Just started the CCNA

aidman

Hello,

I couldn't find an introduction forum, so I thought I'd do the socialble thing and just let everybody know why I'm here...

Today I started the CCNA... I'm taking the college route with the netacad supporting materials etc. My employer is paying for me to work through the course to become certified. I must admit my first impressions was that the course is a real "back to basics", however my tutor assures me we'll soon get onto something a little more meaty.

I'd like to try and accellerate my knowledge as much as possible as I progress through the course, so any suggestions would be welcomed with open arms! I'm particaully interested in setting up a home lab to play with!

Aidman

forbesl

The FAQ should answer many of your questions:

http://www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7268

Smallguy

if your employer is paying for it definatley try to get a CCNA lab from cisco kits. I know my school just had us purchase sims

aidman

thanks, thats a great little resource - i've been working around it for the past couple of days. Its nice to find such a forum on the net :P

Aidman

aidman

Smallguy wrote:

if your employer is paying for it definatley try to get a CCNA lab from cisco kits. I know my school just had us purchase sims

Thanks for the reply - I've taken a look at cisco kits... The only problem is I'm based in the UK, and I'm a tad worried about the cost of shipping + customs etc... Does anyone know of a similar UK based company?

Aidman

sprkymrk

Try this site. It's run by a smart guy who participates on these forums (wildfire).

http://www.cisco-engineer.com/new/

DirtySouth

aidman wrote:

Hello,

I couldn't find an introduction forum, so I thought I'd do the socialble thing and just let everybody know why I'm here...

Today I started the CCNA... I'm taking the college route with the netacad supporting materials etc. My employer is paying for me to work through the course to become certified. I must admit my first impressions was that the course is a real "back to basics", however my tutor assures me we'll soon get onto something a little more meaty.

I'd like to try and accellerate my knowledge as much as possible as I progress through the course, so any suggestions would be welcomed with open arms! I'm particaully interested in setting up a home lab to play with!

Aidman

I'm taking the Cisco classes as well at my local community college and am loving so far. I'm currently on semester 3 of 4. It definitely gets alot more meaty especially when you get into ACL's, VLSM & OSPF....at least it seems tough to me.

Thats great that your employer is picking up the tab. I haven't been at my job long enough to qualify for reimbursement.