CCNA and More

Oh man! Ad-blocking software has been detected! :'(

This website is run by the community, for the community... and it needs advertisements in order to keep running. Blocking our ads means your killing our stats!
Please disable your ad-block, or become a premium member to hide all advertisements and this notice.

Hello all

It's been a while since I last posted. (Over a year) I got my A+ and Network+ under my belt, got a job as a help desk support at an ISP, low income at the moment although I do see a career progression path if I gain knowledge and experience.

I am looking at doing the CCNA certification shortly and have purchased books I have seen recommended here on this forum, but the going is tough.

I think this is going to need something extra and have decided that going on a course is probably the best course of action. I have been looking at a couple of options, on-line and classroom based. I wondered if anyone can recommend any particular training company, I am closest to London

Many thanks

 

Oh man! Ad-blocking software has been detected! :'(

This website is run by the community, for the community... and it needs advertisements in order to keep running. Blocking our ads means your killing our stats!
Please disable your ad-block, or become a premium member to hide all advertisements and this notice.

I used CommSupport who do have a base in London :

http://www.commsupport.co.uk/

Budget, no frills training but you are taught how the stuff works rather than just cramming you through the exam. Well worth it IMHO

 

Personally i wouldn't recommend a training class at all. I have heard http://www.commsupport.co.uk/ are good though.

 

I have come across commsupport on the net and they seem to talk the talk, although I have not had the chance to go to their training centre to see the setup.

I am quite dubious of the "cheaper" training companies after I went to see one in North London a couple of weeks ago and they had 7 people packed into a really small dark room. No thanks, they were cheap and looked cheap.

I am also thinking of purchasing a labsim, any recommendations, I understand from a few people that Boson is ok

 

^ if i were you i would buy some real kit rather than sims. I spent £250 on all the kit i'll need for CCNA. go on ebay and search for CCNA lab kits. I got 3 routers and 2 switche for £250, can't argue with that.

 

£250, I suppose. I have seen the CCNA lab kits sold on ebay

Is there any particular model of router or switch I need to look out for

I see that the most common routers are 2610 routers and 2900 switches.

 

^ thats the ones you want mate.

 

Ok, right

I have just spoken to commsupport, the guy on the phone seemed nice enough.

He suggested that I attend the free day training session that they run and to take it from there. He made it clear that I need to know the OSI model and the TCP/IP model before I went on one of their ccna courses and that those are some of the concepts that are taught on the day.

I have put my name down for it. it's free and I might even learn something

 

Best of luck, you should be ok with them

 

Hi,
Iam also considering doing the CCNA and have struggled to find a suitable provider in London within my budget!! I cant afford to fork out a lot and of course have been doing self study.I am curious to know which company you visited in London with the "small dark room" so that I can mark them off my list.

 

^ Why do you feel you need a TP?

 

Hi, I need a TP because there a few topics that have been added to the new CCNA that I'd like to get the benefit of a capable and patient instructor to go over with me. Like i said I have done quiet a bit of self study and used Packet tracer for my labs.I would like to get my hands on practise with some real kit in the classroom.My budget is limited but I want to make sure I get through the exam ASAP.

 

^ why not spend that money on real kit you can play with yourself?

 

Don't forget m8 that self study is not for everyone. I found the course extremely useful and you pick up so much extra info off an instructor.