CCNA Lab Books
After finishing my first CCNA book, I felt there was something missing from my self-study experience. The book had a few exercises in each chapter, but the exercises tended to revolve around the virtual lab simulator included with the book. What bothered me the most was the the exercises were, just that, exercises.
I have nothing against exercises, it’s just that I wanted a more in-depth experience. While exercises focused only on the topic in the chapter, I was looking more for a book of labs that built on the topics covered in each previous lab.
After looking around, I came to the conclusion that the Cisco Networking Academy Lab Companion books were the best choice. There are two books based around the Cisco Networking Academy courses. The CCNA 1 and 2 Lab Companion starts with the very basics, including cabling (which is something that is valuable if you are unfamiliar with cabling topics). The CCNA 3 and 4 Lab companion goes into more depth, including advanced configuration of CIsco routers and switches.
If you are looking for some labs to go along with your CCNA study, take a look at these books.
