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Here is my experience with the Cisco CCNP exams and the material I’ve used to study and pass them. First, make sure to download the official exam blueprints and read them carefully. Here is a quick link to the CCNP Routing and Switching syllabus in PDF format, as of May 4th, 2015. Before we jump on the topic, let us look at the prices of the CCNP exams: Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) 300-101 : exam costs about 200$ Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) 300-115 : exam costs about 200$ Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT) 300-135 : exam costs about 150$ If you book one of the exams, you may find that in your country these prices are a bit different, even after currency conversion. That was the case for me, with every Cisco exam. The testing center I deal with buys Cisco exams from Pearson Vue Europe (in Euros). It charges its own fees, in addition to the high conversion rate from Euro to Tunisian Dinar. So each Cisco exam costs me about one th...

Eve-ng is probably the most notorious competitor of GNS3. I discovered it by accident. I am collecting below all my ramblings. Installing EVE-NG Here is what you’re going to need, in order to setup a EVE-NG home lab: OVA file EVE-NG client side software. I use a Windows machine so I downloaded the Windows client side. Vmware Workstation, preferably Workstation Pro Filezilla FTP client: will be used to transfer binary files into EVE-NG The following resources are useful: Link1 Linke2 and of course the EVE-NG project homepage Running Kali Linux with EVE-NG There are two ways to run Kali Linux on EVE-NG: running a liveCD version installing the full image of Kali I’ve tried both. I thought of running a VM version of Kali, which was the most stable option in my lab. Running Kali as a standalone VM and networking it with EVE-ng was not difficult. The VM image is already available free to download here . I added the VM as a template and connected it in Bridged mode with a ...

In this article we focus on the configuration of Cisco IP SLA in three flavours: ICMP-echo, ICMP Jitter and delay. Configuration steps The quick steps to configure IP SLA on a Cisco device are: – create the IP SLA monitor – configure it – schedule it Cisco IOS did not show me help when I type interrogation mark. Yet, commands are accepted. IP SLA Track Delay IP SLA delay is an option that facilitates the failover and fallback of links when you have multiple of them. A common complaint among network engineers is that a primary link flaps up and down, and with it flaps the secondary links too. In order to avoid flapping back and forth between the primary and the secondary links, and assuming there is IP SLA configuration with tracking (see a sample configuration for IP SLA tracking applied to Policy-based Routing ), you can tell the IOS to wait a certain delay before declaring an tracked object officially down or up. Cisco IP SLA delay configuration The delay command is ...

I listed below some helpful Youtube videos that explain the concept of Cisco GLBP.    

The Obstacle is The Way is something I wished I had read it in my younger years. If you’ve heard of Aratus, Aristo, Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius… then you have probably heard of the Stoicism discipline. Reading The Obstacle Is The Way is like drinking a glass of water while listening to ancient philosophy. What I liked Ryan wrote the book when he was 26. But, you will be amazed by the depth of his philosophy in life despite his young age. The historical examples He revitalized ancient wisdom and presented it in modern words. Makes you see the world from a different perspective The author gives some profound insights about life obstacles and what to do about it The book is both inspiring and entertaining for young people who are entering the real world. For those who constantly dream of a perfect future with nothing that could shatter it. Will help you discover the lesson behind every negative situation Excellent narration clear, concise I enjoyed the way the book is chapterized. E...

Down below you have a complete list of my GNS3 ramblings during my CCNP Routing and Switching journey. Useful Links to set up Cisco Switching Labs with GNS3 This lab will allow me to do most of the Cisco switching games of BCMSN exam. For example, I can enter the vlan database mode to configure VLANs. It’s a deprecated feature but we need to know it, for the exam and for any situation that may imply legacy cisco switches. Actually, I still don’t know which switching features aren’t supported in this “special” lab. But I’ll figure it out along the road. And I’ll keep you informed. This is what I have: latest GNS3 version latest VPCS version Cisco c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.xx.bin, with xx>= T5 (don’t ask me where I got it; Google is your best friend) Windows XP as a Vmware box Here’s the final result: I checked actual Cisco CCNP labs for sale. Here’s one I found on ciscokits.com: It’s 2,434$ only. two times my sal...