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No more excuses. A focused, free CCNA journey from May to August 2026 — with NetworkChuck & Jeremy Cioara guiding the way through livestreams and community.

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I think it's finally time to get your CCNA. And I want to help.Starting in May, we are opening up our CCNA course to those who are serious — for FREE. It will be a focused CCNA journey from May to August. Me and Jeremy Cioara will be helping you along the way with livestreams and community.No more excuses. It's time to get serious.This is going to be the summer that you get your CCNA.

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#SummerOfCCNA

16 Weeks

May 4 through August 23. Every week mapped to a specific CCNA domain. Structured, focused, no fluff.

Completely Free

NetworkChuck and Jeremy Cioara are opening up the full CCNA course at no cost. Livestreams, community, and guided study.

Exam Ready

Cisco 200-301. ~100 questions, 120 minutes, $330. By August you'll be ready to sit and pass.

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LIVE STATUS

STATUS

Pre-Course

STARTS IN

11d

PROGRESS

0%

EXAM

200-301

The Journey

16 WEEKS · MAY – AUG 2026

Every week is mapped to a CCNA exam domain. Follow the schedule, do the labs, show up to the livestreams. By week 16, you're ready for the exam.

WKTopicDomain
01Network Fundamentals ID1
02Network Fundamentals IID1
03Subnetting Deep DiveD1
04Network Access & VLANsD2
05Spanning Tree & EtherChannelD2
06Wireless FundamentalsD2
07IP Routing ConceptsD3
08Static Routing & OSPFD3
09OSPF Deep Dive & FHRPD3
10IP Services (NAT, DHCP, DNS, NTP)D4
11QoS, SNMP & SyslogD4
12Security FundamentalsD5
13ACLs & Layer 2 SecurityD5
14Automation & ProgrammabilityD6
15REST APIs & Config MgmtD6
16Full Review & Practice ExamALL

What You'll Master

6 EXAM DOMAINS

The CCNA 200-301 covers six domains. Each one weighted differently on the exam. Know what matters most.

20%Weeks 1–3

Network Fundamentals

D1
  • Routers, switches, APs, firewalls, controllers, endpoints, servers, PoE
  • Topology architectures — two-tier, three-tier, spine-leaf, WAN, SOHO, cloud
  • Cabling — single-mode & multimode fiber, copper, PoE standards
  • TCP vs UDP, IPv4 & IPv6, subnetting, private addresses
  • Wireless — SSID, RF, encryption, channels, WLC
  • Switching — MAC learning, frame switching, ARP table
  • Virtualization — VMs, virtual switches, hypervisors
20%Weeks 4–6

Network Access

D2
  • VLANs — access ports, trunk ports, 802.1Q, native VLAN, voice VLAN
  • Interswitch connectivity — trunk ports, DTP
  • Discovery protocols — CDP, LLDP
  • EtherChannel — LACP, static, Layer 2/Layer 3
  • Rapid PVST+ — root port, root bridge, port states, PortFast
  • Cisco wireless architectures — AP modes, FlexConnect
  • WLAN config — WLC, WLAN creation, security, QoS profiles
25%Weeks 7–9

IP Connectivity

D3
  • Routing table — prefix, network mask, next hop, AD, metric, gateway of last resort
  • Router forwarding decisions
  • Static routing — default, network, host, floating static
  • OSPFv2 — neighbor adjacencies, point-to-point, broadcast DR/BDR, router ID
  • FHRP — HSRP purpose and operation
10%Weeks 10–11

IP Services

D4
  • NAT — static NAT, PAT, source NAT, inside/outside
  • NTP — client/server mode, configuring NTP
  • DHCP and DNS within a network
  • SNMP v2c, v3 read-only
  • Syslog — facilities, severity levels
  • QoS — classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing, shaping
  • Remote access & site-to-site VPNs (IPsec)
  • TFTP/FTP for device management
15%Weeks 12–13

Security Fundamentals

D5
  • Threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, mitigation
  • User awareness, training, physical access control
  • Device access — local passwords, AAA with TACACS+/RADIUS, 802.1X
  • Password policies — complexity, MFA, certificates, biometrics
  • IPsec VPNs — remote access & site-to-site
  • ACLs — standard, extended, named
  • Layer 2 security — DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, port security
  • Wireless security — WPA, WPA2, WPA3, PSK, EAP, open
10%Weeks 14–15

Automation & Programmability

D6
  • Impact of automation on network management
  • Traditional vs controller-based networking
  • SDN architectures — overlay, underlay, fabric, control/data plane
  • Traditional campus management vs Cisco DNA Center
  • REST APIs — CRUD, HTTP verbs, data encoding
  • Config management — Puppet, Chef, Ansible
  • JSON-encoded data interpretation

Resources

EVERYTHING YOU NEED
FREE COURSE

NetworkChuck Summer of CCNA

The free course. Livestreams, community, and guided study from May to August.

BOOK

Cisco CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide

The definitive study guide — Volume 1 & 2.

LAB

Cisco Packet Tracer

Free network simulation tool for hands-on lab practice.

VIDEO

Jeremy's IT Lab (YouTube)

Free full CCNA video series with Anki flashcards.

EXAM PREP

Boson ExSim

Industry-best CCNA practice exams.

TOOL

Subnetting Practice

Drill subnetting until it's second nature.

The Exam

CISCO 200-301

Exam Code

200-301

Duration

120 min

Questions

~100

Passing Score

~825/1000

Cost

$330 USD

Validity

3 years

Format

MC, drag-drop, sims

Prerequisite

None

This is going to be the summer
that you get your CCNA.

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