Part 1 · Week 5

Routing Tables and OSPF Basics

What you must be able to do by the end of this week is listed below. Complete lessons, labs, interactive tools, and the assessment checkpoint.

Day-by-day plan

Read routing tables fluently and configure single-area OSPFv2

5 study days · ~9h 15m total · most sessions target ~90 minutes

~9h 15m/week5 days

Key topics

show ip routeAD & metricsOSPF neighborsOSPF verification

Videos

Interactive tools

Practice

Complete lesson: Reading show ip route — score 8/10 on trainer reading mode.

Quick review

Decode route codes C, S, O, and D at CCNA level (O only required for exam).

Week checkpoint

Pass Part 1 Final Gate — 15 routing-table scenarios including OSPF entries.

Suggested practice

Routing table gate at /tools/routing-table/gate

Week objectives

  • Interpret show ip route output
  • Understand route codes, AD, and metrics
  • Understand basic single-area OSPFv2

Lessons

Training videos

Jeremy's IT Lab lectures (also embedded in lessons) plus supplemental videos from the Free CCNA 200-301 course playlist. Watch in order or jump to the topic you are studying.

Jeremy's IT Lab

Dynamic Routing, AD & Floating Static (Day 24)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

Routing Fundamentals (Day 11 part 1)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

Static Routing (Day 11 part 2)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

OSPF Part 1 (Day 26)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

Lesson pages embed Jeremy's IT Lab videos inline. Supplemental David Bombal videos from the linked playlist appear here and in matching lessons — all credited to their respective channels.

Interactive tools

Labs & review

Labs

Lab content coming in Phase 2/3

Assessment

Quiz coming soon — original concept-based questions only.

Part 1 Final Gate

15 routing-table scenarios covering LPM, AD tiebreaks, and connected routes.