For people that want to pursue a career in network design, it can be tough getting the experience needed for such a role. How do you get design experience if your current role does not involve design? There are still
Networking Interviews – How to Ask Good Questions
I’m not sure if it’s just us in networking/IT, or people leading interviews in general (probably the latter), but we have a tendency to ask really bad questions in interviews. Often the questions revolve around factoids or things that need
DevAsc – Some Handy Linux Commands
Introduction Linux is becoming more and more prominent in the networking industry. Many of us come from a mixed background and have varying levels of knowledge of Linux. I’ve been around Linux for a long time but really never got
Cisco to Offer Online Testing
Other vendors such as Juniper and AWS have already started doing it, now it’s Cisco’s turn to offer online testing. This is especially welcome in Covid times where it’s difficult to go visit an on-premises Pearson/Vue test center. Starting April
SDN Ate My Hamster
I posted a Tweet the other day which gained a lot of attention in the networking community: As SDN gains more traction, people start fearing for their jobs. Some jobs will decrease in demand and some will disappear entirely. However,
Opinion – Vendors Please Stop the Mud Slinging!
I’m not known for going on rants but lately I’ve been seeing a lot of stupid tweets from vendors that have really bothered me. So today I’ll give my best Tom Hollingsworth “networkingnerd” impression and tell you what’s on my
Python – Kirk Byers Course Week 1 Part 1
This post is the first one going through the Kirk Byers Python for Network Engineers class. In the first class Kirk shows how to pipe data into Python by using the module fileinput with the following code(modified for Python3): import
Python – Introduction to Argparse
I’m fiddling around a bit with Python. I’m planning to write a little script that pings a host or hosts and logs it to a file. Should be pretty basic but it’s good practice for me to take user input,
General – Why Are Certification Exams Not Higher Quality?
I was reading Ivan’s blog as I often do when I came across this post about why certifications suck. The author Robert Graham had a sample question from the GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) exam. The question looked like this: By
My CLUS 2015 Schedule for San Diego
With roughly two months to go before Cisco Live starts, here is my preliminary schedule for San Diego. I have two CCDE sessions booked to help me prepare for the CCDE exam. I have the written scheduled on wednesday and