Knowledge B4 CCNA training....

saad_momin

Hello,
I wanted to start CCNA training at home for the exams...... Can anyone tell me what knowledge do I need for understanding those trainings..... Plzzz help me guys...
Bye,
SAAD.

dave0212

Personnally I would say none really, you have to start somewhere.

More of a recommend track would be to do the Network+ first as it will give you a good base to build on when you come to the more advanced topics in the CCNA.

phobonil

Nothing Much I would say...

Just Go through N+ sugessted by dave and I would say go thru A+ books, that give you a very good basic knowledge about Hardware and basic Networking after A+ you can start your preparation for CCNA

saad_momin

I have good knowledge in Hardware & specific knowledge of Networking such as creating & troubleshooting XP based LAN. What else I need as pre-CCNA training. Is knowledge of Protocols & DNS is necessary......
Thnx in Advance Guys.....
Saad.

sthomas

This is what you need to know to pass the CCNA exam.

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-802.html

If you think that is a lot to handle you may want to go this route.

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-822.html

then

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-816.html

saad_momin

Hey....
U R Right dude.......I know this....but I just wanted some advice for making it easier for me to understand each & every part of the training & Alas !....pass the exams.....
Does anyone has some good CCNA tutorials with simulators which u think will help me in the course......Plzzz help me guys....

Thnx Again....For all Ur Replies.....
Saad.

jworley

When I started working towards my CCNA, I had no prior certs. I had a couple years of basic IT experience from work, but I don't really count that.

HOWEVER, I actually went through the Cisco Academy in a classroom environment at the local community college.

To be honest, I don't see why you should need anything else when starting out. CCNA 1 covers all the basic theory of networking to give you a good foundation. CCNA 2 gets you working on the routers and implementing basic things. CCNA 3 focuses mainly on switches and has you implement very basic spanning tree, vlan, trunking, etc.... CCNA 4 covers basic WAN knowledge, such as setting up point 2 point connections and frame relay. I also seem to remember it barely grazing over simple VPN concepts.

Good luck! To me, this is a "start from scratch" curriculum. I'm sure you'll be just fine if you go head-first.

edit- btw, I recommend you get the CCNA Command Quick Reference. It's nice to have it handy while you do labs and such.