IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Auger]

The CCNA Routing and Switching Complete Study Guide by Todd Lammle
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1119288282/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1119288282

Thanks, so videos and udemy courses are not ideal?

 

[Scott Larock]

how long should it take to study and pass the ccna? I'm on chapter 7 on the Todd Lamme book but it's alot to memorize.

If I give this 8 hours per day for 2 weeks should that be enough?

 

[slikkp]

how long should it take to study and pass the ccna? I'm on chapter 7 on the Todd Lamme book but it's alot to memorize.

If I give this 8 hours per day for 2 weeks should that be enough?

How much labbing are you doing?

You gotta know how to subnet in your head, what the show commands are telling you and VLANs/trunking/STP, ACLs, ADs and basic configs of OSPF/RIP/EIGRP.

That is the heart of the CCNA. I'd say study the whole curriculum at once then break the tests up into INCD1 and 2.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

Thanks, so videos and udemy courses are not ideal?

I guess I misunderstood your question. I believe in using multiple resources when study for a cert. So I would say use all 3 if you can. I don't know how you learn best but for me reading the material and doing labs along with videos to supplement the material is best for me.

How much labbing are you doing?

You gotta know how to subnet in your head, what the show commands are telling you and VLANs/trunking/STP, ACLs, ADs and basic configs of OSPF/RIP/EIGRP.

That is the heart of the CCNA. I'd say study the whole curriculum at once then break the tests up into INCD1 and 2.

Agree with all of this. I would also recommend the Boson practice exams if you have the money for them.

 

[Scott Larock]

How much labbing are you doing?

You gotta know how to subnet in your head, what the show commands are telling you and VLANs/trunking/STP, ACLs, ADs and basic configs of OSPF/RIP/EIGRP.

That is the heart of the CCNA. I'd say study the whole curriculum at once then break the tests up into INCD1 and 2.

I got subnetting down by blocks and I'm not on the OSPF, RIP, EIGRP yet... I got time since I'm unemployed living off unemployment so I got all day. I'm probably gonna take the change and try to pass it not this week but the week of thanksgiving.

I guess I misunderstood your question. I believe in using multiple resources when study for a cert. So I would say use all 3 if you can. I don't know how you learn best but for me reading the material and doing labs along with videos to supplement the material is best for me.


Agree with all of this. I would also recommend the Boson practice exams if you have the money for them.

I'm doing this book only and files that I got off the net but I'll look into the boson practice exams but I don't have alot to spend. I just want to get this shyt on my resume and hopefully open up the doors to some contract work cuz the S+ ain't giving me shyt right now.

 

[slikkp]

I got subnetting down by blocks and I'm not on the OSPF, RIP, EIGRP yet... I got time since I'm unemployed living off unemployment so I got all day. I'm probably gonna take the change and try to pass it not this week but the week of thanksgiving.



I'm doing this book only and files that I got off the net but I'll look into the boson practice exams but I don't have alot to spend. I just want to get this shyt on my resume and hopefully open up the doors to some contract work cuz the S+ ain't giving me shyt right now.

Packet tracer is available for free, so grab that. I like David Bombal on udemy; he has a class on there for packet tracer labs.

Boson is good too but since you're in unemployment, you may not want to kick out that much money.

 

[Scott Larock]

Packet tracer is available for free, so grab that. I like David Bombal on udemy; he has a class on there for packet tracer labs.

Boson is good too but since you're in unemployment, you may not want to kick out that much money.

I got gns3 and a few routers, I'm working on it.

 

[Slic Ric]

Forgot to check back in with the brehs, about 3 weeks in now as a Help Desk Analyst, they got me doing beginners stuff & logging data into software, but outside of that I'm totally lose and I have ZERO idea what any of them talk about ever even office banter about a client have basic issues and technical terms, I have no clue what they say

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Forgot to check back in with the brehs, about 3 weeks in now as a Help Desk Analyst, they got me doing beginners stuff & logging data into software, but outside of that I'm totally lose and I have ZERO idea what any of them talk about ever even office banter about a client have basic issues and technical terms, I have no clue what they say

whatever terms you don't know, try to remember and write them down. then do heavy googling. don't be scared to ask questions.

 

[Balla]

Are there help desk positions where you don’t have to take many calls?

 

[patscorpio]

Are there help desk positions where you don’t have to take many calls?

sure if its not a first line type of position

 

[Slic Ric]

whatever terms you don't know, try to remember and write them down. then do heavy googling. don't be scared to ask questions.

It’s mostly like in meetings, I don’t understand any of the stuff they are discussing, I know it’s mostly higher ups speaking but the gap between Us is so wide

 

[Balla]

sure if its not a first line type of position

Would there be a name that the position goes by or would it be like 3rd shift or something?

 

[Slic Ric]

I’m pretty sure he means like Tier 2 or 3, tier 1 is first in line meaning you get all the calls

 

[Balla]

I’m pretty sure he means like Tier 2 or 3, tier 1 is first in line meaning you get all the calls

Oh ok, just wanted to make sure.