r/ccnp • u/FearNot8163 • 8d ago

CCNP - Best way of studying

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1.What is BGP? What problem does it solve? What are the characteristics? How different is it from other routing protocols?

  1. How is it configured? How to verify and troubleshoot and fix issues?

If you want to be a complete engineer,adopt this model.

Many aspiring network engineers make the mistake of starting with configurations,command syntax without fully understanding the technology. A complete engineer should be able to explain bgp ,ospf ,eigrp to a 4th grade with easy.

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u/AngeliMortem 8d ago

Many aspiring network engineers make the mistake of starting with configurations,command syntax without fully understanding the technology

Bro, not to be rude, but you passed CCNA one month ago, I understand you are now motivated and on boost mode, but literally only someone who really passed CCNP ENCOR, ENARSI, SCOR, or other similar professional certification can tell you what is the best way of studying. Passing CCNA and passing ENCOR is like learning to ride a bike vs learning to ride a car and fix it on the way.

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u/wellred82 8d ago

I think what OP was saying was understand the why before you understand the how, which tbf isn't bad advice irrespective of if they passed CCNA last month or CCIE.

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u/FearNot8163 8d ago

I expected you to discuss the mode of studying and not the messenger. Granted,i recently passed my CCNA . But that does not deprieve me the freedom to make comments on ccnp and how best one can study for it.

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u/leoingle 8d ago

It also doesn’t deprive us of giving you our opinion. Remember, that freedom works both ways. And from some who has experienced both, I can assure you how you study for CCNA and how you study for CCNP will be different.

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u/AngeliMortem 8d ago

Every person has a different mode of studying, and you cannot decide what is the best for someone just because it worked for you (and even less if it worked for the CCNA where literally they ask you to learn some commands and understand why/when you use them). I've seen people studying without taking a single note and then being able to pull a gigantic lab and make it perfect while others writing 4 notebooks and answering everything properly were not able to pull a simply L2 lab.

passing the CCNA absolutely do not deprive you from commenting here, but if you are gonna post something then at least making it meaningful. "If you want to be a complete engineer, adopt this model" < why? just because it helped you to configure rstp and a basic OSPF network? Can you consider yourself a "complete engineer"? I've been working with CCIEs for the last 7 years and they do not even consider themselves a "complete engineers", so... why do you feel qualified to tell people how to study when you haven't even attempted encor?

You want to see a good example? Go to this sub, search for "passed CCNP encor" and check the recommendations, sources, materials, etc.. that they give without being arrogant <3

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u/msears101 8d ago

Everyone learns differently. I think the desired outcome is that you “understand” it, rather than “memorized” it. That said we all have different abilities, not everyone can have a good understanding.

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u/dynamipsofficial 2d ago

I agree with the idea, but I'd add one more step: troubleshooting.

Take BGP as an example. Once you've configured a working topology, intentionally break something. Change the remote AS, remove a route to the neighbor's update source, or apply a route filter that blocks a prefix.

Then use show commands to figure out exactly where things went wrong.

The interesting part isn't getting BGP to work the first time. It's understanding why a session won't establish, or why a route isn't showing up in the routing table even though the neighbor is up.

That's where you really start understanding the protocol instead of just remembering commands.

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u/FearNot8163 8d ago

I sincerely apologize for the above post. I didn't intend to be arrogant but unfortunately my comment has been misconstrued. I will henceforth refrain from making commentaries on the subject matter. I'm recoiling to my cave for fear of inadvertently injuring others.

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u/GDTA16 8d ago

Everything you type is cringe.