Starting with Packet Tracer

moviewithnotitle

Hi,
Been on the site a short time, and now finally getting to some fun studying for ICND1. I am NOT a test guy...in preparing for previous tests, I had to study for months before I was comfortable getting into a test environment. I am eager to get my CCNA, and this forum has paid me in spades with information, and hopefully I can begin to pay that back in someway.

I have Packet Tracer ver. 5.3.0.0088 and after a few YT tutorials I am ready to play around with it. With that said, here is my completely vague and totally open-ended question.

What type of setup/configure recommendations does anyone have when starting out with packet tracer, in preparation for ICND1?

Thoughts, suggestions, challenges are all welcome.

Thanks,
MWNT

matt333

run through the obj on the cisco website. adding passwords, banners, the different modes (user mode, etc), static routes, RIP. sim a few routers and test things out.

sratakhin

I just used lab scenarios in Lammle's CCENT and CCNA books. You can also find some free CCNA labs on the Internet.

mapletune

Packet tracer is a great entry into topology

Apart from lab-ing all the examples in your books and following along with the videos, you could also just let your imagination go wild! =D Get creative and design a network infrastructure that you think should kick ass. No one will blame you for "buying" too much hardware nor will you get fired for bringing the network down! hehe

Ltat42a

Check out my CCNA Lab Blog - in my Sig below

GOZCU

here, lab-1,2,3 will give you an idea about what is going on

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