100 Days to Become a Network Engineer! 🚀💻 | Networking Roadmap 2025

🚀 100-Day Roadmap to Become a Network Engineer
📅 From Beginner to Expert in Just 100 Days!

🔹 Day 1–5: OSI Model Deep Dive
🔹 Day 6–10: TCP/IP Model, IP Addressing, Subnetting
🔹 Day 11–15: Network Devices – Routers, Switches, Hubs
🔹 Day 16–20: Core Protocols – TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP
🔹 Day 21–25: Application Layer Protocols – DNS, HTTP, FTP, DHCP
🔹 Day 26–30: Routing Basics – Static vs Dynamic Routing
🔹 Day 31–35: Routing Protocols – RIP, OSPF, EIGRP
🔹 Day 36–40: Switching – VLANs, STP, Inter-VLAN Routing
🔹 Day 41–45: Network Topologies – Star, Mesh, Bus, Hybrid
🔹 Day 46–50: LAN, WAN, WLAN, VLAN Concepts
🔹 Day 51–55: Firewall Basics & Configuration
🔹 Day 56–60: VPNs – Site-to-Site, Remote Access
🔹 Day 61–65: ACLs – Standard, Extended
🔹 Day 66–70: Wireless Standards – 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
🔹 Day 71–75: Wireless Security – WPA2, WEP, MAC Filtering
🔹 Day 76–80: Cloud Networking – AWS VPC, Azure VNets
🔹 Day 81–85: Network Automation – Python Basics
🔹 Day 86–87: Bash & PowerShell Scripting
🔹 Day 88–89: Automating Configuration with Scripts
🔹 Day 90: Intro to Ansible for Network Automation
🔹 Day 91–92: Ping, Traceroute, Netstat, nslookup
🔹 Day 93–94: SNMP, NetFlow, Wireshark Basics
🔹 Day 95–96: Virtualization – VMware, Hyper-V
🔹 Day 97: Docker Networking Basics
🔹 Day 98: Kubernetes Networking Concepts
🔹 Day 99: Certification Paths – CCNA, CompTIA Net+, AWS
🔹 Day 100: Final Revision + Create Your Lab/Portfolio

🎯 Bonus Tips:
- Use Cisco Packet Tracer, GNS3, or EVE-NG for hands-on practice
- Join online forums and Discord communities for networking
- Practice subnetting daily
- Try creating a home lab or use simulation tools

📚 Stick to the plan, stay consistent, and by Day 100 you’ll be job-ready!

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