Cisco CCNP class showing for 8th graders

[yamanx]

I was appointed as the person to show the little 8th graders what our Cisco CCNA and CCNP classes are all about.

I need some router configs I can put on some 2600s or some Cat 2950.

I just need some idea's anything will work! Thanks!

[smorris]

I was appointed as the person to show the little 8th graders what our Cisco CCNA and CCNP classes are all about.

I need some router configs I can put on some 2600s or some Cat 2950.

I just need some idea's anything will work! Thanks!

There are plenty of sample configurations throughout Cisco's web site, or in the Documentation CD (www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm) that may do well for you.

I would be concerned about this kind of post though... If you are merely sampling the configurations, then cut/paste. If you are truly an Academy and training the students to be CCNAs, then I would suggest not getting into configuration that is above your own level of understanding.

Kinda like any other subject, it's generally not cool if/when the students know more than you do. Keep things in line, keep the class managed and go from there.

I do training at the CCIE level, so my classes are a touch different in terms of the level and breadth of coverage, but it's still a struggle at times to keep things on track and not go off on too many tangents.

But if you are doing CCENT/ICND type training, I would concentrate on the technologies in those classes and build from there. Much like real-life networks, building in a layered format will be good for the learning rather than trying to simply slap on a config and say "look at this"!!

Just my two cents.

Scott
smorris@ipexpert.com

[smorris]

I was appointed as the person to show the little 8th graders what our Cisco CCNA and CCNP classes are all about.

I need some router configs I can put on some 2600s or some Cat 2950.

I just need some idea's anything will work! Thanks!

There are plenty of sample configurations throughout Cisco's web site, or in the Documentation CD (www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm) that may do well for you.

I would be concerned about this kind of post though... If you are merely sampling the configurations, then cut/paste. If you are truly an Academy and training the students to be CCNAs, then I would suggest not getting into configuration that is above your own level of understanding.

Kinda like any other subject, it's generally not cool if/when the students know more than you do. Keep things in line, keep the class managed and go from there.

I do training at the CCIE level, so my classes are a touch different in terms of the level and breadth of coverage, but it's still a struggle at times to keep things on track and not go off on too many tangents.

But if you are doing CCENT/ICND type training, I would concentrate on the technologies in those classes and build from there. Much like real-life networks, building in a layered format will be good for the learning rather than trying to simply slap on a config and say "look at this"!!

Just my two cents.

Scott
smorris@ipexpert.com

[famosbrown]

GroundZero might be able to give some samples, but I don't think you should be showing little 8th graders anything about Cisco CCNA or CCNP if you can't come up with your own sample code.

Do you know Cisco? What is this for? Don't be surprised if there are a FEW little 8th graders that know Cisco and start calling you out or asking you questions about the code/technology that they know, but you don't.

I just want to make sure that you are prepared for showing technology to middle school kids about to hit High School...they are alot smarter and have more access to technology material than some of us did when we were little 8th graders .

[GroundZero3]

If you are teaching the class for CCNA/CCNP shouldn't you be able to make up your own samples? That doesn't make sense at all to me.

If you are gonna introduce them to networking/cisco and they have no experience with the CCNA then they have no business even looking at the CCNP stuff. I'm studying for my CCNP right now and its pretty tough. Start off with some basic networking stuff just to get them comfortable.

[usslindstrom]

GZ3 is quoted for truth here.

A local HS here has Cisco courses, and when the students finish the 2 year course they go to a local testing center and take the CCNA.

But in all honesty, I realize that there are many 8th graders that might be very fluent in Routing / Switching terminology. But (as required in the curriculum for CCNP) - are you going to have those 14 year olds configuring BGP routes, OSPF Tunnels, etc?

Or am I reading your post wrong? - Is this just a "carreer day" thing that you need to throw together to get the kids interested in networking?

[GroundZero3]

uss this post is over a year old

[usslindstrom]

good gawd - that's the 2ND time today that I rez'd an old thread. I'm completely out of it. uggg. Sorry.