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Build your CCNA foundation with practical free labs
Browse a free library of CCNA-focused labs designed to help you practice core networking skills step by step.
Current catalog
CCNA 200-301 v1.1 Foundation Lab Catalog
Start free with solid foundational labs, then use AI generation to create more targeted variants once the learner needs specificity.
- Track
- CCNA
- Estimated time
- 16h 50m
- Platforms
- Packet Tracer-friendly • CML-friendly • platform-neutral • local mock
- Prerequisites
- basic CLI navigation • basic IPv4 addressing • willingness to verify with show commands
What you get
- • Clear objectives, task flow, and validation checkpoints.
- • Practical CCNA labs across switching, routing, services, and security basics.
- • A strong free starting point before you decide to upgrade.
- • Optional paid practice variations when you want more reps on one topic.
Device Initialization and Secure Local Management
Bring a fresh Cisco device into a clean, manageable state with local authentication and remote SSH access.
- Focus
- ios • management • ssh • device setup
- Topology
- single-device-management
IPv4 Addressing on Routed Interfaces
Practice assigning IPv4 addresses to routed interfaces and verifying operational state with show commands.
- Focus
- ipv4 • routing • interfaces
- Topology
- two-router-point-to-point
IPv6 Interface Addressing and Neighbor Discovery
Build comfort with IPv6 interface configuration, link-local behavior, and first-hop verification.
- Focus
- ipv6 • ndp • interfaces
- Topology
- two-router-ipv6-link
CDP and LLDP Discovery Mapping
Learn to discover what is actually connected before changing configuration or troubleshooting blind.
- Focus
- discovery • cdp • lldp • operations
- Topology
- small-discovery-triangle
VLAN Creation and Access Port Assignment
Segment a small access layer by role and verify that Layer 2 boundaries behave as intended.
- Focus
- switching • vlans • access ports
- Topology
- single-switch-vlan-segmentation
802.1Q Trunking, Native VLAN, and Allowed VLAN Lists
Carry multiple VLANs across a switch-to-switch link while controlling what is allowed to traverse.
- Focus
- switching • trunking • vlans
- Topology
- two-switch-trunk-link
Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN Routing
Route between VLANs with a single router interface and explicit 802.1Q subinterfaces.
- Focus
- inter-vlan • router-on-a-stick • subinterfaces
- Topology
- router-on-a-stick
Inter-VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch SVIs
Use a multilayer switch as the default gateway for multiple VLANs instead of relying on a separate router.
- Focus
- layer-3 switching • svis • inter-vlan
- Topology
- multilayer-switch-campus-edge
Rapid PVST+, PortFast, and BPDU Guard
Protect a small switched topology from loops and user-edge mistakes while keeping convergence practical.
- Focus
- stp • rapid-pvst • portfast • bpduguard
- Topology
- redundant-access-switching
EtherChannel with LACP
Aggregate parallel links into one logical interface for cleaner redundancy and higher throughput.
- Focus
- etherchannel • lacp • redundancy • bandwidth
- Topology
- aggregated-switch-uplink
Static Routing and Floating Default Routes
Use static routing intentionally instead of treating it like a memorized syntax drill.
- Focus
- static routing • default route • failover
- Topology
- dual-path-wan-edge
Single-Area OSPFv2 for IPv4
Form real OSPF neighbor relationships and verify dynamic route exchange in a small IPv4 topology.
- Focus
- ospf • dynamic routing • ipv4
- Topology
- three-router-area-0
Single-Area OSPFv3 for IPv6
Repeat the OSPF workflow in IPv6 so the learner sees what actually changes and what stays the same.
- Focus
- ospfv3 • ipv6 • dynamic routing
- Topology
- three-router-ipv6-area-0
First-Hop Redundancy with HSRP
Give hosts a redundant default gateway instead of a single obvious point of failure.
- Focus
- hsrp • default gateway redundancy • campus routing
- Topology
- dual-gateway-lan
DHCPv4 Server and Relay
Serve addresses to local and remote VLANs while keeping the DHCP service centralized.
- Focus
- dhcp • relay • services
- Topology
- central-dhcp-server
NAT Overload for Internet Edge Access
Translate private client traffic to a shared outside address using PAT on the edge router.
- Focus
- nat • pat • edge routing
- Topology
- inside-to-outside-edge
NTP and Syslog for Operational Consistency
Make device logs trustworthy enough to support troubleshooting and incident review.
- Focus
- ntp • syslog • operations
- Topology
- management-services-segment
SNMP Monitoring Basics
Expose enough telemetry for a monitoring station to read device state in a lab-safe way.
- Focus
- snmp • monitoring • operations
- Topology
- device-and-monitor-station
Standard ACL for Management Plane Restrictions
Restrict who can manage the device without touching data-plane forwarding yet.
- Focus
- acl • management security • vty
- Topology
- management-and-user-subnets
Extended ACL for Application-Aware Traffic Control
Filter traffic with enough precision to allow one use case and deny another intentionally.
- Focus
- extended acl • traffic filtering • security
- Topology
- server-and-client-segments
Switch Port Security on User Access Ports
Lock user-facing switchports down so random endpoint swaps are visible and controllable.
- Focus
- port security • switch hardening • access layer
- Topology
- single-access-switch
Wired/Wireless Edge Segmentation Mock Lab
A pragmatic bridge between access switching and basic wireless segmentation without pretending the full enterprise wireless stack belongs in a tiny CCNA lab.
- Focus
- wireless • vlans • edge design
- Topology
- small-office-edge
IPv6 SLAAC and DHCPv6 Address Assignment Patterns
See how IPv6 clients actually learn addresses and default gateways under different first-hop settings.
- Focus
- ipv6 • slaac • dhcpv6 • ra
- Topology
- ipv6-client-segment
REST API and JSON Network Inventory Proof-of-Concept
A lightweight automation lab that stays honest about scope: practical enough to touch JSON and API workflow without pretending full production automation exists in this repo.
- Focus
- automation • json • api • inventory
- Topology
- single-workstation-mock-api