I am about to start my ENCOR journey. I have a rough plan of how I am going to prep for it, but I have a few questions.

Current plan
1. Video Course
Thinking either Kevin Wallace (16 hour course) which I have access to via LinkedIn learning or CBT Nuggets (67 hour course) that I would need to pay for. For people that have used either of these how would you rate them?
2. OCG
I have the 1st edition which I understand has lots of errors in it, but is it worth upgrading to the 2nd edition?
3. CML
I have access to a premium CML so I can lab as much as I want. Is there anything I wont be able to do in this?
4. Boson ExSim
I used this years ago for CCNA and found it very good. How does the ENCOR one compare?

I will likely do some extra reading at the end on areas I have struggled on. Also if anyone has any other recommendations let me know.

Hi , i was thinking of taking CCNA but now i have an opportunity where i can take either CCNA or CCNP (encor + ensari) i can only avail this opportunity once since its supported by state. I choosesd CCNP but i dont have experience.I have never seen someone without experience or CCNA having a CCNP wont this be look sus when i will be looking for a job ? I dont have any experience but i do have CCNA level prior knowledge through university.

I don't see them on the blue print, but for anyone that has taken the exam recently, Do you see questions on QoS on Policing etc..,like where they show you configuration of a policing command and ask you what happens.

Should I setup OSPF and EIGRP on my Catalyst v9000 switch or use an ip route to get a route to the remote host? We don't do a lot of ERSPAN in my current job so I'm curious what people are actually doing in prod networks where they utilize ERSPAN.

Hello everyone,
It seems that the new version of DNAC doesn't show an option to bind the SGT to a VN. But the old version shows it. Is it removed permanently or is there another window/place where we can achieve the same. Kindly refer to the attached photos. Thank you for your time!

Hello everyone,
It seems that the new version of DNAC doesn't show an option to bind the SGT to a VN. But the old version shows it. Is it removed permanently or is there another window/place where we can achieve the same. Kindly refer to the attached photos. Thank you for your time!

I want to know if its still holds in 2026 and if its a sufficiently viable course at all?

If any tg groups or anyother resources, guide for approaching exams are invited

Hi guys,
My ccna expired last year and I’m looking for a new job rn. Has been working as system admin for a while.

Do you think at current AI and datacenter world, is it worth to get CCNP cert? Or I should get something else?

Good morning, recently passed the CCNP Security (Firewall) exams. It was really hard to gather enough different materials for CCNP and as much as I wanted to do SDSE or SCAZT there just wasn’t enough materials when compared to SNCF. I want to do CCDE ideally or CCIE security (second choice) but I cannot find any reliable materials out there. I learn through mainly videos and test taking. Udemy, and OCG Test were my primary tools for CCNP-S.

What are websites, platforms, or classes out there to prep for CCIE/CCDE?

Is it possible to have two customers with same IP networks that are going to use the same services from the Shared router and still be separated?

If any tg groups or anyother resources, guide for approaching exams are invited

Just passed my SCOR exam and want to take SNCF as a concentration, but I just found out that it will be updated to v1.2 version starting from today.

Any good recourses to study this new version? How are the differences between the v1.1 and v1.2? Is it advisable to I study an old version from one recourse then read about new topics anywhere else?

Hey good people,
I love routing protocols so when u started studying for CCNP I just studied enarsi level ospf, eigrp, and bgp. I’ve also been labbing alot. I feel like I have very good grip on these 3. Should i just take enarsi before encor??

Back when I was studying for encor, people told me that I needed to learn ins and outs of bgp,ospf etc to pass the labs. However, on the exam the labs were dead simple and I literally finished them all within 10 mins.
My main concern is that I just don’t want to over prepare like I did for encor. Of course I will be going very deep into all routing protocols, services etc and will be doing a lot of labbing but how are the labs on the enarsi?

A lot changed in the last two years… The exam is now including LLM knowledge and it seems that the content also changed while staying focused in APIs knowledge.

I found a resource, which is enauto.silvancodes.dev , that is useful because you can do a simulation of the exam so it allow you to check your knowledge.

To be honest besides the course of CBT Nuggets that also covers the new topics there is not a lot of other resources around. So, I am here asking if anyone knows anything that could help with this exam?

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Hello all, I was asking for opinions on ACI about a month ago. My job has it from previous admins implementing it and nobody currently knows how to use it. Well, I got work to pay for INE for a year to help go for the DC CCNP and see their ACI is only 18.5 hours long. I guess I’m guess I’m used to CCNA where a course is 80-120 hours.

I’m just curious if anyone has ever used INE to pass the DCACI? It just feels like a very small amount of time to help pass a specialization. I also have the official book. Guess my question is, is 18.5 hours really enough content to pass this thing? Just feels very small to me.

I’m planning to start studying for CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR + ENARSI) and I’m looking for a good online course/training.

What resources would you recommend that are reasonably priced, have good labs, and cover the exams well?

Would be interested in hearing what you guys actually used and whether you’d recommend it.