which study guide to get Cisco Press or Sybex ? any reasons for the preferred one
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which study guide to get Cisco Press or Sybex ? any reasons for the preferred one
Are you registered with a school or doing the CCNA on your own? If you have access to the online curriculum and a class to help you though it, that's all you really need. Sybex has a nice layout, I've used it before but I can't say that I've ever touched the Cisco Press version. Also buy the textbooks, they have a shitload of information in them (not all of value, but good none-the-less). Check out places like www.r1r2.com or some of the free router sims (there are links in other threads, or just search places like www.download.com ). If you have some money to blow, you can buy some nice kits from http://www.knowledgecomputers.net/kits.html. There are plenty of options out there, the study guides aren't necessarily the best way to go.
i'm self studying CCNA. :DQuote:
Originally posted here by HTRegz
Are you registered with a school or doing the CCNA on your own? If you have access to the online curriculum and a class to help you though it, that's all you really need. Sybex has a nice layout, I've used it before but I can't say that I've ever touched the Cisco Press version. Also buy the textbooks, they have a shitload of information in them (not all of value, but good none-the-less). Check out places like www.r1r2.com or some of the free router sims (there are links in other threads, or just search places like www.download.com ). If you have some money to blow, you can buy some nice kits from http://www.knowledgecomputers.net/kits.html. There are plenty of options out there, the study guides aren't necessarily the best way to go.
The new CCNA v3.0 has quite a few curriculum changes over the previous version, so just check anything you buy references v 3.0. I am using the companion guide as it closely follows the Academy Program, and it is a change when you get tired or bored with the on-line studying. Apart from that I agree with the advice from HTRegz. I have attached a copy of a recent e-mail from Cisco, which addresses some of the comments made about the new versionQuote:
Originally posted here by Death_Knight
which study guide to get Cisco Press or Sybex ? any reasons for the preferred one
Good luck with your studies
Hm... between Cisco Press or Sybex which one would be a better choice for a study guide :D
I would'nt like to recommend how you should go about your studies, as I think that it is a matter of personal choice, I am only saying how I am doing it through the CNAP. As HTRegz has said, there is a wealth of options, consider them all, and choose what you think is best suited to your needsQuote:
Originally posted here by Death_Knight
Hm... between Cisco Press or Sybex which one would be a better choice for a study guide :D
Hmmm.. i never touch on any real cisco routers before... just doing the CCNA labs using router stimulator is it enough :confused: is there really a need to buy router?
A router is not a requirement for the CCNAQuote:
Originally posted here by Death_Knight
Hmmm.. i never touch on any real cisco routers before... just doing the CCNA labs using router stimulator is it enough :confused: is there really a need to buy router?
you mean router stimulation will do the job ?Quote:
CorrectQuote:
Please go to the following link, and you will get an indication of what is required
http://cisco.netacad.net/public/acad...alog/CCNA.html
Course Overview
Curriculum Demos - CCNA Curriculum Demos Available In:
CCNA 3.0
Course 1 Demo
Course 2 Demo
Course 3 Demo
Course 4 Demo
Thanks for all the replies :D