Do Labs

Whatever method you chose for building hands-on CLI skills, take some time to review and do some labs to practice the commands. At this point, you should have thought about configuration quite a bit, whether in a Simulator, on real gear, or even just as paper exercises. While it might be impractical to repeat every lab, make it a point to practice any commands and features for which you feel a little unsure about the topics from your review of the mind maps. Make sure to review lab exercises on the major topics in Table 30-7.

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Table 30-7 Lab Checklist

One great way to practice is to use the Pearson Network Simulator (the Sim) at pearsonitcertification.com/networksimulator ...

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