Become Network Engineer

From subnetting to automated data centre and cloud networks.

Difficulty: Medium10 stepsDuration: 9 to 18 months

Become Network Engineer.

Step-by-step learning plan

  1. 1. Master TCP/IP and subnetting

    Technologies

    IPv4IPv6SubnettingARP

  2. 2. Learn switching

    Technologies

    VLANTrunkingSTPLACP

  3. 3. Learn routing

    Technologies

    Static routesOSPFBGPRoute policies

  4. 4. Build a home or virtual lab

    Technologies

    GNS3EVE-NGCiscoContainerlab

  5. 5. Understand network security

    Technologies

    FirewallsIPsec VPNNACSegmentation

  6. 6. Analyse traffic

    Technologies

    WiresharktcpdumpNetFlowLatency analysis

  7. 7. Learn load balancing and proxies

    Technologies

    F5HAProxyNginxTLS termination

  8. 8. Discover data centre fabrics

    Technologies

    VXLANEVPNSpine-leafArista

  9. 9. Automate the network

    Technologies

    PythonNetmikoAnsibleNetbox

  10. 10. Extend to cloud networking

    Technologies

    AWS VPCAzure VNetDirect ConnectSD-WAN