Linux+ before CCENT/CCNA?

Hey!

I'm in the IT Security program at WGU. My next goals are Security+, CCENT, CCNA and Linux+. I have to do Security+ first due to my work. After that, my question is; will it be helpful to take the Linux+ before CCENT/CCNA? Or will it not make a difference?

Also, I passed the Network+ today, how does the N+ compare to the CCENT?

Thanks!

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networker050184

I don't think it will make much of a difference honestly. I've never taken the Linux+ but I can't see them having very much overlap.

TechGuru80

networker050184 wrote: »

I don't think it will make much of a difference honestly. I've never taken the Linux+ but I can't see them having very much overlap.

They won't have basically any overlap. Linux+ Is a system certification so you have to know the structure of Linux, command line, security within Linus system administration.

Network+ is a good foundation for CCENT but CCENT is more challenging and now you must learn syntax. The good news is that people who pass Network+ have a higher CCENT/CCNA pass rate.

Disgruntled3lf

If you passed the N+ today I would advise continuing with the CCENT and CCNA. Just so your N+ material is fresh and you can keep that momentum going. The S+ has some networking stuff so maybe that next. But the L+ will be a completely different animal. For me focusing on one area at a time would be best (OS's, Networking, Security, Web, etc)

DoubleNNs

One thing you could do is start using Linux as your primary OS - just to get used to it. Maybe try out diff distros so you can figure out which one you like, even superficially, and see a few differences between them.

You could play around w/ the Linux distros while doing your CCENT/CCNA, and then get more serious afterwards w/ the Linux+.

Just a suggestion.

CoolAsAFan

I just took Linux+ and can tell you there is a networking domain that might overlap a little, but it's nothing new to you since you have Network+. IMO, it won't help you prepare for CCENT at all, but the N+ should help a ton.

That being said, I have found that Linux+ has actually helped a lot for Security+ as I have noticed more overlap than I had expected. I'm not sure if your employer would let you push S+ back to take L+ first, but it definitely would help. I just finished the material today and will be taking the exam soon.

ande0255

I want to chime in my two cents and say absolutely yes do linux before any Cisco path. Once you get the momentum going with Cisco, you want to keep it going, and not side track to anything else if you really want to get into networking.

Linux Redhat certification is really helpful with security related network positions, and is just a great topic to be able to say anything relevant about.

theodoxa

CoolAsAFan wrote: »

That being said, I have found that Linux+ has actually helped a lot for Security+ as I have noticed more overlap than I had expected.

I took classes for Linux+ and Security+ the same semester and had trouble remembering which assignment was for which class sometimes, because of the amount of overlap. The college I was attending used Linux almost exclusively for the labs in their Security+ class.

ajs1976

It has been years since I have taken the Net+ and Linux+ so things may have changed. The basic networking covered in the Net+ will help a lot with Linux+ but the added material in the CCENT and CCNA will not.