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Free CCNA & CCNP Training Videos
Real lessons and full lab walkthroughs recorded by CISNET instructor Mani Poopal (2x CCIE). Watch how we teach before you enroll, or use the labs to sharpen your own practice.
Every video below is free on the CISNET YouTube channel, taught by the same instructor who leads our live courses.
Start with CCNA
Course introductions, exam strategy, and the IP addressing and subnetting foundations every CCNA candidate needs first.
CCNA (200-301) Live Online Classes at CISNET
What CISNET's live, instructor-led CCNA 200-301 training looks like, and how students from Canada and the US join the online classes.
7 min
Introduction to the CCNA Course
A full walkthrough of the CCNA 200-301 course at CISNET: topics covered, how labs work, and what to expect week by week.
26 min
CCNA Day 1: Router Basics
A real first class from the CCNA course: router components, IOS basics, and your first configuration commands.
1 hr 13 min
How to Pass the Cisco CCNA (200-301) Exam
Exam strategy from a 2x CCIE instructor: how the CCNA 200-301 is structured, where candidates lose marks, and how to prepare.
8 min
Introduction to IP Addressing
IPv4 addressing from zero: address classes, network vs host bits, and the foundation you need before subnetting.
23 min
Introduction to IP Subnetting
Subnetting explained step by step by Mani (2x CCIE): subnet masks, borrowing bits, and solving subnetting questions fast.
26 min
CCNA Lab Walkthroughs
Full routing and services labs recorded from live classes: static routing, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, DHCP, NAT, and IPv6.
CCNA Static Routing Lab
Configure static routes across a multi-router topology and verify reachability, the first routing lab in the CCNA track.
22 min
CCNA RIP Lab
Configure RIP routing, watch route advertisements propagate, and verify the routing table.
17 min
CCNA OSPF Lab
Single-area OSPF from scratch: neighbor adjacencies, router IDs, and verifying OSPF routes in the table.
28 min
CCNA EIGRP Lab
Configure EIGRP, form neighborships, and understand metrics and successor routes hands-on.
12 min
CCNA BGP Lab
A first look at BGP for CCNA students: establishing a peering session and advertising networks.
11 min
CCNA DHCP and NAT Lab
Configure a router as a DHCP server and set up NAT so private hosts reach the internet, two exam-critical services in one lab.
27 min
IPv6 Class Lab
IPv6 addressing and configuration in practice: address types, interface config, and verification.
29 min
CCNP and Advanced Labs
Professional-level switching and routing labs: STP, VLANs and EtherChannel, HSRP, BGP, redistribution, MPLS VPN, and VRF.
CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR and ENARSI) Overview
What the CCNP Enterprise path covers, how ENCOR and ENARSI fit together, and who should take them after CCNA.
8 min
Spanning Tree Protocol Class
A full STP class: root bridge election, port roles, and why loops break networks without it.
35 min
VLAN, VTP, Trunking and EtherChannel Lab
Layer 2 in one lab: VLANs, VTP domains, trunk negotiation, and bundling links with EtherChannel.
24 min
HSRP Switching Lab
First-hop redundancy with HSRP: active/standby election, preemption, and failover testing.
20 min
SVI vs Routed Port Lab
Inter-VLAN routing two ways on a multilayer switch, and when to choose an SVI over a routed port.
24 min
Advanced Switching Lab
A long-form switching lab combining VLANs, trunking, STP tuning, and redundancy features end to end.
50 min
OSPF Lab (CCNP/CCIE)
Multi-area OSPF at professional depth: area types, LSAs, and route summarization in a large topology.
1 hr 2 min
EIGRP Lab (CCNP/CCIE)
Advanced EIGRP: metrics, load balancing, summarization, and tuning beyond the CCNA basics.
33 min
Named EIGRP Lab (CCNP/CCIE)
Named-mode EIGRP configuration, the address-family syntax tested at the professional level.
30 min
BGP Lab 1
eBGP peering fundamentals for CCNP: neighbor statements, advertising networks, and path verification.
25 min
BGP Lab 2
iBGP and eBGP together: full-mesh requirements, next-hop-self, and troubleshooting session states.
27 min
BGP Lab 3
BGP path manipulation: local preference, MED, and AS-path prepending to control traffic flow.
40 min
Internet BGP 101
How BGP actually runs the internet: autonomous systems, peering, and what a real route table looks like.
20 min
Route Redistribution Lab
Redistribute between OSPF and EIGRP safely: metrics, route tagging, and avoiding routing loops.
33 min
MPLS VPN Lab (CCNP/CCIE)
Build a service-provider MPLS L3VPN: VRFs, MP-BGP, and label switching across the core.
44 min
VRF Lite Lab
Segment one physical router into isolated routing tables with VRF Lite, no MPLS required.
17 min
DHCP, NTP and GRE Lab
Three infrastructure services in one lab: DHCP relay, time sync with NTP, and GRE tunneling.
30 min
CompTIA
Where to start if you are brand new to IT.
CompTIA A+ Certification Introduction
Why CompTIA A+ is the standard entry point into IT and what the CISNET A+ course covers.
5 min
Lab Setup
Get Cisco Packet Tracer installed so you can follow along with every lab above.
Packet Tracer Install Steps (2023)
Current steps to download and install Cisco Packet Tracer so you can build every lab on this page.
4 min
How to Install Packet Tracer from Cisco
Registering with Cisco Networking Academy and installing Packet Tracer, walked through click by click.
9 min
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