Table of Contents

Skill Builders:

These 226 labs are narrowly focused, enabling you to practice your configuration skills on a single topic. Coverage includes 

• Router configuration
• Interface status
• NTP configuration
• Traceroute
• PC IP commands
• IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
• NAT configuration
• DHCP server configuration
• Switch configuration
• VLAN and trunking configuration
• Switch security
• Static routes
• ACLs
• SNMP and Syslog configuration
• IOS licensing
• Debug command
• STP configuration
• Etherchannel
• OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 configuration
• EIGRP IPv4 and IPv6 configuration
• IPv6 routing
• HSRP configuration
• Serial and serial link configuration and authentication
• Frame Relay configuration and veification

 Subnetting Exercises:

These 90 labs help you to perform subnetting calculations quickly and accurately, a critical skill for success on the CCNA exam. Topics covered include

• Subnet ID calculation
• IPv6 subnet ID calculation
• IP address rejection
• IP route selection
• Route summary
• VLSM overlap
• IPv6 EUI-64 calculations
• IP VLSM route selection

Configuration Scenarios:

These 53 labs are more broadly focused, combining multiple technologies into configuration scenarios that mimic real-world environments. These labs are longer and more complex, challenging you to put your configuration skills to the test. Topics covered include 

• Navigation and administration
• Netflow configuration
• Password recovery
• IP addressing
• NAT
• DHCP
• IPv6
• VLANs and trunking
• STP configuration and prediction
• Switch security
• Static routing
• ACLs
• OSPF configuration and metric manipulation
• EIGRP configuration, auto-summary and metric manipulation
• HSRP configuration
• Frame Relay  

Troubleshooting Scenarios:

These 28 labspresent complicated and realistic troubleshooting scenarios that truly test your ability to perform the job of a network engineer. There are two types of troubleshooting labs that test different approaches to troubleshooting. Show troubleshooting labs challenge you to use exec commands to evaluate, correct, and optimize network performance. Configuration troubleshooting labs present you with misconfigured networks that you must analyze and fix. Topics covered include 

• Switch forwarding
• Path analysis
• Path troubleshooting
• Port security
• Network discovery
• VLAN troubleshooting
• STP troubleshooting
• IP addressing and routing
• NAT
• Network expansion
• IPv4 and IPv6 routing
• OSPF troubleshooting
• EIGRP and EIGRP for IPv6 troubleshooting

About the Author

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, is the most respected author of Cisco networking books in the world. His books are known for their technical depth and accuracy. Wendell has worked as a network engineer, consultant, instructor, course developer, and book author, and he has produced videos, software, and blogs related to Cisco certifications. His website, with links to various study tools and resources, is at www.certskills.com.

Sean Wilkins is an accomplished networking consultant for SR-W Consulting (www.sr-wconsulting.com) and writer/editor for infoDispersion (www.idisperse.info). Sean has been in the IT field for more than 15 years, working with companies such as Cisco, Lucent, Verizon, and AT&T as well as several other private companies. Sean holds certifications with Cisco (CCNP/CCDP), Microsoft (MCSE), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+). His educational accomplishments include a master of science in information technology with a focus in network architecture and design, a master of science in organizational management, a master’s certificate in network security, a bachelor of science in computer networking, and an associate of applied science.