Syllabus 2 — Project-driven milestones

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July 30, 2026

Syllabus 2 — Project-driven milestones

Open images · Containerlab · theory only when blocked.

M Build Theory pulled
M0 Host ready; first deploy/destroy Linux net, images
M1 Triangle routers, static + pcap IP, static
M2 Multi-switch VLANs/trunks Bridging, tags
M3 Loop-prevention failover Spanning tree family
M4 IGP single area Link-state basics
M5 Multi-area IGP Hierarchy, filtering
M6 Dual-homed edge routing Inter-domain, policy intro
M7 First-hop HA + relay Resilience, services
M8 Filters + edge translation ACL thinking, NAT
M9 Site tunnel Overlay basics
M10 Mini leaf-spine Fabric underlay
M11 Overlay fabric taste VXLAN/EVPN-class ideas
M12 Automate config against lab NetOps scripting
M13 CI smoke deploy Lab-as-code
M14 Capstone multi-site Integration

Each M: .clab.yml · address plan · expected state · break · recovery · diagram.