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What are some relevant textbooks to prepare for CCENT? ICND1 (exam code: 640-822)

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Psoasman

I have been reading the book by Wendell Odom for the CCENT /CCNA. It is well-written and easy to follow, provided you have some networking knowledge.

I have heard the Todd Lamle book is good as well.

7255carl

i agree with Psoasman, the odom book is great i am currently using it for this exam, also the technotes from this site are a nice extra for review and subnettingquestion.com is a must for important subnetting practice
hope this helps

carl

Slowhand

Psoasman wrote: »

I have been reading the book by Wendell Odom for the CCENT /CCNA. It is well-written and easy to follow, provided you have some networking knowledge.

I have heard the Todd Lamle book is good as well.

These are both excellent books, I'm going to recommend them as well. One of the most important things I can tell you, though, is to make sure you don't limit yourself too much while you're studying. If you need more information than what is in the CCENT/CCNA material, don't be intimated by the material on Cisco's site, it's all good stuff and there's plenty to learn. The Cisco Press books on stand-alone topics are good resources as well, as are the books on the CCIE R&S reading list. They may look daunting, but I found that there was a lot of stuff that I could learn, even at the CCNA-level, from those books, and reading a couple of chapters out of Routing TCP/IP Volume I and Cisco LAN Switching really nailed down the concepts for me.

Start with the Odom and Lammle books, and "trade up" if you have to. Whatever helps you learn is a good thing.

(And don't forget that nothing replaces hands-on experience.)

thenjduke

Psoasman wrote: »

I have been reading the book by Wendell Odom for the CCENT /CCNA. It is well-written and easy to follow, provided you have some networking knowledge.

I have heard the Todd Lamle book is good as well.

Lamle book is easier to read but Odom got more in depth information. Use both.

ToddB

Also if you go with a cbt video training pay the monet and use cbt nuggets or train, I bought this discount course because of a tight budget and you get what you pay for. What I like about cbt nuggets is its seperated between 2 courses of ICND1 and ICND2.