CCNA is so easy now compared to CCNAv1

millworx

Wow. So I originally got my CCNA in 2001, back then it was tough, lots of knowledge required for IPX/Appletalk, IPX/Appletalk access-lists and addressing, Token Ring and the like!

So I let my CCNA expire, I never bothered renewing it, I had a great job in networking. Well here I am unemployed and my first idea was just take all the CCNP courses and get them out of hte way and finish up with the CCNA to validate my NP, but I figured what the hell, I'll just take the CCNA.

Wow, easy stuff! 975/1000. Have a valid CCNA again! Woo! Only problem I think I had was switch related.

Welp got my CCNP route scheduled for 3 weeks from now

alan2308

Congrats and good luck!


Of course I would guess it's easier now since you've been working in the field a bit since the first time.

chmorin

alan2308 wrote: »

Of course I would guess it's easier now since you've been working in the field a bit since the first time.

Agreed. Associate level stuff is much easier for me to tackle now than it was when I was learning it all from scratch. It is natural for it to all come easier and be easier to grasp the second time around. I don't know about calling it easier.

Still, congrats and welcome to the show!

cisco_certs

millworx wrote: »

Wow. So I originally got my CCNA in 2001, back then it was tough, lots of knowledge required for IPX/Appletalk, IPX/Appletalk access-lists and addressing, Token Ring and the like!

So I let my CCNA expire, I never bothered renewing it, I had a great job in networking. Well here I am unemployed and my first idea was just take all the CCNP courses and get them out of hte way and finish up with the CCNA to validate my NP, but I figured what the hell, I'll just take the CCNA.

Wow, easy stuff! 975/1000. Have a valid CCNA again! Woo! Only problem I think I had was switch related.

Welp got my CCNP route scheduled for 3 weeks from now

So you have CCNA and CCNP before and you let it expired?

Congrats! wow 2001 ccna. old school stuff!

mikej412

Congratulations on returning to the the CCNA fold.

Die Apple Talk!! Die!!

millworx

mikej412 wrote: »

Congratulations on returning to the the CCNA fold.

Die Apple Talk!! Die!!

Lol NO KIDDING! I remember when I first took the exam IPX/Appletalk addressing was so hard or me. I don't remember my exact exam score but passing back then was 700/1000 and I got like a 725.

Oh well, goal is to get CCNP out of the way within the next 6 months, already pretty familiar with the routing side of things, but I've always been weak in switching. Heres to progress!

gosh1976

CCNA level stuff doesn't seem that easy to me right now!!! I never did get ospf to work like it's supposed to last night when I was working with it!!

I think the same could be said about Comptia Net+ stuff being easier now and A+ for that matter no more apple talk or novel stuff and I am guessing no more memorizing IRQ 1 is keyboard and IRQ 4 is Com1. I really hated trying to memorize the irq's

millworx

I never took A+ but yeah I can imaging remembering mundane stuff like IRQs would be a pain in the ass. You'll get the hang of CCNA stuff, once you work with it for a few years most of it will be easy to you if you look back on it.

gosh1976 wrote: »

CCNA level stuff doesn't seem that easy to me right now!!! I never did get ospf to work like it's supposed to last night when I was working with it!!

I think the same could be said about Comptia Net+ stuff and A+ for that matter no more apple talk or novel stuff and I am guessing no more memorizing IRQ 1 is keyboard and IRQ 4 is Com1. I really hated trying to memorize the irq's

earweed

Congrats on getting your CCNA back!