Starting my way to CCNA

Hello guys,
I'm new to this Forum and I just recently passed CompTIA Security+ this week. However, I am interested in earning a CCNA since it appeals to my interests. I picked up the CCNA Routing and Switching Study Guide by Todd Lamale to start studying. Any tips for a beginner?

I appreciate any tips or comments. Thanks!

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Jon_Cisco

Welcome to the forums! You found a great resource for you studying.

The one thing I found when I started about this time last year is that there are almost to many resources for CCNA.
Just pick one and get started as it's all overwhelming at first.

I was never a fan of video training but it helped me a lot with CCNA.
With so many topics covered it helped me read faster once I had an overview of the material from a video.

Good Luck!

Deathmage

rmard001 wrote: »

Hello guys,
I'm new to this Forum and I just recently passed CompTIA Security+ this week. However, I am interested in earning a CCNA since it appeals to my interests. I picked up the CCNA Routing and Switching Study Guide by Todd Lamale to start studying. Any tips for a beginner?

I appreciate any tips or comments. Thanks!

remain focused; its a ton of material to absorb.

trX

Congrats on your Sec+ Cert!

I agree with Jon_Cisco, watching some videos before reading is a good way to get an overview of the chapter/topic, which makes it easier to grasp the more detailed reading. They can also be good after you read if you want to get another perspective on the topic from a different video. However, videos definitely do not replace the reading.

I recently just started studying as well for my CCNA. Even though I have quite a bit of networking experience from the military it is a lot of material to cover. Stick with it!

mikeybinec

Have real hardware and construct some cables i.e. straight thru and crossovers..Get a patch panel for your "lab"

rmard001

Thanks to everyone for the positive vibes!!! I'm glad this community has active member and very helpful information with anything IT related

JeanM

LAB LAB LAB and LAB some more.