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Blang008

I have decided to pursue my CCNA. I worked as an Intern a couple of years ago for a very large hospital. We worked with Cisco Switches and Access Points. I know some of the basic switch commands show, interface, etc. but thats about it. I recently got A+ and Network + certified. I currently work as sort of a help desk position for a company that serves as a middle man between carriers and our customers that have DSL, T1, PRI, MPLS circuits. A+ and Net+ were mostly common sense questions to me. It seemed like you could emlinate atleast two of the questions off the bat if you read the question well. Anways, I have TestOut Cd that my work bought for the CCNA and the Sybex CCNA book. I also plan to use the technotes here because they were good short description for Net +. My question is will watching the testout and then refering to the Sybex book for further explantion be sufficent. I want to understand the material. I also want to pass the first time if possible. I am planning on going the two exam route since I dont have a lot of hands on experience with equipment. Suggestions?

astorrs

The best advice I can give you to supplement the resources you already have is to build a lab (off eBay, etc) or use a simulator. There are numerous posts on the forum about what's better, how much, what equipment, which simulator, etc.