ccna & ccnp qualification - computeach

flang

I done the CCNA a few years ago and trust me its hard!!!!
I might have some course notes and Pfds saved if your intrested!
also a good book to get is the Cisco Networking Acadmany program - First year companion guide!

John7619

You made the right choice not going with CompuTeach.

Get yourself a 2500 series router from Ebay, two if you can afford it, though these models are not current they will get you started so you can work with the Cisco IOS and if you break them, so what. Also get yourself a rollover cable. Though if the cost of two 2500 equals the cost of a 2600, then get the 2600. It modular, so can you add stuff to it.

Look at purchasing http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0782143938/026-4770147-2582027?v=glance&n=266239&s=gateway&v=glance or something similar. The virtual labs are very good.

You can download a PDF from cramsession.com, very good web site. You will need to sign up, but don't worry, it not one of those scary sites.

Also checkout

https://www.gocertify.com

And sign up at Cisco.. http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/profile/profile_management.do

And good luck..

John

magic_pants

flang wrote:

I done the CCNA a few years ago and trust me its hard!!!!
I might have some course notes and Pfds saved if your intrested!
also a good book to get is the Cisco Networking Acadmany program - First year companion guide!

Sorry but I Disagree. If you have a basic knowledge of the ISO 7 layer Model, a basic understanding of the most common routing protocols and a Cisco simulator (plenty available from the web) you can get the CCNA without ever seeing a Cisco Router at all! This is why the qualification is utterly meaningless. I got it by reading the basic outline of the exam and reading up on the web (OK I already work in IT but not on Cisco). A basic understnading of routing protocols is all that is required. CCNP however is a whole different ballgame and DOES require knowledge of routing protocols and working knowledge of Cisco IOS. Go and buy a CCNA book from the bookshop, learn it and you'll pass. No need for expensive courses.

havekidsamskint

thanks guys,

it's my OH doing the course, all info has been really helpful:beer:

cheers

Lawbag_2

computeach as I recall are more interested in selling you finance packages to pay for your education than actually teaching you anything worthwhile.

the fact that they visit you in your home with the same sales pitch as a life insurance salesman was enough to get the warning signals going

rooban

Hi all How much a CCNA module exam costs?. Is it one module pass = CCNA? Cheers

rooban

magic_pants wrote:

Sorry but I Disagree. If you have a basic knowledge of the ISO 7 layer Model, a basic understanding of the most common routing protocols and a Cisco simulator (plenty available from the web) you can get the CCNA without ever seeing a Cisco Router at all! This is why the qualification is utterly meaningless. I got it by reading the basic outline of the exam and reading up on the web (OK I already work in IT but not on Cisco). A basic understnading of routing protocols is all that is required. CCNP however is a whole different ballgame and DOES require knowledge of routing protocols and working knowledge of Cisco IOS. Go and buy a CCNA book from the bookshop, learn it and you'll pass. No need for expensive courses.

I have a BEng and MSc in PC Software/ Network Engineering. I'm working at the moment but if I get a CCNA is it worth for my job progression? I know that I have done most of the stuff in my degree but have a feeling that employers consider CCNA/MCP as more vocational. ?

magic_pants

rooban wrote:

I have a BEng and MSc in PC Software/ Network Engineering. I'm working at the moment but if I get a CCNA is it worth for my job progression? I know that I have done most of the stuff in my degree but have a feeling that employers consider CCNA/MCP as more vocational. ?

Hi,

Well as an educated person you'll appreciate that ANY qualification is a good move. Certainly a vocational qualification such as CCNA is a definate plus point on your CV but CCNA implies a knowledge of Cisco routers and protocols which is not necessarily there with CCNA. I'll be brutally honest with you and say that I have CCNA but I wouldn't have a clue about how to configure a Cisco router! What I DO know is routing protocols and standards as I work in applications development and system design. Simply getting it by basic reading up (which you would easily do as you are obviously a clever chap/chapess) is not going to help you when you are asked to put your knowledge into practise. CCNP, however, is impossible to get without a practical knowledge of Cisco equipment and routing technologies. In my own view CCNA implies a basic knowledge of routing but CCNP confirms one's knowledge of Cisco IOS and real world applications of routers and there use.

rooban

Thanks magic pants. how much did you spend on your exam? if you don't mind me asking.

magic_pants

rooban wrote:

Thanks magic pants. how much did you spend on your exam? if you don't mind me asking.

I didn't. It was funded by my then employer. In answer to the earlier question, yes, it is "turn up, pass, got CCNA".