CML Free Edition: Migrating the Config Labs
Over the years, I’ve created a bundle of about 75 lab exercises here at the blog, called Config Labs. The idea is to read the web page for the lab, then do the lab, and then check your [...]
CCNA Success!
Once you’ve completed your initial reading of the Official Cert Guide, your journey to CCNA success has only begun. With over 400 labs, exercises, and sample questions this blog has been designed to add purpose to your study and practice. Wendell personally moderates comments and manages every line of content to bring you the most helpful tools, hints, and information possible. Complete your CCNA journey with Wendell by your side!
Many people struggle with the middle step: To study, review, practice, and remember all the content. This blog helps you with various forms of practice that help you exercise your knowledge, uncover misconceptions, and strengthen your memory and application.
All are welcome here, whether you use my books or not. I’m always happy to engage when you comment as well. Hope you enjoy the site!
Wendell Odom, CCIE 1624, author of the Cisco Press CCNA Official Certification Guides
Post Types
Config Labs
Q&A, Exercises
Config Labs: Config Labs provide you with a practice lab experience that mimics the flow of the CCNA exam’s lab questions.
- To begin, you must interpret the figures, initial configuration, and scenario description.
- You must then determine the correct configuration to meet the stated goals.
- You should then create the specific configuration to meet the goals.
The labs work well for those who have already read about the topic in the books and now need to practice. To that end, the labs can be found based on the same Book, Part, and Chapter organization in the books.
The Q&A menu bar item lists a large variety of practice exercises. By volume, there are more multichoice Question and Answer posts than any other type. The different types exist because the need arose over the years. Many of those relate to the math required for IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, for IP ACLs, or for topics like Spanning Tree that just need more practice than other topics.
I have two suggestions for how to learn more. First, click the Q&A menu item and click around to see the various types. Alternately, click the “CCNA Vol 1” and “CCNA Vol 2” menu items and select a book part or chapter. Those menu items will show you all posts related to that part or chapter of the book, and you may see different types of posts to explore.
How to Find the Content!
By Book Flow
Studying with my CCNA Official Cert Guide books? The two leftmost items in the top menu on each blog page give you a way to navigate to all posts based on the book part (a set of chapters) or chapter. Click away!
By Post Type
Looking for Config Labs, Q&A, or IPv4 subnetting practice? Look for the top menu on every page, and look at the options under Lab and Q&A.
By Searching
Use the upper-right search icon (magnifying glass) for term-based searches. Or, after clicking the search icon, select “Advanced Search” for a powerful way to sift blog content.