Hello and good day.

Bearded Steve

Hi folks.

I'm an IT support specialist and have been self studying for 640-801. The last few months i've started to accelerate the learning and have decided to set an exam date for the end of next month.

I've been using the Todd Lammle's CCNA 4th edition and my oldest and wisest friend...Google.

I think i'm about 80% ready for the test. I think my weakest areas are ISDN, NAT and WAN protocols. I also get mixed up with the OSI layer functions but i'm getting there.

After i pass the CCNA i am going to study for the PIX exam 642-521, with a view to becoming a Cisco Security Professional.

Wish me luck folks.

Steve

Webmaster

Hi Steve, welcome on board.

I'm an IT support specialist and have been self studying for 640-801. The last few months i've started to accelerate the learning and have decided to set an exam date for the end of next month.

I've been using the Todd Lammle's CCNA 4th edition and my oldest and wisest friend...Google.

Do you have access to 'practice' routers, i.e. a home lab, or a router sim?

NAT and WAN protocols. I also get mixed up with the OSI layer functions but i'm getting there.

Those are amongst the most important topics of the CCNA exam.

Good luck!

Bearded Steve

Do you have access to 'practice' routers, i.e. a home lab, or a router sim?

Yeah, i have two 2500's a 2600 a 1900 switch and all the cabling. I've already messed around and set up a rip network, static network and applied some access lists.

I've also done the tftp server and backed up IOS and configurations.

I feel pretty "at home" with the tech, it's just the theory i need to work on.

QUIX0TIC

Best of luck to you... but make sure you hit those weak spots. As WebMaster said... those areas are asked alot during testing. You can confirm this by going over other posts and they all say that NAT is definitely there while the Sybex 4th ed doesnt cover NAT too well.

silver_225

Good luck on your studies. As already mentioned, make sure you really learn what you consider your weakest points, as they are definitely on the exam. Both Sybex and Cicso Press have their pluses, so definitely use more than one source to study.