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ResourceNetwork Engineer or Systems Engineer? CCNA or MCSA? VCA?
Filmed outdoors, Chuck compares the two main IT operations paths: network engineers, who work with routers, switches, Ethernet and …
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ResourceHow Long Does It Take to Become a Network Engineer? - CCNA | CCNP
Chuck answers how long it takes to become a network engineer by separating certification/role entry from actually feeling like an …
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ResourceHow Much Money Do Network Engineers Make? - CCNA | CCNP
The creator answers how much network engineers make by telling his own salary history in Dallas, which he describes as a good but …
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ResourceAm I Too OLD to Become a Network Engineer? Study for CCNA | CCNP?
NetworkChuck answers whether someone is too old to become a network engineer or study for CCNA/CCNP, saying no. Speaking in his late …
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ResourceShould I Learn LINUX with the CCNA | CCNP? - Network Engineer
Chuck answers whether network engineers should learn Linux alongside the CCNA: yes, but not at the very start. If you are just …
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ResourceIs it still WORTH IT to become a Network Engineer? | CCNA CCNP
NetworkChuck argues it is absolutely still worth becoming a network engineer. He says the field lacks the marketing that programming …
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ResourceShould I Get the CCNP After the CCNA?
Chuck answers whether you should pursue the CCNP Routing and Switching after the CCNA Routing and Switching, or specialize first in …
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ResourceCCNA Labs - Packet Tracer or GNS3?
Chuck compares the two main CCNA lab options, Cisco Packet Tracer and GNS3. Packet Tracer is Cisco's simulator — not a real IOS …
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ResourceNetworkChuck 10 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY!! (CCNA Packet Tracer Labs)
NetworkChuck launches a '10 Days of Christmas' giveaway of David Bombal's new Packet Tracer for CCNA course. He says Bombal — …
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ResourceYou CAN Learn Python - 10 WINNERS!! - CCNA | CCNP Network Engineer
A giveaway winner announcement: Chuck names the ten winners of David Bombal's Python for Network Engineers course and gives a …
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ResourceLearning Python is HARD!! - CCNA | CCNP Network Engineer
NetworkChuck vents that learning Python has been far more frustrating for him than CCNA/CCNP, which came naturally, and explains how …
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ResourceProgrammers Becoming Network Engineers? - Collab with SimpleProgrammer
A brief announcement video about a collaboration with the Simple Programmer channel. Chuck says he recorded a video for that …
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Resource3 Cisco CLI (Command-line) Hacks (CCNA) + CBT Nuggets WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!!
NetworkChuck demonstrates three Cisco CLI hacks for network engineers who live in the command line. First, pipe filters with include …
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ResourceShould I Self-Study for the CCNA? (Or any other IT Certification)
Chuck argues you should self-study for the CCNA or any IT certification rather than rely on a classroom or boot camp. He lays out …
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ResourceI PASSED THE CCENT EXAM!! - ICND1 Exam Tips
Chuck interviews his brother Cameron about passing the CCENT / ICND1 exam a few weeks earlier. Cameron, who already held CompTIA A+, …
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ResourceVoice VLANs - What are they and why do we need them?
Chuck introduces voice VLANs for CCNA, CCNP and CCIE candidates, explaining what they are and why an access port can carry both a …
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ResourceCompTIA or Cisco? - Should I get the CompTIA A+/Network+ OR the Cisco CCNA/CCENT - Microsoft MCSA?
NetworkChuck answers whether to pursue CompTIA certifications (A+, Network+, Security+, Server+) or vendor-specific ones like Cisco …
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ResourceWHO WON? - CCNA GiveAWAY - INE BUNDLE!!
Short winner announcement for the INE CCNA giveaway. The host thanks everyone who entered and thanks INE for running the giveaway, …
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ResourceCisco Call Manager (CUCM) - Route Groups, Route Lists, Route Patterns!! - Part 2
Part 2 of a Cisco Call Manager (CUCM) tutorial on outbound call routing, sponsored by INE. With route groups Luke and Leia already …
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ResourceCisco Call Manager (CUCM) - Route Groups, Route Lists, Route Patterns!! - Part 1
A technical CUCM dial-plan lesson framed with a Star Wars scenario: phones inside the Death Star can call each other, but outbound …
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ResourceHow Does Cisco Create Exams? + CCNA GiveAWAY - INE BUNDLE!!
NetworkChuck explains how Cisco creates its certification exams, based on a conversation he had with someone from the Cisco Learning …
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Resource3 Ways to Get Out of a Study Slump - CCNA | CCNP Study
NetworkChuck confesses he has fallen into a study slump while pursuing his CCNP Routing and Switching, with only one test left, and …
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ResourceCCNA or Python? | Should I Become a Network Engineer or a Programmer?
NetworkChuck answers 'CCNA or Python?' by rejecting the either/or choice. He argues the CCNA is still extremely valuable and tells …
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ResourceAm I Smart Enough to Be a Network Engineer? - CCNA | CCNP Study
A reflective, motivational talk about the fear of not being smart enough to become — or to be — a network engineer, drawn from …
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