CCNET or CCNA

sprint1221

I certified net+ and going to prepare for CISCO cert. What would be better to prepare for ccent and then ccna or skip ccent and prepare for ccna since I certified net+

james43026

This all depends on how experienced you are with working with networking equipment. The Net+ is a joke compared to any Cisco exam. I would recommend the two exam path if you have no previous experience working with the actual equipment. I took the one exam approach because I have experience working with live equipment, and I have a home lab. I would recommend two books to you, One is Todd Lammles CCNA book, the other is called Network Warrior. I would also recommend you either get some equipment for a home lab, or you use a network emulator or simulator like Ciscos Packet Tracer, or GNS3, or Ciscos VIRL, I think pearson might make one as well. I would also recommend CBTnuggets, their videos are amazing. The point is that the CCNA is a very difficult exam for many, and there are alot of people that go into it unprepared.