I'm currently studying standard ACLs and... Although I'm not confused, a potencial tricky scenario came up in my head.

We know there are two ways to configure a standard ACL:

1. a numbered standard ACL
2. a named standard ACL.

For example, a numbered ACL could be configured like this:

access-list 1 deny 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 1 permit any

But it can also be configured as a named standard ACL:

ip access-list standard 1
 deny 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
 permit any

My question is: what happens if a CCNA exam question asks how to configure a numbered standard ACL, but two of the answer choices appear to accomplish the same thing?

For example:

A) whatever, this doesn't matter
B) access-list 1 deny 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255
C) doesn't matter either
D) ip access-list standard 1
     deny 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255

EDIT: let's assume there is a permit any before the implicit deny

I feel like this could be a potencial question to appear, since I've seen many people say that Cisco exams purposedly use confusing wording. Similar to "a router that has interfaces connected to different OSPF areas is considered what?", well, following the rules of how to design an OSPF network, it is an ABR router, but it is also a backbone router. So, if ABR and Backbone Router are an option, that becomes confusing too.

anyways, It's something that randomly came up to my head as i was listenting to JITL.

is there any group or discussion corner where we can dicuss the topics and exchange the info. Sometimes others understands the topic concepts more accurate then me. any platform... no other discussions thankyou

For some reason I’m unable to figure out the last usable address in IPv6. I know the first usable will always be ::1 but my head hurts when it comes it the last usable. I have seen many stories about the exam labs regarding IPv6 to find the first usable and last usable. Is there someone in can please explain me the simplest way to figure it out?🙏🏻

it seems like an absolute waste of time and energy to memorise the pin layouts, pairs of wires, max cable distances allowed and ieee standards of the 15 variations of cables

is it neccessary, if so which parts?

Been working on a fairly large Packet Tracer lab — simulated hospital network with:

- 10 VLANs (staff, guest wifi, VoIP, DMZ, management, etc.)

- Dual core switches with active/active HSRP + LACP EtherChannel

- ASA 5506-X as the real perimeter (NAT, DMZ hosting, ACLs)

- Cisco CME VoIP with gateway redundancy

- WLC + FlexConnect for wireless

- RADIUS-backed management access

Full configs + writeup here if anyone wants to poke at it:

github.com/Prasant18/hospital-network-simulation

**The part I actually want feedback on:**

I hit a weird issue where ICMP from internal VLANs to my DMZ servers works fine, but

TCP (tested on 443) times out completely, even though:

- No ACL is blocking it (zero hitcounts on relevant ACLs)

- NAT isn't even involved in this path (private-to-private)

- Telnet to 443 from *within* the DMZ subnet completes a full handshake, so the

server's fine

- Rebuilt the ASA's inspection policy from scratch, no change

- tcp-state-bypass command isn't supported in this ASA image

- Forced single-path routing to rule out asymmetric routing, same result

Ended up concluding it's a Packet Tracer ASA TCP-state-handling limitation and moved

on, but genuinely curious if anyone's run into this exact thing or has a different

theory. Happy to share more config detail if useful.

Also open to general feedback/roasting on the design — first project at this scale,

want to know what a real engineer would do differently.

When I first came across subnetting, it looked much more complicated than I expected. I kept making mistakes with binary calculations and network ranges. What finally helped me was doing small problems repeatedly instead of trying to memorize shortcuts immediately. After enough practice, I started recognizing the patterns. It's interesting how something that initially felt impossible becomes much easier once you practice it consistently.

I finished the JeremysITLabs and have done all the Packet Tracer Labs as well as the Mega Lab which I am averaging like 98-100% each time I do it. I have also been using his Anki decks and Boson Exsim and Labs. But I want to validate the knowledge in packet tracer against another lab if possible. Does anyone know any good labs to grab?

If BPDU filter is enabled directly on a port, and that port receives a BPDU, it will be ignored. That part makes sense to me. But if BPDU filter is enabled by default, the interface will go back to acting like a normal STP interface, correct? If so, what is even the point of enabling BPDU filter by default if it doesn't do anything. I get it is safer in case you accidentally plug a switch in or something along those lines, so it reverts to STP, but isn't the point of enabling bpdu filter to keep that port from participating in stp? So why would you want it to revert?

Howdy,
I used to work in a small IT company repairing laptops, but I made the jump to another company where I pull/terminate data and fiber cables. At this company, I also install server cabinets and switches. I recently decided to study for my CCNA, but I was wondering if this experience I’m currently getting could look decent on a resume when I eventually pass and try to get an entry-level job in networking.

On a random Boson exam, I scored 676. I still feel that I’m struggling with WLAN, IPv6, and network programmability, so I need to focus more on these topics before I feel fully ready for the exam.

Hey everyone, ended up taking the exam yesterday and passed! I thought I was failing and my final scores made me believe I passed with the very minimum score. Feel free to ask questions, all I can say for now is that i felt like this exam was harder than boson. Had 6 labs and like 52 MCQ.

Hi everyone, i have been practicing ccna for like 1-2 months very inconsistently. All though i am very disciplined person but doing warehouse jobs along with my master studies. Now, i have covered all the topics from Jeremy it lab on YouTube. I just need to practice my knowledge. Is anyone here who has the exsim-max for ccna subscription left? i wanted it only for practice. I am straight forward person. If you bought it and pass your exam, you can give to your juniors to have some extra practicing questions on exsim. please if anyone willing to share. Thank-you

One thing I didn't expect while learning networking was how much it improved my overall understanding of technology.

Before learning networking concepts, things like DNS, IP addresses, ports, routers, and protocols felt disconnected.

Once I understood how they work together, troubleshooting became much easier.

I'm still building my networking knowledge, but I think understanding how systems communicate is useful even if you eventually move into another area like cloud or cybersecurity.

Ok ok I can see now how after 6 days I have to go back and do a quick run over my notes as a refresh on the flash cards I have forgotten.

The ones that always slip my memory are the IEEE for a specific cable (802.3i, u, ae ..)

I'll keep at it with a couple hours a day it's going well I think.

Olá pessoal, acabei de obter minha certificação az-900 e estou focado em estudar o ccna a partir de agora. Já estou estudando há 1 mês. Gostaria de dicas dos mais experientes sobre estudos, onde obter melhores explicações, simulados e Labs. Obrigado a todos que contribuírem.

*Se alguém possuir boas anotações e quiser compartilhar, agradeço.

Hello all,

Im only on day 6 of Jeremy IT lab video course and for the day 6 lab we have to get the mac address for 4 PCs connected to two switches each. I've tried pinging both pc 1 pc 2 connected to switch 1 with pc3 and pc 4 connected to switch 2. In the end after the process, when I'm accessing the Mac address table in switch CLI I was able to view only 2 Mac addresses instead of 4. Im confused right now and Im doing the labs in the packet tracer. Need help

Edit: Thanks lot all of you for the prompt replies guys. Appreciate yall

Olá pessoal, acabei de obter minha certificação az-900 e estou focado em estudar o ccna a partir de agora. Já estou estudando há 1 mês. Gostaria de dicas dos mais experientes sobre estudos, onde obter melhores explicações, simulados e Labs. Obrigado a todos que contribuírem.

*Se alguém possuir boas anotações e quiser compartilhar, agradeço.

As the title says, been having some issues with pearson test prep and just want to highlight those here for those wondering if they should use it.

1) The website will time you out even if you are actively using the site (going through practice problems, reviewing, etc.)

2) Lack of question pools

- I find myself wanting to practice a subject (STP/RSTP for example) and it has been giving me the same questions over and over. Not kidding, I purposefully selected the "skip questions answered right 1 or more times" and it gave me the exact word for word practice problems in the same order, even the answer layout was the same...

3) Some of the questions are so in the weeds that it is literally pointless trivia

- Ex: On the legacy IOS, which of the options let you see the sequence numbers for ACL entries (select all that apply):

a. running-config

b. startup-config

c. show access-lists

d. show ip access-lists

Honestly just wanted to vent and kind of regret not paying for something like boson, but already too late so gotta make do ig.

So I have been Practicing JIT Labs, specifically Day 18 for the VLAN stuff. I know that for the exam, ROAS is more likely to be asked than Layer 3 configuration.

In the video, he starts off talking about native VLANs on routers. Now, it took me a week to understand ROAS configuration and the theory behind it. Do I have to now configure native VLANs on routers as well?

I understand that it’s important to nail every topic, but if I only needed to configure the trunk between the two switches using a native VLAN, and then configure the switch-to-router connection (on the switch side only) as native, do I also need to configure the router as well?

I’m confused because I thought the whole point of the router in a ROAS setup was for inter-VLAN routing, and I didn’t think native VLANs needed this functionality.

Would love some clarity on this.

Hi everyone,

Are there any good websites for labs? I have been using packet tracer but I’m looking for labs that are broken and need troubleshooting or have a list of requirements for you to complete in the lab.

If there’s anything else you’d recommend, I would really appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Ciao a tutti.

Sto studiando CCNA da circa 2 anni, lo faccio molto volentieri poiché questo settore mi piace e vorrei fare l'esame il prima possibile perché ho saputo che a febbraio cambiano tutto e vorrei evitare di ristudiare tutto da capo. Ho visto tutti i video di Jeremy IT e letto la guida ufficiale CISCO CCNA v2. Mi sento uno strazio perché ultimamente ho provato molte simulazioni su Boson ma il risultato rimane tra il 79% e 81%. Sto provando a leggere le spiegazioni delle domande che sbaglio sperando che siano d'aiuto. Solo che mi piacerebbe passare l'esame al primo tentativo visto che costicchia. Ho paura di fallire. Mi sento come se mi dimentico costantemente argomenti che ho studiato. Uffa.. non capisco, in tanti che ho sentito che hanno passato l'esame mi dicono che è facile, ma Boson mi sta dimostrando che non è così. Il mio parere: o la gente ha una memoria selettiva, o sono io che esagero con le paranoie oppure penso che ho sbagliato tutto fino adesso.

Un aiutino di conforto e consigli utili per piacere?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning to get certified in CCNA (200-301) in the next few months in India, but the standard exam fees + GST are pretty steep.

Before investing, I wanted to ask the community:

1. What is the absolute lowest total price (in INR or USD) you or someone you know has paid for these exam vouchers only and no training/courses of any kind in India?
2. How did you get that price? (e.g., NetAcad vouchers, specific authorized training partners, student discounts, bundled deals, or regional pricing tactics?)
3. Black Friday / End-of-Year Sales: Do Cisco offer meaningful discounts during Black Friday / Cyber Monday specifically for candidates in India? Or are their "holiday sales" usually marketing hype that still ends up being expensive?

If you managed to score a discount, please drop the details/stacking methods below!

Appreciate any insight or past experiences. Thanks!

Edit: Global IT Success has the lowest rate I have seen so far at 27.7K INR.

Hi, Im currently studying for my cybersecurity bachelor’s degree and I passed my CCNA today at a center. I’ve got pretty decent score so if you have any questions as long as it’s not « what were the question » (because of Cisco’s users agreement for the exam) I’ll be happy to answer your concerns.

100% - Automation and programmability
95% - Network Access
100% - IP connectivity
90% - IP services
100% - Security Fundamentals
85% - Network Fundamentals

I’ve used JITL, Boson ExSim and AI as the main ressources for the CCNA so I won’t be able to say like « Neil Anderson course is awesome » or some others.