CCNA...

[StuartyB33]

Anyone Qualified? im just in training at the moment and got a server firewall few switches and patch panels together.

any helpful website would be good though as its going to be a long hard slog of studying after work at nights :)

any tips?

[Spaceboy]

/watches with interest... I did an ICND course a while back but very rusty these days - don't get chance to play very often :(

/edit: I remember having a play with some software that gave you virtual devices that you could drag/drop and then log on to and configure.. Cisco Virtual Lab or something... There might be some free alternatives around according to this page http://www.fileguru.com/apps/lab_cisco_virtual

/disclaimer - I've not tried any of these, just found the page after a little googling so be careful what you download ;)

[gray.woodford]

no im not qualified but im an it technician in a school so deal with servers and switches every day. If i can help at all let me know.

[PeterStoba]

I'm currently studying aswell.

I'm finding the Cisco site has all the information you need. Packet tracer is great too, for setting up virtual networks and troubleshooting. I find it's alot easier to learn from that.

[StuartyB33]

thanks guys i shall keep you posted and probably annoyed as i try to understand alot of this black magic lol

[ZodiarK]

i have passed and currently teach it, too much bloated theory..didyoudo cisco essentials or go straight into ccna?

maybe some of my lesson plans may be helpfull in powerpoint

[StuartyB33]

i have passed and currently teach it, too much bloated theory..didyoudo cisco essentials or go straight into ccna?

maybe some of my lesson plans may be helpfull in powerpoint


i completed my CompTiA N+ Network Engineer then just started my CCNA but i dont work with a network at the moment i do remote support so its difficult to get network time so i need to get my head back in the books again to get up to speed.

Lesson plans sound great :) if that wouldnt be to much bother

[Gav]

I was considering doing something like this. Do you have to pay silly amounts to attend the course for this, or can you just teach yourself at home and then just take the exam? I was looking at a VMware one but to take the exam you have to have gone on the actual course which costs a bomb :(

[StuartyB33]

im taking the course through skillstrain my father paid for it so not sure of the cost but they provide you with text books aswell as the ccna textbooks and thats about it they do very little else