Hands-On Lab Workshop: Cisco Networking – Configuring EIGRP

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Event Overview

Join us for an immersive, hands-on networking workshop focused on configuring and optimizing the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) within Cisco environments. This lab walks participants through core routing concepts, neighbor adjacency formation, metric calculation, and essential EIGRP configuration steps used in real-world deployments. You will examine how EIGRP selects efficient paths, balances traffic, manages convergence, and ensures reliable internal network performance. Whether building foundational routing skills or preparing for Cisco certification, this guided workshop provides the practical, scenario-based experience needed to confidently implement and troubleshoot EIGRP at scale.

Featured Speakers

Nick Thomae

World Wide Technology

Tech Solutions Arch I, ATC

Nick joined World Wide Technology in 2017 with background experience in network security and administration. During his time at WWT, Nick has gaine...

Brandon Swagman

World Wide Technology

Sr Mgr, ATC Delivery

I am part of WWT’s Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Solution Development team focused on infrastructure technologies. We create and sustain high-qu...

What to expect

This Lab Workshop will cover the following topics:

Introduction to EIGRP fundamentals including protocol behavior, metric components, and packet types.
Configuration exercises to establish neighbor adjacencies, explore routing and topology tables, and verify EIGRP operations.
Troubleshooting activities to identify and resolve adjacency failures, metric inconsistencies, and route selection issues.
Hands-on experience inside a Cisco virtual lab environment with step-by-step guided instruction.
Interactive Q&A opportunities with WWT experts to reinforce learning and explore advanced scenarios.

Goals and Objectives

Learn to configure EIGRP in a Cisco network environment with practical, scenario-based steps. Understand how EIGRP forms adjacencies, calculates metrics, and builds routing and topology tables. Gain confidence verifying and troubleshooting EIGRP behavior during live exercises. Explore best practices for designing scalable, efficient, and resilient enterprise routing architectures. Strengthen overall networking proficiency through guided, hands-on application of EIGRP concepts.

Who should attend?

Network engineers Routing and switching specialists IT professionals seeking to build Cisco networking expertise Students pursuing CCNA or CCNP-level routing knowledge Anyone looking to strengthen practical routing protocol skills No prior EIGRP experience required; suitable for all skill levels.