying to consider just how far I want to wade into the Cisco waters here. I love networking but frankly I don't do much of it day to day. I could make the argument that I've done CCNA level stuff around work but nothing really in depth. Since I rarely touch a…
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Using Loopback Addresses for GRE Tunnels
Hey Folks, Can anyone explain why it's best practice to use a loopback interface for a GRE tunnel as opposed to just an IP address? Do the tunnels have to be tied to an interface or can you simply make up an address? Looking for some clarification on this. Thank you!
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Frame relay in ccnp?
What frame relay knowledge will I need for the route exam? I say the newest ccna which had no frame relay so my knowledge of it is non-existent
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Differences in Cisco exam topics and the Cisco press books
Hi, Still studying for switch, 300-115, working through the David Hucaby official switch cert book and learning all about CEF, the FIB, adjacency tables, as well as logging, NTP etc etc. I stroll over to the Cisco exam descriptions and notice all of the above is not in switch, but rather in the route exam descriptions. Any…
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Video options for the CCNP Route
I've got access (or willing to pay for access to the following options)* INE * CBT Nuggets * ITpro.tv (Existing: Subscription) * Kevin Wallace via SafariBooks (Existing: Subscription) * Chris Bryant on Udemy * Network Lessons I'll be keeping my existing ITpro.tv subscription but with their CCNP ROUTE course being 36 hours…
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Rene Molenaar
Anyone who's read his books, are they any good?
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Is CCNP Still Worth It in 2017?
There's been a lot of announcements, even from Cisco execs, saying that networking as we know it will be completely different in the near future, thanks to SDN and cloud, mainly AWS. That the future network admin/engineer will likely be someone mostly versed in programming and scripting, that also has some networking…
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Passed CCNP Route today
I suppose their's such a thing as disrespecting the test since I half-a** studied for the first one and boinked it !! They hit me with a ton of labs right from the start. I aced those with a vengeance after having skipped a couple of them from the first exam (730/1000). Anyhoo, since I took the half day off work I used…
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Back-To-Back T1 ( VWIC-2MFT-T1 )
Hello ! I'm trying to create a Back-To-Back T1 connection to simulate a PSTN in a Lab environment. But I still had no success. I'm using two Cisco Routers ( CISCO2811 - Version 15.1(4)M8, and CISCO2801 - Version 12.4(13r)T ) with a VWIC-2MFT-T1 card each. Maybe someone here can help me. Follow my config and some debugs…
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How many points are CCNP labs worth
For those who have come across the information how many points are the labs during the exam worth? I completely skipped the lab on OSPF/EIGRP redistribution lab however I aced the Access List (Patch Control) and ended up getting a score of 730/1000. The minimum score was 790.