ICND1 to CCNA? (your timeline question)

Node Man

Hi Everyone,
For those of you that have passed ICND2; How long did it take you to go from ICND1 to passing ICND2?

Thanks for your input.

fivedollarcouch

not quite there yet, but knowing we both recently did our ICND1, figured i'd share what im going through. ICND1 took me 4 weeks or so (with a little bit of previous exposure to the material), and I was headed into ICND2 thinking I could just blow through it super quick again... I

'm finding that I think I'll be spending more like 2-3 months going over everything multiple times. Its a lot more hands-on and in depth than just the basic theory and overview stuff of ICND1

NotHackingYou

2 months to the day for me.

JasminLandry

It all depends on the person. Like me I started studying ICND1 on December 1st and passed the exam on December 31. Started studying the ICND2 on January 1-passed the exam February 9. So it took me exactly 40 days, even though it's kind of fast, I had already worked with it a bit so I just read the book once, practiced some commands and made a couple of practice exams on Bosom and the boom.. passed it on the first try. But don't hurry yourself, it's better that you know the topics, so that way you won't forget anything a month or two later.

iamme4eva

Mine was about 9 months, but it was very on and off. And I mean more off than on.

Futura

12 months but only 3 studying. sort of had a break but the break meant when I came back to it everything i already knew had sunk in

Master Of Puppets

Around 2 months for me but it depends on the time you have to put aside for studying. If you study every day for a couple of hours you can probably do it in less. Also if you have some experience in networking or you are doing something related in your current job it will be much easier. Good luck!

akboyboy

6 months off and on

Blackout

As others have said its all about the person. If you feel comfortable with the concepts than go for it. I didn't take it until I could configure anything for the study domains on the fly.

jdballinger

5 months and 8 days, but only about 2 1/2 months of that was serious studying. I also work with Cisco equipment everyday, and had finished up the Cisco Network Academy at the local community college.

YMMV.

FloOz

After passing ICND1 it took me about 3 months of hard studying. 3+ hours a day except Saturdays. Everyone is different though and you gotta go at your own pace.