Well my work lent me a Cisco 2960 switch to study with while I'm working on my certs. So I'm playing around with it just to get a feel outside simulators and then see if I can maybe configure it for an upcoming LAN party.
Hey hey, Cisco buddy! Going for the CCENT/CCNA? If you haven't checked out CBT Nuggets or the Cisco exam study guides, I can't recommend them enough - Lammle's book was incredibly useful for both exams.
Ahaha, nice. I hadn't even considered looking into a subreddit for those exams, perhaps I should consider the community factor in the future. For CCENT, OSPF was my largest obstacle - it probably made up about 20% of the questions on my exam. As long as you know your show commands, how to recover a password, and the basics of OSPF, you'll cruise through the CCENT. Best of luck, and if you have any questions, feel free to ping me. :)