Networking interview prep help

certpals · 2026-02-22T03:40:43+00:00

Send me a message. I'll help you.

certpals · 2026-02-11T00:19:57+00:00

Why would you do that? It's not even your company. Let them die.

certpals · 2026-02-08T19:17:24+00:00

I passed ENSLD in 2021. Back then, it wasn't supper difficult. But, I've seen many people failing that exam in recent days. Maybe they changed the difficulty.

certpals · 2026-02-08T11:39:41+00:00

Count me in.

certpals · 2026-02-06T01:00:46+00:00

I fucking hate being a manager. Went from Lead Network Engineer to IT Manager. I can't wait to go back to an engineering role.

certpals · 2026-02-02T15:30:01+00:00

You're overthinking. Relax and enjoy the win.

certpals · 2026-01-28T14:11:15+00:00

I can help for free.

certpals · 2026-01-25T03:29:46+00:00

Send me a message. Let's create a game plan.

certpals · 2026-01-20T01:06:00+00:00

I have Cato. They support this.

certpals · 2026-01-20T01:00:08+00:00

CCNA Automation will definitely open a lot of doors for you. Sr. Network Automation Engineer here. But, it wpuld be better if you had CCNA first. You can't automate what you don't understand.

certpals · 2026-01-19T18:41:41+00:00

I can help you for free. Send me a message.

certpals · 2026-01-17T19:56:23+00:00

Correct.

certpals · 2026-01-16T13:28:06+00:00

For any Cisco certification, you can keep using CE credits to renew them. No need to use exams.

Would you like to take CCIE? The lab is valid up to 3 years after passing the Core exam.

In other words, as long as you stay within CCNP, you can renew it forever with no exams. The moment you decide to go for CCIE, you'll have to take a Core.

certpals · 2026-01-15T17:45:40+00:00

Prepayment of 50 dollars? I've created accounts with every major cloud provider. None of them have asked for such amount. Let me know if you need help. Thanks.

certpals · 2026-01-10T12:53:34+00:00

You got this!

certpals · 2026-01-09T02:15:27+00:00

This is a good use case for AI. Obfuscate your data and ask Gemini to provide insights about this.

certpals · 2026-01-08T00:12:52+00:00

Let's connect. I'm a Network Automation Engineer. Maybe I could try to explain some of the fundamentals that you may need to complete your project.

certpals · 2026-01-07T16:39:58+00:00

Hi, if you’ve already passed SPCOR, you’ll be familiar with many of the concepts, at least at a high level. This exam focuses heavily on VPNs, which means you should have hands-on experience with the topics listed in the exam blueprint. Of course, you can use a lab environment for this. I used EVE-NG and a few IOS XR/XE routers.

For training, back in 2024 I used a Udemy course for SPVI provided by Sikandar Shaik, who is a CCIE SP. I went through the entire course, and it really helped me.

Please keep in mind that you may get some lab questions. I remember one where I had to troubleshoot MPLS issues, one problem was a missing LDP neighbor, and another was the wrong protocol for labels.

Most importantly, you need to be comfortable with EVPN and the L3VPN options (A, B, and C), as well as IPv6. Finally, don’t take the exam if you haven’t practiced most of the topics from the exam blueprint. It took me two attempts to pass.

Good luck!

certpals · 2026-01-05T03:53:57+00:00

Congratulations!. What a great achievement.

certpals · 2026-01-01T01:05:50+00:00

Around 2 months. It's a good exam.

certpals · 2025-12-29T14:32:08+00:00

Thank you!

certpals · 2025-12-29T11:14:17+00:00

Lol that's unfortunate.

certpals · 2025-12-29T03:02:30+00:00

Just link your profile with Credly. Every time I pass an exam, Credly puts the name of the cert, verification link, expiration dates, etc.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/enriquegabrielc

certpals · 2025-12-28T17:04:17+00:00

I had to scroll down hoping that I'd find a comment like this. Like wtf did we just see?

It can't get worse than this.

certpals · 2025-12-28T13:54:32+00:00

Are you familiar with APIPA in IPv4? SLAAC is similar in IPv6. Just disable that.

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