57 hands-on VLAN scenarios you build in your own Cisco Modeling Labs instance and grade against the answer key. Focused VLAN configuration and troubleshooting practice for CCNA and CCNP.
Hands-on CCNA VLAN and trunking lab: assign access ports by interface range, build and harden 802.1Q trunks, set a dedicated native VLAN, correct a misassigned user port, and verify VLAN membership. Includes a cross-switch path with a router-on-a-stick gateway, tests from real hosts, and troubleshooting of trunk allow-lists and native VLAN mismatches.
Hands-on CCNA lab to practice creating VLANs on a single Layer-2 switch and assigning access ports. You will segment a flat network into two VLANs, place hosts into the right VLAN, and verify that intra-VLAN pings succeed while inter-VLAN pings fail (no routing present). Includes realistic verification and troubleshooting.
Hands-on CCNA campus switching lab with two Layer-2 switches and three VLANs (Users 10, Servers 20, Management 99) extended over a single 802.1Q trunk. Learners deploy VLANs and access ports, harden the trunk (native VLAN 999, explicit allow-list, nonegotiate), and validate isolation. The lab ships with a trunk-carried outage: VLAN 10 traffic reaches its gateway successfully, but VLAN 20 traffic does not. You will diagnose from end hosts, confirm switch states, and correct the trunk so that same-VLAN traffic to the gateway SVI succeeds while inter-VLAN forwarding remains absent.
Build and verify an 802.1Q trunk between two access switches that cleanly transports VLAN 10 end-to-end while intentionally pruning VLAN 20. You will configure access ports, create VLANs, set a hardened dot1Q trunk with a non-default native VLAN, and validate host reachability and isolation from endpoints.
Implement VLANs, 802.1Q trunking, router-on-a-stick inter-VLAN routing, and access-layer port security on a compact branch network with two access switches and two endpoints. You will configure segmentation (VLANs 10, 20, 99), hardened trunks with a dedicated native VLAN 999, Layer 3 gateways on a core router, and sticky MAC port security on user-facing ports. Verify end-to-end reachability and remediate common misconfigurations like missing allowed VLANs, native VLAN mismatches, and unauthorized endpoint moves.
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Hands-on CCNA Layer 2 switching lab: build VLANs, access ports, hardened 802.1Q trunks, and basic port-security across two access switches and an L2 core. Verify segmentation end-to-end from real hosts and practice troubleshooting native-VLAN and port/VLAN mismatches.
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Hands-on CCNA lab: build VLANs for Sales and Engineering, implement 802.1Q trunks with a hardened native VLAN, assign access ports, and apply sticky MAC port-security on access interfaces. The design uses a compact, realistic branch topology with a router-on-a-stick gateway, a distribution L2 switch, one access L2 switch, and two end hosts. Students deploy, verify, and troubleshoot VLAN reachability, trunk integrity, and port-security violations.
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Configure a compact branch LAN with router-on-a-stick inter-VLAN routing, two access switches, and two user VLANs. Implement VLANs, 802.1Q trunks with a hardened native VLAN, secure user-facing ports with port-security, and verify end-to-end reachability from the hosts. Includes realistic troubleshooting of VLAN assignment, trunk allow-lists, and port-security violations.
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Build and harden a small branch campus Layer 2 network with a distribution switch and two access switches. Implement VLANs, trunking, and basic port security, then verify from the end hosts and troubleshoot common L2 mistakes.
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