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Going to Cisco Live - Amsterdam? Join us for Quest Capture-The-Flag Competitions

Ready to put your network skills to the test? Compete in the Forward Quest Capture-the-Flag challenge at Cisco Live in Amsterdam! We’ll have multiple daily competitions and the overall winner each day will take home a pair of Airpods Pro 3 that featu

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5 days ago

braedenpEmployee

Dark Mode Is Now Available Across the Forward Platform

New in 26.1, Forward now supports Dark Mode across the entire application, providing a consistent, high-contrast experience in all major areas of the product, including dashboards, topology views, and the NQE/code editor. Users can choose between Li

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7 days ago

Suriya subbiah CTRamping Up

snapshot processing failure

Hi team, I am new to the forward networks enterprise solutions and recently facing some issues in the application. I have set of network devices with different vendors (Cisco, Fortinet, huwawei, F5, etc) in my workspace with application version 25.11

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7 days ago

captainpacketEmployee

Break Your AWS Network (On Purpose) — And Prove It Still WorksBeginner

If you’ve worked in networking long enough, you’ve probably taken down production at least once. I know I have. That’s why I believe in introducing a little controlled chaos—not to be reckless, but to build resilience and make sure we never walk out

chrisnaishEmployee

Step Into the Cloud: A Beginner’s Guide to AWS Free TierBeginner

Curious about AWS but not sure where to start? In this step-by-step walkthrough, I’ll show how to set up your own AWS Free Tier account, configure billing safeguards, and follow best practices for security and user management. Whether you’re preparin

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MikeEmployee

CISA Advisory AA25-239A: Salt Typhoon, GuestShell Risk, and How to Verify with Forward Networks

The CISA advisory AA25‑239A details a sophisticated espionage campaign attributed to Chinese state-sponsored actors, collectively referred to as Salt Typhoon. Why Does Salt Typhoon Matter?These actors are targeting vulnerable network infrastructure —

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robEmployee

Understanding the Upcoming NQE API itemFormat Change

We wanted to call your attention to an upcoming NQE API change that was announced in the 25.12 release notes. This post provides additional detail and guidance to help you proactively update affected API integrations ahead of the change. What’s Chang

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SteveBamfordSpotter

Different Output when an NQE is run within Verify versus from the Library

I have raised a support case for this as well, but I was wondering if anyone had seen it when you see different behavior when running a query in the library versus verify.I have created a query to display the vxlan address table, and when run in Veri

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ChristopherEmployee

NQE query to list OSPF neighbors

Here is a useful combination of a custom command and an NQE query to show the state of all OSPF neighbors.OSPF data is not collected by default in Forward Enterprise, so we add the custom command "sh ip ospf neighbor"Output data for this command from

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Suriya subbiah CTRamping Up

snapshot processing failure

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7 days ago

tenzing29Ramping Up

Integrations

Integrating Forward Networks with CI/CD or automation tools – real examples?

I’m curious to hear how different teams are using Forward Networks in their day-to-day workflows. Whether it’s for network visibility, change validation, security analysis, or troubleshooting, I’d love to learn what’s working best for you. Which feat

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27 days ago

sidhurajRamping Up

NQE query to analyze the module on IOS-XE, IOS, NSOX, EOS, IOS-XR

Hello,I am trying to create the NQE query, where i want to see the outputs of show module, show platform, depending upon the platform command might be different and then from those outputs i want to see the modules which are in down state.

DhanaKRamping Up

Hi Team, Could you help me to understand how Forward Networks model the host ?

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1 month ago

SteveBamfordSpotter

Integrations

Integrating Forward Networks with SharePoint and/or Grafana in the cloud.

As part of my onboarding with Forward Networks, I’ve been exploring its native dashboarding capabilities. While the built-in dashboards offer useful insights, I’m not fully convinced they’ll meet the specific reporting needs of our leadership team.To

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4 months ago

wenshuoRamping Up

I have created the Forwords Network account .Why I can not login this vis this link.Forward Enterprise | Forward Networks Docs

Rajesh vDriver

I see the filter function and count function shows as unknown functions in NQE query. Please help with appropriate functions for these two. I need to count the total number of interfaces in a devices and interfaces operational status DOWN in state.

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5 months ago

Rajesh vDriver

NQE on custom command

I am running a custom command(show interface status) against all Cisco Nexus routers which will show the interface hardware SFP type.How do I get this SFP info through NQE? I am not getting the SPF printed, tried multiple was. Can anyone help me on t

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5 months ago

DarshanRamping Up

Simulate feature - BGP Peer and Route Path Changes

Could you help simulate the staging of new BGP peers, route-maps, and new routes to understand how they might impact route path behavior? I am planning to stage a change that involves adding a new link and BGP peer, with the expectation that routes

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6 months ago

john_hayesRamping Up