Quick update

We just moved to our new house on the weekend… Won’t be able to study for a while, I have no office space yet The ICND2 guide will have to wait. Sorry for those waiting for it to be completed!

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Donations for the Cisco lab guides

Well, over 650 downloads so far, and only 2 people have donated anything. Kind of disappointing, given that I have received so much positive feedback. Guess it’s harder than I thought for people to pay for something they get for free…

I ended up donating the 15$ I received to a sick kids charity (Operation Enfant Soleil) yesterday. At least something good will come from my work!

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Cisco ICND2 Lab Guide in progress ;)

Well I couldn’t stop there could I? As I am studying for ICND2, I will create another lab guide to experiment with the various concepts and commands of the IOS. I will update this post with my current progress on the document and my studies…

- Lab 1: VLAN Trunking Protocol – COMPLETED!

- Lab 2: Spanning Tree Protocol – COMPLETED!

- Lab 3: Inter-VLAN routing (Router on-a-stick) – COMPLETED!

- Lab 4: OSPF – COMPLETED!

- Lab 5: EIGRP – COMPLETED!

- Lab 6: WAN / Frame-Relay – COMPLETED!

- Lab 7: Access Lists

- Lab 8: NAT/PAT

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Cisco ICND1 Lab Guide v1.0 released!

After hours of testing and figuring out how to present the topics to make it interesting, I am finally done.
The ICND1 lab guide is available for download from this site (check the tab at the top of the screen).

Please let me know of any issues problems or bugs with the document. I cannot however answer all your troubleshooting questions, there are plenty of forums out there for assistance. I am also studying to pass the CCNA and possibly the CCNP certifications so my time is precious these days

So have fun, experiment and leave me some feedback!

I can be reached here, or on the Cisco Learning Network (in the CCNA Study group where you probably found the link for this site anyway )

Cisco Learning Network

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Cisco Lab Guide

Studying for the CCNA certification is pretty straightforward. Take a class, watch a CBT or read a book. When it comes to hands on practice, it’s a different story. Some people will make up their own topology and go at it, but others, like me, need some guidance (I lack imagination, what can I say). So I started searching for pre-made labs, with clear objectives and I couldn’t find anything.

Now that I am more familiar with the IOS, and tasks to complete, I decided to write a Lab Guide to help others in their learning. The goal is to have a series of labs with predefined objectives to complete, followed by a walkthrough on how to complete those tasks. The idea is NOT to follow the walkthrough, but to use what you have learned to complete the tasks, and simply validate afterwards with the step by step walkthrough.

I hope it will be useful for someone out there, worst case, it’s awesome review for me! I will post the guide here once completed.

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