The only Cisco approved lab companion for use within the Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 1 and 2 curriculum Maps to revised 3. 0 Web-based curriculum Additional chapters on difficult topics for further hands-on practice More coverage of Cabling and VLSM than previous edition For use within the CCNA 1 and 2 courses in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. There are currently over 130,000 students in the US enrolled in the CCNA through the Networking Academy. The revised CCNA 3. 0 will be available in the late spring 2003. The Lab Companion will map directly to the new curriculum and include additional labs for more hands-on training. The additional labs go beyond the online curriculum on more difficult topics, such as cabling and VLSM. The Lab Companion also maps directly with the corresponding Companion Guide textbook and there are references throughout where the Companion Guide is noted. The authors are the developers of the web-based curriculum for the Cisco Networking Academy Program. The developers and authors of this book have extensive teaching backgrounds and are experts in the online learning environment.