recommended Labs for route exams ?

Minary

Does anyone recommend any specific labs ?

thanks

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RouteMyPacket

Maybe look into Boson's Product or GNS3 Vault, perhaps there are some on there?

ande0255

This was posted on here quite some time ago, from Cisco's learning network site:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/se...06.0%20SLM.pdf

RouteMyPacket

ande0255 wrote: »

This was posted on here quite some time ago, from Cisco's learning network site:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/se...06.0%20SLM.pdf

Forgot about that one, that should be good as well

Danielh22185

ande0255 wrote: »

This was posted on here quite some time ago, from Cisco's learning network site:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/se...06.0%20SLM.pdf

This is a great resource with introducing using the technology behind the subjects.

Having been in this position and recently passed route...

I also recommend taking note of concepts while reading to come back and lab yourself. Most times these examples are already partially configured so it will require you to draw on some knowledge to make them work. This I believe is a great way to solidify the concepts. The simplified series also has a 200 page lab book at the back of the book. Great stuff there! I also paired my labbing with some GNS3 vault videos / other youtube videos to practice labbing some different types of scenarios with the person giving the instruction. If using youtube as a resource for videos I would make sure you stick to creditable sources like GNS3 vault, etc.

mitch179

gns3vault is the go for labs. I used the SLM and GNS3 vault. The labs in the SLM are pretty easy.

Also just lab things up that you think you need to know, try out the various show and debug commands and just get a feel for how it all comes together, every bit helps IMO!

gorebrush

Make your own! It's fun

fredrikjj

Start with the Route SLM.

Then move on to 101 CCNP Labs 101 Labs for the Cisco CCNP Exams: Farai Tafa, Paul Browning: 9780956989208: Amazon.com: Books

You can't beat that book at $6.24 for the Kindle edition.

Minary

thanks. The gns3vault stuff is great. I was using that already.

If anyone else is looking for it:

all | Labs

I am going to work through the SLM now.

pitviper

I second making your own - Build everything as you progress in your studies.

kohr-ah

fredrikjj wrote: »

Start with the Route SLM.

Then move on to 101 CCNP Labs 101 Labs for the Cisco CCNP Exams: Farai Tafa, Paul Browning: 9780956989208: Amazon.com: Books

You can't beat that book at $6.24 for the Kindle edition.

Second that this is a fantastic book for labs.

iproute

gorebrush wrote: »

Make your own! It's fun

Seconded. I started doing this after failing SWITCH once. Second time was much better

. I used the same approach with ROUTE to great success. It's more time consuming as well but I feel like it gives me a better grasp of the concepts in action.

Minary

Building them is useful but I think you need to go through the exam-centric ones first otherwise you are limited by your knowledge.

I am screwing around with the labs when I have finished them.