Todd Lammle CCNA + ICND1 Exam

swish45

Hello all,

I have purchased Todd Lammle's 7th Edition CCNA study guide with the goal of sitting the ICND1.

My question is, if i have purchased the CCNA and not the CCENT guide that he has published, at what point/chapter do i look at booking for the ICND1 exam and start reviewing material that is covered in the ICND1.

Thank You.

Patel128

I searched and a user (MosGuy) on another thread said

For the 7th edition here is the break down

ICND1 chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16

ICND2 chapters: 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

CCNA composite, obviously all chapters.

Ltat42a

See here for the latest updates & errata for his book -
Errata and updates for my 7th edition - Lammle Forum

Here's an Excel spreadsheet to use with his book -
7th Edition Answer Sheet - Lammle Forum

If you have Packet Tracer, you get get some bonus labs from him also, see here -
Where to get Bonus material for my 7th Edition - Lammle Forum


hth

JeanM

Thanks for the errata

earweed

Ltat42a wrote: »

See here for the latest updates & errata for his book -
Errata and updates for my 7th edition - Lammle Forum

Here's an Excel spreadsheet to use with his book -
7th Edition Answer Sheet - Lammle Forum

If you have Packet Tracer, you get get some bonus labs from him also, see here -
Where to get Bonus material for my 7th Edition - Lammle Forum


hth

Those bonus labs only work on a recent version of packet tracer so if you're using an older version get an update if you can.

Danielh22185

Those bonus labs only work on a recent version of packet tracer so if you're using an older version get an update if you can.

^ This I can attest to.

I also would like to say Todd makes a great book and he is a great guy, I had the pleasure of metting him once. I think he does an excellent job of explaining network technology in a way less experienced people can understand. I highly recommend this book to anybody studying CCNA.

Illumanati

Ltat42a wrote: »

See here for the latest updates & errata for his book -
Errata and updates for my 7th edition - Lammle Forum

Here's an Excel spreadsheet to use with his book -
7th Edition Answer Sheet - Lammle Forum

If you have Packet Tracer, you get get some bonus labs from him also, see here -
Where to get Bonus material for my 7th Edition - Lammle Forum

hth

That is a 800 page tome you are referring and for the viewers out there, so could you be perhaps blindly acquiescing to promoting a 800 page hen Sybex Lammel tome when he has a 233 exam review that is much neater and easier to get traction with and completing in a reasonable time where you don't lose interest?!?!

I think this is where a gargantuan amount of those interested never get to exam-readiness stage is they lose interest with these unusually thick 800-1000 page tomes which should be used strictly for beginner with no IT background because they have Exam cram books dedicated strictly for knowing what will be on it in a concise manner in the 200-300 page range. Remember guys, a lot of the test is amount knowing basic definitions of which there are 100s of them so a lion share of that info can be summarized. It's only the contextual information like labs or things that have to configure like a mass protocols for both routers and routing is where you need a study guide, imo.

Do you need bonus labs if there are already CCENT labs on it?

Patel128

Senior Member

Today 12:11 AM #2

I searched and a user (MosGuy) on another thread said
For the 7th edition here is the break down

ICND1 chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16

ICND2 chapters: 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

CCNA composite, obviously all chapters.


That's a LOT of reading and/or stopping and starting! I'm exhausted just looking at the same book in my hand to feel what that many pages feels like!

JeanM

Illumanati - you are not making any sense? Are you saying the book is too big?

I guess you've never studied for MS certifications.... sometimes you CAN'T put everything in 200 pages as you are trying to say.

spd3432

Illumanati,
Are you interested in KNOWING the material or just the bare minimum to possibly pass an exam? There's a huge difference and it gets worse (better?) the higher in certs you go. One of the local colleges is part of the Cisco Net Academy. Book for CCNP Route is the FLG (976 pages). For CCNP Switch, the instructor says to get both the FLG (560 pages) and the OCG (504 pages) since there's some stuff that each leaves out. Could I get by with one or the other -- probably, but everybody has to make their own determination of where their money is better spent -- $50 for a decent book or $200 to take a test and possibly fail because they read a book that didn't cover everything in depth.

MAC_Addy

Illumanati wrote: »

That's a LOT of reading and/or stopping and starting! I'm exhausted just looking at the same book in my hand to feel what that many pages feels like!

That's not really a lot of reading for the two test route, to be honest.

Roguetadhg

I know what you mean by big books. I thought that ICND2 was huge. Then, I got the CCNP:Route FLG. Even biggerer. I have CCNA Voice right between the two. It's so small, and cute!



Don't focus on the pages: The amount of, or the fact it's a lot of black text and bleached paper. Take it one step at a time. Look at the pages as the means to understanding something new and exciting. Something that can net you a decent paying job. Chicks love CCNA-ers. ...If that's not motivation, I don't know what is.

I never needed to study in High School. I'm just learning how to study because all my teachers tested off of what they said. I could focus on what people say. But reading? Hell, I faked reading in school if I could get away with it.

Because of such, I've learned to tolerate reading ... somewhere within ICND2. I skimmed over much of ICND1, actually. It's not what I like to to do. I'd more than happily lab, and dig my hands into it. Get my nails dirty with dust, scraps on my knees, and goosebumps because the Server Room could be home to store Previously Used Hospital organs. (Rent out space for a new source of income?)

However my tolerating is quickly turning into "like". Because it's cheap and doesn't cost me 100 bucks per month.

...Studying... Ehhh. I'd rather know how to do it efficiently, and give me time to do other things - learning other things. Yeah, I don't like studying. But I do -Love- learning. This engineering stuff gets in your blood, and it's hard to get it out. I want to dig into MPLS, host a full small network - Wireless, ASA, even with a traffic generator! It's like SimCity... Minus the catchy summerisk tunes. Doo Doo Dodo Doo. Video Related.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpVa6cS-TzI

In any event. Take it as it is. If you like IT, you're bound to read. You may be able to escape reading, but eventually you'll need to read. Whether that's policies, user documents, topologies, projects sheets, meeting notes... It's not all fun and games. But if you enjoy the topic, at the core, you'll find a way to get through it. You'll learn to come to terms that reading is a way to supplement your knowledge!

I was part of CCNA Academy back in the day, so I didn't mind skimming.

cb3dwa

didnt think wireless was on icnd2 :S

also STP is chapter 10 :S

i have the 7th edition is this out of date?

dave

mapletune

Roguetadhg wrote: »

I have CCNA Voice right between the two. It's so small, and cute!

LOL~~!! haha, thanks for the laugh =D

Roguetadhg wrote: »

Chicks love CCNA-ers. ...

umm... really? TELL ME WHERE? =p

cb3dwa wrote: »

didnt think wireless was on icnd2 :S

Wireless in not in the ICND2, that's just extra-curricular/supplementary material.

Ltat42a

cb3dwa wrote: »

i have the 7th edition is this out of date?

dave

No, the 7th edition is Mr Lammle's latest edition. I believe the latest print was April 2011.

hth