The Road To CCNA

**Cellus** · 12-12-2006, 08:15 PM

This is the comments thread for the article The Road To CCNA. Should you wish to read the article follow this link.

Thank you very much for your insight into the CCNA. This will prove to be helpful for those challenging the exam.

As for my own two cents, the two Cisco Press books from Stephen McQuerry (you can get INTRO and ICND in a single self-study "box") are excellent. If I were to have any gripe about it, it would be the fact that it does not come with a CD (as many certification books do). However with that said, at this very moment I'm using them myself, and have found them complimenting instruction by a Cisco Academy course to be invaluable. You may find portions of the INTRO book familiar if you have your Network+, however it goes into more depth.

While all of the topics stated above are very important and must all be studied thoroughly, I will mention a small tidbit. Master Your Subnetting. When you do subnetting in the exam you will not be given access to a calculator, and will have to do it all by hand. Don't touch a subnet calculator, not even once, during the course of your studies. You will be given scrap to write on during the exam, so do yourself a favour and lay out the binary with weighted columns marked. This way when you do the Base2 math, you'll save yourself a headache.

**M_Alani** · 12-13-2006, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cellus

While all of the topics stated above are very important and must all be studied thoroughly, I will mention a small tidbit. Master Your Subnetting.

A very important note.
Subnetting indeed is a key to a very important part of ALL networks in real life as well as for the CCNA exam.
The key to master the subnetting is training. You should solve as much questions as you can. Even when you feel that you have already solved questions that look exactly like the ones you're working on now.

Thank you for the insight.

chauffeur2 · 12-23-2006, 02:40 AM

Once again another well explained Path to Learning.

Brief and simple, and attractive to the potential student.

Well Done!!

**M_Alani** · 12-23-2006, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by chauffeur2

Once again another well explained Path to Learning.

Brief and simple, and attractive to the potential student.

Well Done!!

Thank you Dave.
I am glad I could help.

theGman · 08-28-2007, 12:02 PM

Hi, I'm just studying for the CCNA and using the Todd Lamle books, I've tried the link to the subjects you say are missing, NAT and DHCP. Could you tell me where else I can obtain that info,
Cheers,
GerryMcG

theGman · 09-16-2007, 04:37 AM

Hi Mohammed,
I'm currently doing CCNA using the Lamle books. I've tried your link for the NAT and DHCP info but the link doesn't seem to work. Any help would be great.
Gerry McG.

JohnthePilot · 09-16-2007, 07:55 AM

Hi,
Mohammed hasn't been around since April. I'll see if there is anyone else that can answer your question.

**Cellus** · 09-16-2007, 02:35 PM

Please start a new thread in Protocols and Routing and I'll be happy to assist you. I'd like to keep this article comments thread clear of support issues, so let's move this over to the networking boards. Feel free to ask your questions there.

texanact · 12-01-2007, 01:53 PM

thanks for the good information

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Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	This is the comments thread for the article The Road To CCNA. Should you wish to read the article follow this link. Thank you very much for your insight into the CCNA. This will prove to be helpful for those challenging the exam. As for my own two cents, the two Cisco Press books from Stephen McQuerry (you can get INTRO and ICND in a single self-study "box") are excellent. If I were to have any gripe about it, it would be the fact that it does not come with a CD (as many certification books do). However with that said, at this very moment I'm using them myself, and have found them complimenting instruction by a Cisco Academy course to be invaluable. You may find portions of the INTRO book familiar if you have your Network+, however it goes into more depth. While all of the topics stated above are very important and must all be studied thoroughly, I will mention a small tidbit. Master Your Subnetting. When you do subnetting in the exam you will not be given access to a calculator, and will have to do it all by hand. Don't touch a subnet calculator, not even once, during the course of your studies. You will be given scrap to write on during the exam, so do yourself a favour and lay out the binary with weighted columns marked. This way when you do the Base2 math, you'll save yourself a headache. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate! Last edited by JohnthePilot; 01-22-2008 at 05:13 AM.

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chauffeur2 Manager Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,180 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Once again another well explained Path to Learning. Brief and simple, and attractive to the potential student. Well Done!! __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!

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theGman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Troon, Scotland Posts: 60 OS: WinXP, Vista	Re: The Road To CCNA Hi, I'm just studying for the CCNA and using the Todd Lamle books, I've tried the link to the subjects you say are missing, NAT and DHCP. Could you tell me where else I can obtain that info, Cheers, GerryMcG

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theGman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Troon, Scotland Posts: 60 OS: WinXP, Vista	Re: The Road To CCNA Hi Mohammed, I'm currently doing CCNA using the Lamle books. I've tried your link for the NAT and DHCP info but the link doesn't seem to work. Any help would be great. Gerry McG.

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JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,886 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: The Road To CCNA Hi, Mohammed hasn't been around since April. I'll see if there is anyone else that can answer your question. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

09-16-2007, 02:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: The Road To CCNA Please start a new thread in Protocols and Routing and I'll be happy to assist you. I'd like to keep this article comments thread clear of support issues, so let's move this over to the networking boards. Feel free to ask your questions there. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate!

12-01-2007, 01:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
texanact Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 15 OS: xp	Re: The Road To CCNA thanks for the good information