How to prepare for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam

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Before diving into the study strategies, it’s essential to grasp the fundamentals of the CCNA exam: Now, let’s explore a comprehensive study approach for success in the CCNA exam: Gather Study MaterialsAcquire the necessary study materials, including official Cisco CCNA study guides, video courses, practice exams, and virtual labs. Ensure that the resources you choose … Read more

What is BGP next-hop-self and why you should care?

In this blog post, we’ll demystify the concept of next-hop-self in BGP, why it’s crucial, and how it affects routing decisions. What Is Next-Hop-Self in BGP? In BGP, the “next hop” is the IP address used to reach a particular network or destination. The “next-hop” IP address is vital for making routing decisions and forwarding … Read more

Packets Down Range #17:Cogent Wavelengths, earnings news, DDoS

I am fresh back from Nanog #87 in Atlanta. Great times! Thank you to those who gave me some lines on this week’s news articles. Keep those submissions coming. By now, everyone who has signed up should be receiving this in their e-mail box. If you could simply comment at the bottom of this post … Read more

Auto mapping your Cisco Network

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Running Docker inside Cisco Catalyst 9000

https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/application-hosting-on-catalyst-9000-series-switches Catalyst 9000 series of switches, Cisco’s flagship enterprise switching portfolio delivering Intent Based Networking (IBN) runs a modern, modular and model-driven operating system stack, Cisco IOS® XE. Powered by Intel x86 CPU, Catalyst 9000 series now supports secure Docker™ container based application hosting environment, starting with the Catalyst 9300 switches. Users now have the … Read more

Globe Ed Network Fundamentals

https://www.globed.net/courses/back-to-networking-basics In this Networking Basics Workshop we will be learning the following: REFERENCE MODELSETHERNET STANDARDS AND SPECSTRANSMISSION METHODSTOPOLOGIES NETWORKING DEVICESIPV4 ADDRESSINGHEX CONVERSIONCISCO ROUTER AND SWITCH BASICCISCO ROUTER AND SWITCH CONFIGURATIONLAYER 2 SWITCHING  LAYER 3 ROUTINGLAYER 3 ROUTING USING L3 SWITCHING RECORDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP WILL BE SENT TO ALL THAT REGISTER – Even to those that … Read more

Some Basic Cisco router terminology

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