Self learning Cisco? Is it possible?

Why not – with so many resource in internet like Blog, tutorials, video, wiki, forum etc will help newbie like me. After see many term like CCNA, CCIE, frame relay etc that I don’t know in networking field I found that Cisco is the answer, Cisco have standard and their certification is needed in related networking job. I’m just chemical engineer who wanna learn about networking so I need to list useful link to help me learning Cisco.

No intention to take certification for now but who knows I’ll take one some day Since I’m very very new in learning Cisco I try to list useful link I found and will update the list on demand.

Learning On Demand rules

1. About Cisco From Wikipedia

Cisco Systems, Inc.NASDAQ: CSCO, SEHK: 4333) is a global company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, that designs and sells networking and communications technology and services under four brands: Cisco, Linksys, WebEx and Scientific Atlanta. Initially, Cisco manufactured only enterprise multi-protocol routers, but today Cisco’s products can be found everywhere from the living room to the enterprise to service provider networks. Cisco’s vision is “Changing the Way We Live, Work, Play and Learn.” Cisco’s current tagline is “Welcome to the human network.”.

2. Certification On Cisco From Wikipedia

• 1 Associate Certifications
  • 1.1 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • 1.2 Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
• 2 Professional Certifications
  • 2.1 Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
  • 2.2 Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
  • 2.3 Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
  • 2.4 Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)
  • 2.5 Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
  • 2.6 Recertification
• 3 Expert-level certifications: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
  • 3.1 CCIE Routing & Switching
  • 3.2 CCIE Security
  • 3.3 CCIE Service Provider
  • 3.4 CCIE Voice
  • 3.5 CCIE Storage Networking

3. Start Learning On Certification Level

>>>> CCNA

CCNA 1, Intro to Networking, Networking Fundamentals, Networking Media, Cable Testing, Cabling LANs and WANs, Ethernet Fundamentals, Ethernet Technologies, Ethernet Switching, TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing, Routing Fundamentals, TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers

CCNA 2, WANs and Routers, Intro to Routers, Configuring a Router, Learning about Other Devices, Managing Cisco IOS Software, Routing and Routing Protocols, Distance Vector Routing Protocols, TCP/IP Suite Error and Control Messages, Basic Router Troubleshooting, Intermediate TCP/IP, TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers

CCNA 3, Intro to Classless Routing, Intro to Single Area OSPF, Intro to EIGRP, Switching Concepts, Switches, Switch Configuration, Spanning-Tree Protocol, Virtual LANs, VLAN Trunking Protocol

CCNA 4, Scaling IP Addresses, WAN, PPP, ISDN,Frame Relay, Intro to Network Administration

>>>> CCNP

CCNP 1, Overvew of Scalable Networks, Advanced IP Management, Routing Overview, RIP v2,EIGRP, Single Area OSPF, Multi-Area OSPF,IS-IS,Route Optimization Part 1,,Route Optimization-Part 2, BGP-Part 1, BGP-Part 2,The Routing Table

CCNP 2, Wide-Area Networks,Modems and Asynch. Dialup Connections, PPP Overview, ISDN and DDR, Dialer Profiles, Frame Relay, Managing Frame Relay Traffic, WAN Backup, Queuing and Compression, Scaling IP Addresses with NAT, Using AAA Scale Access Control, Broadband Connections, Virtual Private Networks

CCNP 3, Spanning Tree Protocol, InterVLAN Routing, Redundancy, AVVID, QoS, Securing MLS Networks, VLAN Maps, Transparent LAN Services

4. Simulator

1. Semsim
2. Boson
3. Cisco 7200 Simulator (Dynamips), Dynagen (Dynamips front-end)
4. VNUML (VNUML is aimed to help in testing network applications and services over complex testbeds made of several nodes (even tenths) and networks inside one Linux machine, without involving the investment and management complexity needed to create them using real equipment)
5. Gns-3, The gns-3 project main goal is to develop a graphical user interface (GUI) for the network simulator ns-3 and using an IOS emulator – Install Steps in Windows XP
   
6. VirtualPod
7. CertExams
8. Routersim
9. MIMIC Virtual Lab CCNA
10. Networksims

5. Video Tutorial around Cisco, Dynamips and Dynagen

1. Cisco – Dynamips simple hub configuration
2. Cisco – Dynamips (Router Emulation Software) Installation Tutorial
3. Cisco – Dynagen / Dynamips Basic T1 Configuration
4. Cisco – Dynamips with Microsoft Loopback Interface
5. Cisco – Dynamips Virtual Wan with Ethernet Connectivity
6. Cisco – Dynamips and Dynagen install on Linux
7. Dynamips – Router emulation lab with a 3640 IOS image
8. Dynagen – Using putty for Console access
9. Cisco – Session Logging with Hyperterminal
10. Cisco – How to enable ssh on a router
11. Cisco – Automatic configuration backup
12. Cisco – Replace the configuration on a running router
13. Cisco – Config diff command
14. Cisco – AAA local authentication
15. PEMU – Cisco Pix Emulator on Windows
16. PEMU – Cisco Pix Emulator on Linux
17. Cisco – Router Time, DST and NTP configuration
18. Cisco AAA login authentication with Radius (MS IAS)
19. Cisco IOS – Run exec commands from config mode with ‘do’
20. IOS on PC
21. How to load an IOS image
22. Frame-Relay setup
23. Cisco SDM Config
24. Simple Frame Relay
25. Frame Relay Tutorial
26. Config cisco routers such as a VPN server
27. Config Cisco Routers for Call Manager
28. Dynamips and Linux ethernet interface
29. Dynamips with Linux loopback (tap) interface
30. How to configure nat overload (pat)
31. Cisco-automatic configuration Backup

6. Video Training around Networking

1. TCP/IP Fundamentals Training Videos (This series of videos on TCPIP Fundamentals, by Scott Skinger, is the perfect primer for an IT newbie or an excellent review of important TCPIP concepts for the seasoned IT pro. Topics covered include TCPIP theory, assigning static/dynamic IP addresses, components of an IP Address, configuring subnet masks, public/private IP addresses, IP address planning, calculating binary numbers, configuring the default gateway and more)
2. Network Components (Network+ Training – Network Components, by Chris Bryant, teaches you all about the important devices that make up a computer network. Topics covered include repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, network cards, firewalls and proxy servers. You will learn how a switch operates, the benefits of using a switch over a hub/bridge and much more)
3. Cisco routing and switching (Cisco CCNA – Lan Switching,Troubleshooting – Physical & Data Link Layer,Troubleshooting – Frame Relay)

7. Cisco IOS

• Unzip/Uncompress Cisco IOS in Windows XP
• Simple way to find Cisco IOS
• Top ten Cisco IOS tips
• How to Upgrade IOS on a Cisco Router
• Understanding the IOS File Name Convention
• Hints and Tips Before Upgrading the IOS of a Cisco Router
• Show active IOS processes
• Type 7 decryption in Cisco IOS

8. Cisco Tips and Tricks

1. Cisco Routers and Switches: Tools, Tips and Tricks You Never Knew
2. The Coolest Cisco Links of All
3. BGP quick tips
4. How to Setup a VLAN on a Cisco Switch
5. Configure Vlan on Vmware and Dynamips : step by step
6. How to use the OSI Model to Troubleshoot Networks

9.  Sample Config & Guide

1. One router, NAT to 2 ISPs
2. Cisco 1760-V SRST & POTS w/notes
3. Cisco 2651XM-V SRST & PRI w/notes
4. Cisco 5500 Catalyst Switch
5. Cisco PIX 520 Firewall ver 6.3
6. Sample Configuration for BGP with Two Different Service Providers (Multihoming)
7. Sample Configuration Using the ip nat outside source list Command
8. Guide to Cisco Router Configuration
9. Sample Configuration for BGP with Two Different Service
10. Cisco 801 ISDN calling an ISP with one way CHAP authentication and NAT
11. Async Dial Back Example
12. Back-to-Back Frame Relay
13. Using the Border Gateway Protocol for Interdomain Routing
14. CCIE Voice Home lab with Dynamips/VMware
15. CallManager Express and Dynamips

10. Free Cisco Lab

1. FreeCiscoLab
2. Firewall CX
3. Cisco Lab For Free

11. Forum

• 7200emu.hacki.at
• Cisco Forum
• CiscoHQ
• CIscoSim
• VelocityReviews
• internetworkexpert
• routerie
• Sadikhov
• networking-forum

12. CCIE  Blog ( journey to become CCIE day by day)

• Becoming A CCIE
• A Networker Blog
• I Should Have Gone With Cisco
• My CCIE Training Guide
• Cisco Learning Blog
• Mysecretofsuccess’s Weblog
• IT Leak
• Bitbucket Blog
• CCIE Candidate
• CCIE Pursuit
• Himawan Nugroho
  

13. GNS3 Related Tutorials

• GNS3 Graphical router emulation software
• How to use Putty for console access
• How to integrate a Microsoft Loopback interface with GNS3
• How to build an Internet Lab
  
• Installation Tutorial for Linux
• How to configure a GRE/IPSec VPN – Part 1
• How to configure a GRE/IPSec VPN – Part 2

14. Cheatsheet (by PacketLife) Download All Cheatsheet

• Procotocols : BGP ver 1.0, EIGRP 1.1, Ipsec, IPV4, IPV6, IS-IS, OSPF, SPanning Tree
• Reference : Common Ports, Subnetting
• Syntax : Markdown, MediaWiki
• Technologies : MPLS, QoS, Vlans
• Misc : Cisco IOS version, Physical Terminations

15. Others :

• Lab topology for your ccna,ccnp,ccie or just playing around (Collection of Lab Topology)
• Routerlabs for Cisco Simulator (collection of lab topology too)
• Lab 2, Modelling the CCNA Topology
• Ideal CCNA Lab Setup
• Best CCNP Lab? Part II
• Beginner Howto (using dynamips, formerly in wikipedia)
• Dynamips and dynagen on usb drive, windows
• Become CCIE with simulator
• How to install Dynamips/Dynagen in Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty fawn)
• VNUML and Dynamips/Dynagen mixed scenario
• Linux Live CD of Dynamips/Dynagen (Virtualpod)
• VNUML Live DVD
• Routers, Switches & Firewalls – Learn how they are different
• Poor Man’s Guide to Building a CCIE Lab
• How to  run a virtual pod
• Dynagen Tutorial, very useful to learn how dynamips and dynagen work
• Thebryantadvantage, daily free questions to help you earn your CCNA, CCNP, Network+, A+, and Security+ certifcations
• Using Dynamips for CCIE Lab Preparation on Mac OS X
• Compiling Dynamips on (Intel) Mac
• Router-How To List
• Current Hardware supported by Dynamips
• CCIE Voice Home lab with Dynamips/VMware
• Vyatta, the easy tutorial
• Quagga, the easy tutorial
• Basic MPLS VPN (pdf)
• Simple MPLS VPN tutorial (pdf)
• Five routers on your laptop
• RIP multicast updates are sent with TTL of 2

Have useful link to share?, please let me know

Last Update : August 6 2008

Related Reading:

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802

CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (Exam 640-802), Third Edition (Containing ICND1 and ICND2 Second Edition Exam Certification Guides)

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802

Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) Foundation Learning Guide: Foundation learning for the ROUTE 642-902 Exam (Self-Study Guide)

CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guide)

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