CCNA here I come

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Hi Guys I'm 23 and have been working in the I.T sector for 4 years currently I have no certs but have gained quite alot of knowledge over the years of basic networking and providing 1st line support.

I have decdied to undertake the CCNA then with the intention to follow it up with the CCNP I have contacted the uni and fingers crossed I should be accepted to study for the CCNA.

I am looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead and can't wait to get my hands on with the routers and switches, Before I am due to start the CCNA I may read over network+ resources just to get up to speed on the basics of networking

 

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Best wishes ally and remember you can buy the books and study yourself at your own pace too.

So if the university you're looking to train with is too expensive there is also this option of self study and then you can use the extra cash to buy a router and switch for hands on. Let's know what you do decide as this option is effective and way cheaper as well.

 

If its any help heres how im studying.

I have purchased
From Amazon
* 1 of: CCNA Portable Command Guide (Self-Study Guide)
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* 1 of: CCNA ICND2 Official Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Exams 640-816 and 640-802)
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* 1 of: CCNA Video Mentor: (CCNA Exam 640-802) (Video Mentor)
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* 1 of: CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide (CCENT Exam 640-822 and CCNA Exam 640-802) (Exam Certification Guide)
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From ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110254606274

This arrived yesterday, so has yet to be unpacked due to very early night lol

Will probably look at test exams closer to exam time, but my plan is CCENT, as that will give me something a lot quicker, and then do the CCNA, so far have read through the ICND1 1 and a half times, the Portable Command Guide (which does contain some different useful info) and watched the video mentor for ICND1.

So far the theory for the networking side isnt posing too much of a problem, subnetting is apparently a VERY BIG part, another thread here has a site which tests your subnetting math, until you are competant at doing it in your head.

 

I am going to learn through the Uni as I find I learn and shine best by listening to other people If I self study by myself then I end up either getting distracted or bored.

Is It a good idea to team up a CCNA with a MCP??? would that be a good decision?

 

I'm the same ally, I prefer instructor led classes too.

I got my MCP/MCSA first, as that is the tech I am most familiar with, I have a couple of 5 day courses in July and September for ICND 1 & 2 so in the meantime I am reading through

Cisco: A Beginners Guide
CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide
Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2

I'll probably look at taking the single exam sometime in December or maybe early next year

 

Take a look at this! I think it would be of great help in you studies - but then I would, after all, I'm the guy who wrote it

Good luck,

John Mills CCIE #5037