Let me take you back to a time during one of my early enterprise Wi-Fi projects. A user walked across an entire office floor—from one end to the other—while on a VoIP call, and didn’t drop a single packet. Magic? No! That’s the power of […]
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Today I want to take you behind the scenes of one of the most practical features in enterprise wireless: FlexConnect. I remember walking into a client’s branch office in another city—no WLC in sight—but still, APs were serving users with full authentication, VLANs, and security […]
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Have you ever found yourself streaming a video while your download crawls at a snail’s pace—or worse, voice calls keep breaking even with full bars of Wi-Fi? That’s not just bad luck; that’s a network without QoS! Today, we’re going to demystify a crucial concept […]
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You’ve probably heard the terms JSON and YANG thrown around in the world of network automation, but they might still feel like mysterious tech-jargon to some. Trust me—I was there too. In this post, I’ll walk you through what JSON and YANG really mean for […]
![REST API Basics for Cisco Devices – Automate Smarter, Not Harder [CCNP Enterprise]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/REST-API-Basics-for-Cisco-Devices-–-Automate-Smarter_Not-Harder_networkjourney.png)
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed jumping between CLI screens or manually configuring the same changes across dozens of Cisco devices—then it’s time we talk automation. Today, we’re diving into the REST API basics for Cisco devices, a game-changer for anyone looking to modernize their workflow. […]
![NETCONF vs RESTCONF – Choosing the Right Protocol for Network Automation [CCNP ENTERPRISE]_networkjourney](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NETCONF-vs-RESTCONF-–-Choosing-the-Right-Protocol-for-Network-Automation-1.png)
Today I want to talk about something that every aspiring network automation engineer must know — the difference between NETCONF and RESTCONF. If you’ve been tinkering with Python scripts or exploring tools like Ansible and Postman, you’ve probably stumbled upon these terms. But here’s the […]
![Cisco DNA Center APIs – Automating the Network the Smarter Way [CCNP ENTERPRISE]_networkjourney](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cisco-DNA-Center-APIs-–-Automating-the-Network-the-Smarter-Way-1.png)
Today I want to talk to you not just about automation — but next-gen automation that’s transforming enterprise networks across the globe. If you’ve been managing networks manually or using traditional tools like CLI or SNMP, let me introduce you to the game changer: Cisco […]
![Python Script to Pull Interface Status – Your First Step into Network Automation [CCNP ENTERPRISE]_networkjourney](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Python-Script-to-Pull-Interface-Status-–-Your-First-Step-into-Network-Automation-1.png)
Today we’re going to take a solid, practical step into real-world network automation using Python. One of the most common and beginner-friendly tasks is to pull interface status from network devices — and trust me, this is the exact use case that sparks automation journeys […]
![Ansible Playbook for VLAN Configuration – Automate Smarter, Not Harder! [CCNP ENTERPRISE]_networkjourney](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ansible-Playbook-for-VLAN-Configuration-–-Automate-Smarter-Not-Harder-1.png)
Today I’m excited to walk you through something that every network engineer aiming to embrace automation must learn — Ansible Playbook for VLAN Configuration.I still remember those days when I’d log in to 10–20 switches one by one, just to create the same VLANs. It […]
![Model-Driven Telemetry vs SNMP – Rethinking Network Monitoring [CCNP ENTERPRISE]_networkjourney](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Model-Driven-Telemetry-vs-SNMP-–-Rethinking-Network-Monitoring-1.png)
If you’re still relying on SNMP for network monitoring, it’s time to think ahead.I get it — SNMP has been around forever. Most of us have used tools like SolarWinds, PRTG, or Nagios with SNMP polling, right? But let’s be honest — it’s slow, reactive, […]