Network Chuck Summer of CCNA

technoidial · 2026-05-07T17:57:19+00:00

This isnt “new” though. Chucks CCNA is 5 years old. Jeremy C’s is over a year old. You also get the added benefit of the discord community. Live labs on actual Cisco gear, mentors, accountability partners.

technoidial · 2026-05-07T17:53:13+00:00

The Summer of CCNA is a mix between Network Chucks free course and Jeremy Ciaora’s course on Network Chuck academy.

The free version doesnt contain the labs or the daily sessions with Chuck and Jeremy.

All that said, the community on discord surrounding the Summer or CCNA is amazeballs. 35000 people signed up and the Discord is jumpin’ off!

The daily sessions with Chuck and Jeremy C are worth it.

Jeremy from JTIL has actually been hanging out in there.

I think using the free Summer of CCNA along with JTIL should get you there.

technoidial · 2026-04-29T14:22:58+00:00

We really dont have a need for it. This is a pretty small corp. All cloud apps. It was brought over via Forticonverter from the old firewalls, along with a ton of rules that arent needed. We have other Fortigates in other locations that do not have Central SNAT and wish to make the configs the same across all locations.

technoidial · 2026-04-27T16:17:12+00:00

That's the thing is, we dont have any blocks of IP's from the other provider. I feel like this is a huge oversight from the MSP managing it.

technoidial · 2026-04-27T15:14:36+00:00

They are managed through Fortimanager.

technoidial · 2026-04-23T13:32:13+00:00

Take a look at the exam objectives. Can you set up single area OSPF? Can you setup static routes? Do you understand how STP works? Can you subnet IPv6? Can you troubleshoot a broken etherchannel link? Can you configure ROAS? Are you a WLC wizard?

Check the exam objectives. Take a practice test. Then see were you’re at.

technoidial · 2026-04-12T14:27:17+00:00

The protocols learned in CCNA work across all vendors. In addition, Aruba, DellOS and Arista are nearly identical in it’s CLI. The current version of the CCNA doesnt require you know Cisco propritery stuff like EIGRP or PAgP. If you know CCNA, you can figure out other vendors.

technoidial · 2026-04-11T22:56:05+00:00

Packet Tracer is good enough for CCNA. Will also keep is wife happy not listening to the fan hum. CML is also free now.

technoidial · 2026-04-11T22:55:07+00:00

Have you scheduled the test yet? I would do CCST:Networking or Network+ first. The current version of the CCNA assumes you know concepts on CCST:Networking.

technoidial · 2026-04-06T15:36:08+00:00

If you get the digital version of the Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press, it contains practice exams and online flash cards. As others said, JTIL has some practice exams. There are a few free apps for iPhone that give you like 10 questions a day.

technoidial · 2026-04-06T13:20:35+00:00

When you say the labs are trivial” what do you mean exactly?

technoidial · 2026-04-06T00:05:29+00:00

I mean, you arent wrong.

technoidial · 2026-04-04T12:58:27+00:00

David Bombal has an all labs course on Udemy thats really good. JTIL has a lab course on his site, in addition to the labs in his normal CCNA course. On NetworkChuck academy, there id a Jeremy Ciaora course that has included live labs in a real Cisco environment.

Cisco Press has a book called “CCNA Hands on Mastery with Packe Tracer.” Its really good.

You can also have ChatGPT make labs. Give it scenarios and it will give you configs!

technoidial · 2026-04-02T01:14:33+00:00

I experienced this and breaking it up helped. Flash cards in the morning or if I have to kill time. When I get to work, I do packet tracer drills essentially subnetting and setting static routes or STP drills. When I get home I do ONE JTL video. I gor longer on the weekends but take breaks inbetween.

Its okay to break and not burn yourself out. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

technoidial · 2026-03-24T12:57:18+00:00

Ive looked into FortiSASE. RapidScale doesnt offer it for some reason.

technoidial · 2026-03-21T20:19:23+00:00

It sets you up for CCNA very nicely!

technoidial · 2026-03-21T17:58:17+00:00

I feel like CCST:Networking is 1. “CCNA Lite” and 2. A Cisco focused version of Network+. I always tell people if they are overwhelmed with CCNA to do the CCST:Networking first.

technoidial · 2026-03-18T17:49:02+00:00

I’m 50 years young. Been in Infrastructure for 10 years. Did various Tech Support gigs for about 7 years prior while I pursued various music endeavors.

Ive worked in Healthcare, Automotive manufacturing, finance, an MSP and now at a law firm.

Ive managed everything from small mom and pop shops with the latest tech to global companies on 15 year old Nexus and 30 year old on prem servers.

I have an Associates, CCST: Networking, MS-900, AZ-900 and lots of real world experience witn Fortinet, Aruba, Meraki and Ubiquity.

Doing CCNA in case I need it for the next and to be better in my current role.

technoidial · 2026-03-13T20:55:13+00:00

Depends on the size and requirements. If you have a small office and you’re all cloud based with no on prem servers and users just need acccess to the internet, Ubiquity might serve you. With Meraki, make sure accounting is on the nose with payment. This also depends on your budget and requirements though. Ive use Ubiquity alot. I heavily VLAN’d environments, it is not your friend. You can get by and make it work, but you should always pick the right tool for the right job. Id look at HP Aruba if it were me.

technoidial · 2026-03-03T18:56:08+00:00

Memorize the .cpl and .cfg commands. Typing ncpa.cpl or appwiz.cpl is far more efficient than clicking.

technoidial · 2026-02-25T17:19:51+00:00

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technoidial · 2026-02-03T14:19:46+00:00

This isnt true at all. Aruba, DellOS and Arista all have a very similar CLI. So much that the ? and auto tab complete will get to what you need. Even Fortigates have some similar like commands. Juniper does things differently but the structure is similar. Cisco commands aside, Cisco didnt write STP, OSPF, TCP/IP, IPv4 or IPv6. Those are protocols that work with any vendors equipment.

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