CCENT in 6 months

ash.o

I am a 2nd year comp. sci. engineering student. I plan to appear fro ccent this december. I'm new to the networking field, starting from scratch.

I have the Odom book & the CCENT® Certifi cation All-In-One For Dummies by Glen E. Clarke...which one of these should i start with?
And are 6 months enough for prep? i want to ace this one.

en2u

Go with odom's book and get CBT nuggets by jeremey your good to go. six months is more than enough.

ash.o

K.. Is it too early to give it?? Cuz i have no prior networking experience wahtsoever, programming adn algos are more of what i've done so far..

Should i wait an year or 2??

Monkerz

I had no previous networking experience when I started. I assisted a Senior network engineer with a site turn up and was drawn in to the field. I was able to study and pass Net+ and CCENT within 6.5 months. I slacked a bit after that and earned CCNA 6 months later.

For some reason, I now shoot for a 6 month study period before siting for an exam.

dave330i

Took me ~2 month to get CCENT. I studied by watching CBT Nugget, Sybex book and simulator. I had no background in networking.

6 month is enough to get CCENT & CCNA.

Just get really comfortable subnetting & dec to bin conversion.

instant000

ash.o wrote: »

K.. Is it too early to give it?? Cuz i have no prior networking experience wahtsoever, programming adn algos are more of what i've done so far..

Should i wait an year or 2??

It's never too early, I saw an article about some pre-teen going for the CCIE somewhere in Asia.

If you're smart enough to understand programming and algorithms, then you're smart enough to understand device configurations and protocols.

It's just a question of whether or not you're going to put in the required effort.