Packet Tracer Labs (CCENT)

catak

Hey guys, I'm reached the end of Google on searching for labs. Can anyone recommend some resources? I'd be even willing to purchase labs to get me through ICND1.

Thanks.

Arod95

Doesnt exactly say what level each lab is but this should be of good help! CCNA Free Workbook I haven't used it myself yet but that's because I'm still touching the basics myself. This is for ICND1 and ICND2

iamme4eva

Just make some. Every time you read something in your book about configuring, chuck some routers / switches on the screen and do it. When it doesn't work, look at your configs, google, find out why. That's good troubleshooting. Don't be restricted by what someone has defined as a lab, just do some stuff and wonder "what happens if I do this?". You'll learn a lot more by exploring.

zepol87

Great advice, I cant believe I have not thought of doing this.

DoubleNNs

subnet192.com has a CCENT lab workbook. Paul Browning also sells his CCNA lab book for 5 dollar for the kindle and each of his labs tell you whether it's for the CCENT or CCNA level, so you can choose to do only the CCENT level ones.

On top of that, there are a TON of CCNA labbooks out there for free. However, you're going to have to go thru the material yourself and choose which are applicable to the CCENT only.

That being said, even tho I have multiple lab books I've obtained for free, I didn't even up needing to use any of them for the CCENT when I took it last week. I tried everything out in GNS3/Packet Tracer. Then close to the time for the exam I purchased Boson's ExSim tests. I was able to pass.

Whereas the labbooks probably will help you cement some concepts/commands and probably come in handy when you transition to doing networking on the job, don't put too much emphasis on them. Most of the troubleshooting can be done as iamme suggested - just throwing some routers and switches in a topology of your choice and trying to get everything to work correctly.

Ltat42a

Take a look at the thread in my Sig below. Scroll down to Post #4.


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