Passed ICND1/CCENT
ds32118
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in CCNA & CCENT
Long time reader, first time poster 
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I wanted to share some of my experience with the CCENT exam as I was able to pass today with an 899.
I used the following materials to prepare:
Wendell Odom's Official Cert Guide (Primary book)
Todd Lammle's CCENT Guide (Secondary book to fill in the gaps)
Boson Practice Exams
Subnettingquestions.com
I read Odom's book cover to cover, but skipped the subnetting portions as I learned from a video series on youtube by Kiel Martin, it comes in 7 parts I believe. Odom's book was very dry so it was somewhat of a tough read compared to Lammle's book.
To make sure I could subnet quickly, I did about 10-15 minutes per day of subnettingquestions.com.
I used the Boson CCENT practice exams and found them to be much more difficult than the actual exam itself.
.I wanted to share some of my experience with the CCENT exam as I was able to pass today with an 899.
I used the following materials to prepare:
Wendell Odom's Official Cert Guide (Primary book)
Todd Lammle's CCENT Guide (Secondary book to fill in the gaps)
Boson Practice Exams
Subnettingquestions.com
I read Odom's book cover to cover, but skipped the subnetting portions as I learned from a video series on youtube by Kiel Martin, it comes in 7 parts I believe. Odom's book was very dry so it was somewhat of a tough read compared to Lammle's book.
To make sure I could subnet quickly, I did about 10-15 minutes per day of subnettingquestions.com.
I used the Boson CCENT practice exams and found them to be much more difficult than the actual exam itself.
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101010
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Congrats on the pass.
I assume that ICND2 is up next?2017 Goals:
[x] GCIH
"Well if you're going to have delusions of grandeur, may as well go for the really satisfying ones." - Marcus, Babylon 5 -
ds32118
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Correct, I am starting on that this week and hope to sit the exam in about 4-5 weeks. I am fortunate enough to work in a role where I work on routers/switches.
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Nytrocide
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Congrats! How long did you study for CCENT? Goals for 2014: CCNA: Voice / CCNA: Security -
ds32118
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I studied for about 3 weeks and the first week was the heaviest. I spent the first week getting familiar with the lab portions such as RIP and read Odom`s book. The next 2 weeks I was just reading Lammle`s book and taking practice exams to find my weak points.
I will say that next to subnetting, LAN switching is the most crucial part of the exam. Understanding the MAC address table and how it is populated is extremely beneficial. -
JustFred
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Nicely done.
I saw a ccent book on amazon from Lammle which was released in 2008, is that the one you used?[h=2]"After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." Spock[/h]
