Best CCNA Material

ToBeOrNotToBe

Greetings guys, well it's my first time to join this wonderful forum, and i would be grateful if you could tell me what are the best study materials available in the market to prepare for the CCNA exam, i have been looking around for helpful information regarding this issue but didn't find what i need, kindly advise me.

Noods

http://www.kp-lab.com - Cheap, summarized but thorough guide.

I also used the Cisco Press books by Wendell Odom.

my_id_0308

Sybex CCNA books is good...as well as Cisco Rress Book by Wendell Olam

normt

CBT`s such as Learnkey & CBT Nuggets

s0c0

I second the Sybex CCNA book by Todd Lammle. Get the edition with router simulation, prep exam, and flash cards. It also comes with the entire book in PDF format. This is a well written book IMO. The router simulation is key if you won't have a chance to actually use cisco routers/switches. I was only able to use cisco routers/switches for about a total of 3 hours in school, all my other education has been based on routersim. Goodluck.

Karimbruxelles

CCNA Cisco press is FULL OF MISTAKE, it is better to use the sybex CCNA 4th edition

johnnynodough

I used cisco press with no problems.

squawk1500

I third the Sybex CCNA book by Todd Lammle. The flash cards will really show you if you're ready for the exam. In the first cd that comes with this book if you look in the cd you'll find a folder called CertSim. In this folder there is a great test engine that is very much like the real 640-801 except it is a lot more easier. It even has simulator questions! It's just a demo though. Also when studying for the exam I used Cisco Press CCNA network simulator. This simulator is kind of buggie. Like when using OSPF, ISL, 802.1Q and some others. It still helped me pass the exam. I think the best thing to get is a cheap 2500 series router off of ebay. Just make sure its not running some old IOS like 11.1.