CCNA Question

sina2011

Hi Guys,

I'm currently preparing for my CCNA and i was just wondering for the people that have done the ccna how long did it take you to achieve it while working full-time?

Regards,

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Shadow Realm

Also wondering this, Are you jumping straight into CCNA or are you doing Network+ 1st

Offtopic: How many posts do you need to have before your posts aren't moderated?

mtjikuzu

I wrote the composite exam and it took me close to 3 months of studying.

Dieg0M

Wrote the composite exam after 2 years of experience as a network administator and a couple of boot camps. Took me around 80 hours to study for it.

jvrlopez

I took the 640-802 CCNA composite.

I Studied for about 3 months while working full time. I work nights so if it was slow, I'd be in the books. Took it easy on the logical/networking portion since I was familiar with it already from my previous experience and training. When I got to more specific Cisco portions, I focused more.

Used 4 books and their corresponding practice exams (included in the book and/or with the CD), practiced on packet tracer, did numerous subnetting questions online and on my phone, and browsed here and Cisco forums for insight.

BookFella

Took me almost 6 months of study. At first I couldn't make up my mind about going the 2 exam route or just doing the composite exam. I went ahead and did the composite: less stressful, not having to worry about conpleting another exam in order to fulfill the cert requirement. For study, I read multiple books, watched videos and labbed with GNS3, Packet Tracer and a couple of switches I picked up. I work the graveyard shift in a NOC so that helped alot when it was time to read and go over my study notes.

Jon_Cisco

I just started studying in September. I am taking a long approach because this is part of a career change I plan to make in about two years.

I enrolled in the cisco accademy at my local community college.
I purchased Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide-Wendell Odom.
I purchased the Chris Bryant CCNA bootcamp on Udemy.
I purchased a two routers and two switches. (I have no previous Cisco experience)

I plan to go overboard a little because I hope to knock off CCNA and then start CCNP while I am job hunting. I don't have a timeline for CCNP but I plan to take the first CCNA test in January and the second in June 2014.

coffeeluvr

I studied 2 months for the ICND1, and 3 months for the ICND2.

Carnby

It took me 2 hours a day for 60 to 70 days. On the weekends I studied 4 to 6 hours each day.