CCNA and Net+

Does anyone have an opinion on taking the Net+ exam after the CCNA exam? I heard an instructor suggest that you should try the Net+ because after the CCNA it would be pretty easy to pick up the Net + certification.

Any ideas?

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garv221

I would suggest take the NET+ before CCNA under a normal situation, since you have your CCNA already the NET+ will be a walk in the park. Good Luck (not that you need it).

forbesl

tech77 wrote:

Does anyone have an opinion on taking the Net+ exam after the CCNA exam? I heard an instructor suggest that you should try the Net+ because after the CCNA it would be pretty easy to pick up the Net + certification.

Any ideas?

I tend to disagree. The Net+ is not vendor specific, so there are topics in the Net+ that are not covered in CCNA. I took the Net+ after my CCNA. Some of the Net+ topics are the same, but some are different. I read the Sybex Net+ book, took the test and passed it. It wasn't a walk in the park, as your instructor would seem to suggest, but neither was it extremely difficult. Keep in mind this was 4 years ago, so things have probably changed.

PCHoldmann

Network+ should be pretty easy, but I would buy a good Network+ book and study it, as there are a lot of questions that do not come up on the CCNA, such as OS options, etc. All in all,.if you passed CCNA, you should be able to get the Net+ with some extra study, and an extra cert can't hurt your resume.

tech77

PCHoldmann wrote:

Network+ should be pretty easy, but I would buy a good Network+ book and study it, as there are a lot of questions that do not come up on the CCNA, such as OS options, etc

Any recommendations on a good Net+ study guide?

Alien

Mike Meyers Net+ certification guide and Techexams network+ tutorials. Since you already got past CCNA, it would probably be easy. Just as a reminder, Comptia will be upgrading Net+ soon. Good luck.