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