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Nornir Nornir and Nemiko Plugin (II) Welcome back to Part 2 of our Nornir course. In this part, we will explore the Netmiko plugin. The Netmiko Suresh Vina Apr 23, 2024 6 min read
Nornir Nornir Course Introduction (I) Nornir is a Python library designed for Network Automation tasks. It enables Network Engineers to use Python to manage and Suresh Vina Apr 23, 2024 12 min read
paid Personal Growth Engineer's Dilemma: Constant Learning and Forgetting As a Network Engineer, I've noticed we're in a constantly evolving field. Traditional networking is already Suresh Vina Apr 22, 2024 2 min read
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BGP BGP Route Aggregation (VI) In our last discussion, we looked into the concept of BGP auto-summary and how once enabled, it leads to the Suresh Vina Apr 4, 2024 10 min read
BGP BGP Auto-Summary (V) BGP automatically summarizes routes to classful network boundaries when this command is enabled. Route summarization is used to reduce the Suresh Vina Apr 2, 2024 6 min read