Where to start!

UkSecrets

Hi Everyone,

I am currently working in the IT field of Cisco more Cisco admin if that makes any sense.

My job evolves me editing SLA reports for customers.


I want to be more involved in Cisco Support and hopefully set up a career within this industry.

I have registered at a college to start the CCNA course next week, but I wanted to get a little knowledge before I started the course so that I have more understanding on the subjects to be studied.

Can anyone tell me where I should start?

Any help/advice would be appreciated .

mikej412

Check out the "Cisco Newbie" link in the Forum CCNA FAQ

From the exam blueprints (exam topic lists) you can just start poking around the Cisco Documentation online.... or the forum here.

UkSecrets

Ok, I will do thanks very much.

marlon23

If you have CISCO Networking Academy in mind, then you dont need to worry, becouse CCNA1 course is like "OK kids, this is cpu", and "Kenny, dont put fingers in that socket!"

really, even monkey can finish this one, so dont worry

UkSecrets

Lol, thanks thats made me feel a little better nice one!

But I do hope thats its that simple

Hopefully I should be alright with enough study time put in, I'll keep you guy's posted.

mikej412

marlon23 wrote:

CCNA1 course is like "OK kids, this is cpu", and "Kenny, dont put fingers in that socket!"

But I thought it was more.... "this is a network cable. And this is a network cable. And this is a different network cable. And here's another network cable type. Hey, let's look at the wires in a network cable! Don't stick a network cable in an electric socket!"

CCNA 1 is basic, and repetitive.... so if you are starting from a more advanced level, try and stay awake and things become more interesting and fun near the end of CCNA 2 when you finally (hopefully) get to touch a router.

The TCP/IP section in CCNA 2 is almost an exact repeat from CCNA 1 -- so take that as a big hint as to what's important to learn at the beginning of your CCNA studies. That's one of the reasons you'll usually trip over the links to www.learntosubnet.com and the practice subnetting questions website here.