Ad Hoc Labs – VLAN and RSTP (Volume 1 Part 3)
Over at my YouTube channel, I’ve created some labs that exist solely as videos plus a Cisco Packet Tracer .pkt file. The video begins with instructions. Then pause the video, download the .pkt file, and complete the lab using CPT. If you want more guidance or insights, watch the rest of the lab for commentary and a demo.
The Ad Hoc Labs have been popular, along with the Config Labs (labs described in blog posts). But it occurred to me that if you come to the blog site, do not visit my YouTube channel, and do not notice the Ad Hoc Labs, you could miss out on them! So I’ve made a series of posts introducing the current topics of Ad Hoc Labs on my YouTube Channel. This one introduces labs related to content in Volume 1, Part 3 of the CCNA Official Cert Guides. Enjoy!
Ad Hoc Labs for This Book Part
In practice, you need to know how to handle VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) in a LAN with Cisco switches. This lab sets you up with two identical LANs, one that embraces VTP, using VTP clients and servers, and the other LAN avoiding VTP. Then you get to experiment and exercise those LANs to see how how VTP impacts LAN operations in each case!
I created a LAN with working configurations – and then broke the configs so I could ask you to troubleshoot and fix the errors. Enjoy!
Start with a working LAN, with one access switch using STP and another using RSTP. Then watch and time convergence and the benefits of RSTP.
Types of CCNA Labs: Blog + Youtube
Labs described in one blog post. They include instructions, Cisco Packet Tracer (CPT) and possibly Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) files, and lab answers with explanations. Learn more here.
Labs described in one YouTube video. They include instructions, a Cisco Packet Tracer (CPT) file, and lab answers with explanations at the end of the video. See all Ad Hoc Labs at this YouTube Playlist.
Config Labs that have been enhanced to not only support performing the lab with Cisco Modeling Labs (CML), but also to support performing the lab using the Free edition of CML. Learn more in the introductory CML-Free lessons at my CML-Free YouTube playlist.