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You can download GNS3 forfree from but you‟ll have to supply the IOS image yourself. This is an emulator that runs the Cisco IOSsoftware but you can only emulate routers no switches. If you want to master the CCNA exam you‟ll haveto do two things: Read this book so you learn about all the different protocols and understand thetheory.Implement your knowledge by configuring these protocols on our routers andswitches.So what equipment should you get?For most of the labs you can use GNS3. Lab Equipment“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax” Abraham LincolnBefore we are going to start on our networking journey we will take a look at thenetworking equipment that you will need. Network and Port address Translation (NAT & PAT). Ethernet: Dominating your LAN for over 30 years. If you have any questions or comments about this book, please let me com – René Molenaar of 466 You‟ll learn more by actively working on the equipment compared to justpassive reading.Enjoy reading my book and good luck getting your CCNA certification!P.S. Boot up GNS3 and/or your switches and configure the examples I‟m showing youby yourself.
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If you are reading this book on yourcomputer I highly suggest you download “Xmind” which you can get for free here: you are new to mindmapping, check out “Appendix A – How to create mindmaps” at theend of this book where I show you how I do it.I also highly recommend you to follow me along when I‟m demonstrating the configurationexamples. Notes are just lists with random information while mindmapsshow the relationship between the different items. When I‟m teaching I always advise students to createmindmaps instead of notes. If you see a term or concept inbold it‟s something you should remember / write down and make sure you understand itsince its core knowledge for your CCNA!One last thing before we get started. I created this bookto give you a compact guide which will provide you the answer to what and why to help youmaster the CCNA exam.I have tried to put all the important keywords in bold. Even if you have all the commands youstill need to understand what and why you are typing these commands. The problem with networking is that you need to know whatyou are doing before you can configure anything. How to Master CCNAIntroductionOne of the things I do in life is work as a Cisco Certified System Instructor (CCSI) and afterteaching CCNA for a few years I‟ve learned which topics people find difficult to understand.This is the reason I created where I offer free Cisco labs and videos tohelp people learn networking.

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