Learn Juniper and Cisco networking – with jokes!
This post assumes ZERO Python knowledge on your part! You don’t even need Junos knowledge: I’ll do my best to make this useful for folks of ALL skill levels. If you’ve ever wanted to learn Python, but never knew where to start… read on!
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In this first part of my new series, I explain why a Junos config looks the way it does. What’s wth the curly brackets and the spacing? Click to find out!
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Are you an IOS engineer? Are you confused as heck about how Junos works? Then you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to this introductory post on Junos For IOS Engineers!
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Today we’re looking at what advantages IGMPv3 brings to the table! Give this a read to see packet captures and full config for the whole topology.
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If you’re thinking about taking Juniper’s excellent Professional Enterprise exam, give this post a read – I’ve hooked you up with a ton of useful links to help you to succeed!
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IGMP is a really simple protocol – but if you want to be an expert, you’ll want to know what’s happening at a packet level. That’s why in this post we have lots of fun with packet captures. If you’re studying for JNCIP or even JNCIE, you won’t want to miss this post!
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This is the first in my new series of posts about multicast! In later posts we’ll focus on Junos configuration. But first, let’s get nice and comfortable with the theory. Click here to learn all about it!
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It’s official: as of November 2019, I am now JNCIE-SP #2981. And I have the socks to prove it. Click to find out what exam day was like, and whether I think you should take the exam yourself.
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Oh boy, studying for networking can be overwhelming! There’s so much to learn, and so little time. If you feel that way, hopefully some of the tips in this post will help you to study smart, not hard.
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Hey there: this is part 3 in my series on hub-and-spoke MPLS VPNs! In this post we see the dangers of commands like as-override and independent-domain – and then, we see how to fix the problems they cause. Strap in!
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