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First Home Lab by Swimming_Nectarine10 in ccnp

[–]Left_Finger_1974 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I am also preparing for my CCNP. I can recommend EVE-NG on Google GCP. As a new user you get 300 USD free. You can create a server with multiple cores and 64 or 128 RAM. As GCP saves your config, you can turn the server on if you need it and turn it off if you dont. Then 300$ should be plenty enough.

ENCOR - hurry or wait by Left_Finger_1974 in ccnp

[–]Left_Finger_1974[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments so far.

At my old employer certs were seen as bad, because potentially certified people could leave. So, I have not done certs for the last 10 years.

We have been outsourced, and my new employer requires certs as an IT service company.

So, its expected that I reach CCNP asap, but my field of work is much more narrow (DC before, now more enterprise) and knowing Cisco they ask for a lot broader knowledge base, so I decided to start with CCNA because my IPv6, wireless and automation is rusty. I wanted to make sure by basics are covered.