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#91

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by icecream-guy - December 19, 2023, 03:14:31 PM

Mine is CCNP but expire, as well.

for all my expired certs, I just put in cert name, start date, end date.
-  Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core certificate, 05/2010 – 01/2023
-  Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) CNSS 4011 Recognition. 02/2011 – 01/2023
-  Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional Recognition, 02/2011 – 01/2023
-  Cisco ASA Specialist 04/2014 - 04/2016
-  Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional 08/2011 - 08/2014

I also went to the Cisco Cert site and updated resume with certs that I didn't know I had like Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core


for the current ones, or ones that never expire just since date
-  Certified under the AlgoSec Security Administrators (CASA), since 03/2020
-  Certified under the Splunk Certified Power User 6.x Program, since 06/2018
-  Certified under the Splunk Certified User 6.x Program, since 05/2018
-  IPv6 Forum Gold Network Engineer Certification, since 07/2012

#92

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by deanwebb - December 19, 2023, 01:01:38 PM

Mine is CCNP but expire, as well.

#93

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by config t - December 19, 2023, 09:59:46 AM

if you use it, it is worth keeping,  I had mine, moved into network security 5 yrs ago. It kept alive due to pandemic, but once that was over,  I have little need to set local preferences, in BGP, or trying to figure out why my spanning-tree is not working, etc.  never mind the 9300's and their bridge group virtual interfaces, bundle interfaces and integrated routing and bridging, need to understand for security, but implementation, No.

That's the thing, I just don't do it day-to-day anymore. It would be a side project taking my attention away from cloud sec stuff and things.

Going to have to update my resume: CCNP - but expire 

#94

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by icecream-guy - December 15, 2023, 03:06:35 PM

For the first time in awhile I actually got most of my goals this year. Renewed both CISSP, and CCNP. The CCNP was close I didn't end up with enough credits from Cisco Live, and had to do some online training through U.Cisco to get the last few. The CPEs didn't actually get processed until after the CCNP expired, but they date them to when you took it, and it reactivated. I was a little worried for awhile. I also passed the CCNA-DevNet test. It wasn't too hard.

Now to figure out 2024 goals.

-Otanx

Close call. I had a buddy who lost 2x CCNP by neglecting to renew in time. Guy got it all back though, amazingly. My CCNP is up for renewal next May and I am debating on if I want to keep it at this point. A large part of me says yes even knowing it will be expensive.

if you use it, it is worth keeping,  I had mine, moved into network security 5 yrs ago. It kept alive due to pandemic, but once that was over,  I have little need to set local preferences, in BGP, or trying to figure out why my spanning-tree is not working, etc.  never mind the 9300's and their bridge group virtual interfaces, bundle interfaces and integrated routing and bridging, need to understand for security, but implementation, No.

#95

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by Otanx - December 15, 2023, 10:48:18 AM

Depending on how many credits you need there are 28 free ones on u.cisco.com. The DEVNAE and SDWFND trainings are free. Just have to take the time to do it.

-Otanx

#96

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by config t - December 15, 2023, 12:11:38 AM

For the first time in awhile I actually got most of my goals this year. Renewed both CISSP, and CCNP. The CCNP was close I didn't end up with enough credits from Cisco Live, and had to do some online training through U.Cisco to get the last few. The CPEs didn't actually get processed until after the CCNP expired, but they date them to when you took it, and it reactivated. I was a little worried for awhile. I also passed the CCNA-DevNet test. It wasn't too hard.

Now to figure out 2024 goals.

-Otanx

Close call. I had a buddy who lost 2x CCNP by neglecting to renew in time. Guy got it all back though, amazingly. My CCNP is up for renewal next May and I am debating on if I want to keep it at this point. A large part of me says yes even knowing it will be expensive.

#97

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by deanwebb - December 14, 2023, 08:54:34 AM

Talking to a developer has REALLY helped me to understand what and why all the AWS services are behind the networking stuff. That was a huge help.

#98

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by deanwebb - December 08, 2023, 11:55:02 AM

Getting AWS certs before year-end if I can. Working on CCP now and there are SO MANY AWS products offered, most of the practice test I'm working on is just matching up the right product to the right function and knowing what each of the other three answers involve... there are so many AWS database products alone, it's insane.

#99

Certifications and Careers / Re: Certification Goals for 20...

Last post by Otanx - December 04, 2023, 09:21:50 AM

For the first time in awhile I actually got most of my goals this year. Renewed both CISSP, and CCNP. The CCNP was close I didn't end up with enough credits from Cisco Live, and had to do some online training through U.Cisco to get the last few. The CPEs didn't actually get processed until after the CCNP expired, but they date them to when you took it, and it reactivated. I was a little worried for awhile. I also passed the CCNA-DevNet test. It wasn't too hard.

Now to figure out 2024 goals.

-Otanx

#100

Homework Help / Re: Why was TCP 3 way handshak...

Last post by deanwebb - December 02, 2023, 09:05:19 PM

The answer is in the nature of TCP where it wants to guarantee transmission. The three way handshake means that the recipient can get a message from the sender, the sender can get acknowledgement from the recipient, and the recipient can get final acknowledgement from the sender - it means the connection is stable enough for bidirectional transmission.

Compared to UDP, which is connectionless, TCP has much greater overhead. This is why voice and video protocols rely on UDP and some modern applications for HTML such as Google's QUIC also go with UDP. It will send faster and if parts are missing, then error correction on the client end can patch things over. But for secure data transmission where completeness is required and integrity must be assured, then heavier TCP-based protocols are needed.

Consider these jokes:

I have a UDP joke, and I don't care if anyone gets it. 

***

Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?
Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke.
OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke.
Okay, I will hear a TCP joke.
Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?
Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke.
Okay, I am about to send the TCP joke. It will last 50 seconds, has 634 characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline.
Okay, I am ready to get the TCP joke that will last 50 seconds, has 634 characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline.
I'm sorry, your connection timed out ... Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?