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Besides Jeremy's IT Lab, what other free video courses and labs do you recommend for CCNA preparation? What helped you the most?

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Boson is painful and expensive, Packer Tracer is free but the setup friction, installs and inability to practice anywhere suck.

This site has 100 CLI based labs that are guided and graded as you go. All in one place ready to start instantly, no credit card or login needed.

It’s completely free right now. Give us your thoughts!

Enjoy! Switchlab.dev

I am a graduating student who failed my first take (CCNA), for context:

Network Fundamentals: 65%

Security Fundamentals: 27%

IP Services: 20%

IP Connectivity: 60%

Network Access: 75%

Automation and Programmability: 70%

I am self studying for atleast 2 hours per day while maintaining my academic performance and responsibilities in College.

My Materials is Jeremy ITLab Lesson, flashcards and labs, and Cisco Website for supplementary information.

I studied for atleast 3 months before feeling the confidence that I am ready for it, but I didn't.

1 sem later, And I'd build the courage and time to retake it and I am currently studying for it but I'm still scared from time to time that I still can't do it.

My goal is to get this CCNA and maybe one more cert after before I graduate.

ANY ADVICE WILL TAKE ME FARTHER IN THIS JOURNEY!!!

Today I launched something I've been building on the side: Packetfall, a 3D medieval RPG where you clear dungeons by answering real CCNA 200-301 questions. I'm a network engineer (CCNP) and the flashcard grind always bored me, so I made the thing I wish I'd had. The questions stay exam-grade, no dumbing down. The game is just wrapped around them.

It's free to start: the entire first province (6 dungeons) plus a Training Ground with 600+ of the harder practice questions and a daily challenge. No signup needed to try it. Browser-based, desktop.

Since it's launch day and I'm solo on this, I'd genuinely love feedback from people grinding the cert right now. What helps, what's missing, what I got wrong. Thanks and have fun!

👉 packetfall.io

https://Switchlab.dev no sign up required, 100% FREE, enjoy <3

Thank you for the overwhelming support on the last post, we listened and added a custom bar that usual phone keyboards lack, with a numpad, tab, and up/down arrows for prior commas.

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Feel free to drop feedback. Scaling into CCNP soon.

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This site has 100 labs that are guided and graded as you go. All in one place ready to go instantly. Like a hyperbolic chamber for networking.

Imagine if Boson or PT had a baby with duolingo/tryhackme

It’s completely free right now. We’re just trying to get honest feedback from the networking community.

Please enjoy! Switchlab.dev

Good afternoon, everyone!

I've been putting together a Cisco Packet Tracer challenge set focused on BGP to help people practice beyond simple configuration examples. The goal is to give learners preparing for the CCNA or anyone interested in BGP a chance to troubleshoot and build confidence through hands-on exercises.

I'd really appreciate feedback on the content, difficulty, and overall learning experience. If you're interested in taking a look, here's the link:

https://myciscochallenges.etsy.com/listing/4525212379/bgp-troubleshooting-challenge-set

I currently work there so I do have access to courses and resources if there are things I do not understand. I can readily have peers I work with daily that are CCNA's/CCIE's etc to explain concepts. I'm not an engineer, I come from a different side of the business. I will work full days but I have no children and I am not married so I do have flexibility to study 2 hours on weekdays and more on weekends. How far in advance did you find you needed if you book the exam first and then learn the material? What is a safe bet that will give me time to fail and retake if that happens before February's changes, but is enough time to adequately learn the material.

I know it is a grey area, and everyone is different, however, I would like to hear from those that did this and have feedback. Anything helps. Thanks!

I'm a incoming 4th year college student, and I'm really passionate in doing networking simulations and have willingness to learn. My downside is, I cannot afford paid certifications like CCNA and other network certifications.

Is there any free certifications that will help in my resume after I graduate. Also watching Jeremy's IT Lab free CCNA network course and also doing some simulations in GNS3 using different brands like Fortinet as firewall. Will learn next about using dockers.

I’ve been preparing for the CCNA exam and I’m considering using Jeremy’s IT Lab practice exams and practice lab exams as part of my study plan.
For those who have already taken the CCNA, did you use Jeremy’s practice exams or labs? If so:
- How similar were they to the actual CCNA exam?
- Did they help you identify weak areas?
- Were the labs realistic enough to prepare you for the exam questions and simulations?
-Would you recommend them as a primary resource or just as a supplement?

I’ve been studying for a while and want to make sure I’m focusing on resources that will give me the best chance of passing. I’d appreciate hearing about your experiences, tips, and any other resources you found particularly useful.

Good morning everyone,

Here are this week’s four CCNA questions. Please try answering from memory before checking online, using notes, or reviewing other responses.

Getting an answer wrong is completely fine—the goal is to discuss the reasoning and learn from one another.

Question 1 – Spanning Tree Protocol

Three switches have the following bridge IDs:

• SW1: Priority `24576`, MAC address `00AA.0000.0003`
• SW2: Priority `24576`, MAC address `00AA.0000.0001`
• SW3: Priority `28672`, MAC address `00AA.0000.0002`

Which switch will become the STP root bridge?

A. SW1, because it was listed first

B. SW2, because it has the lowest bridge ID

C. SW3, because it has the highest priority value

D. SW1 and SW2 will share the root bridge role

Question 2 – EtherChannel

A network administrator is attempting to form an LACP EtherChannel between two switches.

Switch 1 is configured with LACP mode **active**, while Switch 2 is configured with LACP mode **passive**.

What will happen?

A. The EtherChannel will form successfully

B. The EtherChannel will not form because both sides must use active mode

C. The ports will form a PAgP EtherChannel

D. The ports will operate as separate trunk links

Question 3 – IPv6

Which IPv6 protocol or feature performs functions similar to ARP in IPv4?

A. DHCPv6

B. Neighbor Discovery Protocol

C. Router Advertisement Guard

D. EIGRP for IPv6

Question 4 – Access Control Lists

A standard IPv4 ACL is being used to block traffic from one source network while allowing all other traffic.

Where should the ACL generally be placed?

A. As close to the source as possible

B. As close to the destination as possible

C. Only on the default gateway

D. On every router interface in the path

Bonus Question – Subnetting

A host has the IP address `172.16.34.77/27`.

Which option correctly identifies the network address, usable host range, and broadcast address?

A.

• Network: `172.16.34.64`
• Usable range: `172.16.34.65–172.16.34.94`
• Broadcast: `172.16.34.95`

B.

• Network: `172.16.34.64`
• Usable range: `172.16.34.65–172.16.34.126`
• Broadcast: `172.16.34.127`

C.

• Network: `172.16.34.72`
• Usable range: `172.16.34.73–172.16.34.94`
• Broadcast: `172.16.34.95`

D.

• Network: `172.16.34.0`
• Usable range: `172.16.34.1–172.16.34.126`
• Broadcast: `172.16.34.127`

Please share your answers and explain your reasoning where possible.

#CCNA #Cisco #Networking #Subnetting #QOTW

hello good people

I am totally new to CCNA, and now I am in the middle of the OSPF section. I am facing a network that i need to connect a bunch of routers together and connect them with an edge router. I then connected the edge router to the ISP router using this CLI command: R3(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 16.0.0.0. Then I activated and advertised the ISP path using the R3 by adding this command R3(config)# router ospf 1 then R3(config-router)# default-information originate

a simple diagram to explain my network

R1------R2-------R3---------ISP------server ( with a bunch of PCs connected to each router )

Now, after I advertised the ISP route, I tried to reach it from the R1 to the ISP, it s working fine, but if I want to reach the server from R1 or R2, the packet fails

I just cannot reach the server via the R3(edge router )

I wrote it down to ChatGPT, and the solution was to activate the OSPF on the ISP router.

My question is

1. Is it correct to activate the OSPF on the ISP router, or should the OSPF work on the edge router

2. Do you have any other solution other than activating the OSPF on the ISP?

I am grateful for any help

I just started Jeremy's ITLab yesterday, and today I downloaded all the cards and labs. After I clicked on the link (Day 01 Lab--Packet Tracer Introduction.pkt) for the first day's lab, I downloaded it. Then when I clicked on it in the download folder, I got an error message that said this: "There is no application set to open the document "CCNA Mega Lab (Jeremy's IT Lab).pka". Search the app store for an applicadtion that can open this document or choose an existing app on your computer."

Which app should I look for?

Thanks.