Study for CCNA, am I good to go for Net +?

I have a firm understanding of the material for the CCNA, but that is the only thing that I have been studying for. I have no prior network experience and am looking to build up some certs for employment.

My question is, will I be prepared for Net + if the only material that I have been pounding on is the CCNA stuff?

Or should I get an overview book on net +, such as sybex or something similar?

Thanks

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Gibsyrg

Well I guess if I had searched a bit I would have found info on this. Its seems the concensus is that I should be good to go right?

Olajuwon

Study for the network+ objectives. It will only help you in the long run. Are you that lazy?

Webmaster

Although there is a lot of overlap between the CCNA and Network+, there 'are' some essential differences. Enough to make the difference between a pass or fail, even if you aced the CCNA exam. However, if you read my TechNotes: www.techexams.net/co_netplus.shtml , download the exam objectives from the CompTIA site, and take some practice tests, the Network+ exam shouldn't be much of a challenge compared to the CCNA.

rosant1

Olajuwon wrote:

Study for the network+ objectives. It will only help you in the long run. Are you that lazy?

harsh but i think true. The parts that don't overlap might get you. Don't go in cold hit the library and go over the objectives at the least.

hortcom

I failed the Network+ twice!! went onto to get the CCNA and have since come back and got the Network+. Of course a score of 740 was a fail 5yrs ago so the pass mark has come down but I did not find the Network+ easy so be careful. Esp. the wording of the questions, always tripped me up.

Be prepared for some lengthy questions also, I had proxies and omnidirectional antennae!! CCNA was always subnetting/TCP/IP and Network+ was OSI/TCP/IP, not one subnetting question in the Network+ but that was just my experience.

gravyjoe

Webmaster wrote:

Although there is a lot of overlap between the CCNA and Network+, there 'are' some essential differences. Enough to make the difference between a pass or fail, even if you aced the CCNA exam.

From taking both the Network+ and CCNA exams, I know this to be true. The Network+ goes into IPX and also the different kinds of cables and connectors, whereas the CCNA exam does not. Get a good study guide and study it good.

pacman234

I am looking to complete the same certs as you have Gravy. Would you recomend network+ before CCNA?

sprkymrk

gravyjoe wrote:

Webmaster wrote:

Although there is a lot of overlap between the CCNA and Network+, there 'are' some essential differences. Enough to make the difference between a pass or fail, even if you aced the CCNA exam.

From taking both the Network+ and CCNA exams, I know this to be true. The Network+ goes into IPX and also the different kinds of cables and connectors, whereas the CCNA exam does not. Get a good study guide and study it good.

I agree. Stuff I can think of off the top of my head that the CCNA does not cover like the Net+ will:

Novell (IPX/SPX)
Wireless (Standards, AP's, Antenae, etc.)
NetBEUI, AppleTalk
Fiber

Probably more.

BubbaJ

sprkymrk wrote:

I agree. Stuff I can think of off the top of my head that the CCNA does not cover like the Net+ will:

Novell (IPX/SPX)
Wireless (Standards, AP's, Antenae, etc.)
NetBEUI, AppleTalk
Fiber

Way back, when I got my CCNA, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, TokenRing, etc. were part of the exam. Wireless hadn't broken onto the scene, yet.

sprkymrk

BubbaJ wrote:

sprkymrk wrote:

I agree. Stuff I can think of off the top of my head that the CCNA does not cover like the Net+ will:

Novell (IPX/SPX)
Wireless (Standards, AP's, Antenae, etc.)
NetBEUI, AppleTalk
Fiber

Way back, when I got my CCNA, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, TokenRing, etc. were part of the exam. Wireless hadn't broken onto the scene, yet.

Really? Well, I guess they could have been covered as part of the OSI model.

BubbaJ

sprkymrk wrote:

Really? Well, I guess they could have been covered as part of the OSI model.

The CCNA exam actually got pretty deep into IPX/SPX and AppleTalk. I don't really remember seeing the other stuff on the exam, but I found some notes and study material from when I took the exam. We configured and ran IPX and AppleTalk over ethernet.

Unfortunately, I gave away most of my stuff on the CCNA years ago. I wish now that I had kept it.