Mentored CCNA Lab Workbook

The CCNA Lab workbook is written to lead you through lab topics on our live lab equipment. You can use your own equipment, but the labs are written based on our remote labs.

Real equipment is always better than simulations.. The workbook is a mentored guide with David Bombal CCIE #11023 me explaining CCENT and CCNA topics and configuring equipment and then you doing the same.

 

The Workbook covers the following:

Chapter 1: Connecting to your Pod
Welcome
Booking your lab
How to access your equipment
Clearing lines
Rules
Support

Chapter 2: Reset Devices
Reset Devices
How to reset a router
How to reset a switch
Ready to begin

Chapter 3: Basics
Devices Naming
Command & mode navigation
Interfaces
Recommended commands
IP Addressing
Encapsulations and enabling
Frame Relay mappings
DCE/DTE cables
Bandwidth
Testing

Chapter 4: Passwords & Messages
Enable & Secret passwords
VTY passwords
Console passwords
Banners - MOTD & Login

Chapter 5: CDP
Show commands
Enable & Disable CDP
Network Discovery

Chapter 6: Switching
MAC address table
Port security - Part 1 - static
Port security - Part 2 - sticky
VTP
Trunks and access ports
VLANs
Spanning Tree
EtherChannel
Inter VLAN routing
Clean up

Chapter 7: Static Routing
Overview
Routing table explained
Adding Static Routes
Load balancing
Static route to next hop or interface?
Default Static Routes

Chapter 8: RIP
Overview
Routing table explained
Network Command
Administrative distance
RIP version 1
Gotcha 1 - split horizon
Gotcha 2 - bandwidth
Gotcha 3 - VLSM & discontiguous subnets
RIP version 2

Chapter 9: OSPF
Overview
Areas
Router types
Routing table explained
Single Area OSPF
Network Command options
Router ID
Elections
Neighbors
Administrative distance
OSPF authentication
Multiple Area OSPF
Stub Areas

Chapter 10: EIGRP
Overview
Routing table explained
Network command options
Neighbors
Administrative distance
Successor & feasible successor
Variance
Gotha  - split horizon
EIGRP authentication

Chapter 11: Access Lists
Overview
Masks explained
Standard ACL explained
Extended ACL explained
Complicated ACLs explained
Extended ACL
ACL edits - insert, delete, edit lines
Standard ACL
Complicated ACL

Chapter 12: NAT
Overview
NAT vs PAT
Dynamic NAT
Interface PAT
Static NAT

Chapter 13: PPP
Overview
Basic PPP
One way PAP authentication
Two way PAP authentication
One way CHAP authentication
Two way CHAP authentication

Chapter 14: IPv6
Overview
Address size
Address format
Communication types
EUI addresses
IPv6 addressing & maps
RIPng configuration + Gotchas


Chapter 15: Frame Relay
Overview
Topology types
Basic Frame Relay
Frame Relay Maps
Split horizon
Mulitpoint subinterfaces
Point-to-point subinterfaces

 

 

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Comments

I am a CCIE R&S & read your newsletter for quite some time now.

I think it is a very nice way of knowing sometimes not so difficult but hidden utilities in the Cisco IOS.

Keep it up !!

Regards,
Tarun Lohumi
David,

Great, thanks a lot.
By the way, I love your monthly newsletters, they’re great reading and learning material.  Keep up the good work.

Rgds

Dominic Foley
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Vishal Bangia

hello David,

this software is great, i have saved lots of time troubleshooting already.

Martin

Hi David,

Your apps are some of the best I’ve seen.

I’m contemplating getting a my CCIE in routing and will be looking at purchasing your memorization tool. Thanks.

Cliff

Hello,

Thanks for the great newsletter ; excellent work and very well designed.

I would love to see more of Security Articles specially on the Cisco ASA and Network Management.

Regards
Asif Vanoo

Hi David,

I really like the initial config generator, will have a play and get back to you with some suggestions.

Ian Castleman

CCIE

At first glance, this is as awesome as I hoped from the website.

Really glad I stumbled across it!

My CCNA just expired and I wasn't quite ready to go for the BSCI, so I need something to review.  And the look and feel of your material is STUNNING.

thanks again,

Mike Bailey

Dear David

thanks for the latest newsletter.

The section about macros came just at the right time and with very useful examples

best regards
Matthias Isola

David,
Brilliant newsletter !!! Very informative and I love the way you illustrate the concept by the walk through.

With Best regards,

Stephen
Nottingham, England
CCIE #11330