I know this has been a post already a million times. I have had Semester 1 -4 of CCNA traing. I have 1 year experience in the field. I went to take the test thinking I haven't had a CCNA problem in real working life that I haven't figured out. But then I failed. It had a lot of questions that some people really don't need to know. What 1 or 2 software programs has anyone bought and passed with only using these programs.

Just curious, Don't get all mad on this question. Just wondering.

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for the ccna exam try to get your hand on todd lammle's ccna book(sybex).
Get boson's ccna practice exams.
Boson.com

This exam is not the hardest but it does ask lots of Qs that most do not encounter on their daily work routines.

Do understand the Ethernet(contention)based networks well and all the cabling and length and signal frequencies also.

goodLuck!

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All you need to pass ccna is CISCO PRESS there the best books for cisco.

undearstand the book and you will walk the exam.

zarcoff

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I went on a weeks course, used Lammels V-Lab, self-test software, and downloaded all the study guides I could find on the net. Also joined online forums which are a wealth of knowledge, subscribed to questions of the day, and perused certain braindumps. Passed last month with 946! You must be able to look at a subnet and work out the network, broadcast, 1st and last addresses without a calculator. It took me about three weeks to master subnetting, but now I can just look at the data and get the result. ISDN was a biggy, learn its seven references. IOS and OSI of course. WAN and LAN protocols. Remember to look at the subnet mask when you get the access list questions. But be prepared for very strangely worded questions. I had about 16 that were written dubiously, so be careful. If it is as though Cisco wants you to fail. If the questions were all straight forward and layed out in laymen terms, everyone should be able to accomplish 1000. Dont sweat it, be cool, and burn that sucker down!!!

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WELL DONE GOOD SCORE, WHAT NEXT CCNP I MY SELF AM DOING MY CCSA JUST WATING FOR MY BOOKS TO COME.

CISCO MARKET IS GETTING CROWDED.

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Cheers mate!

I am now studying vigorously for MCSE 70-240 which is booked for the 19th. I think I will crash and burn on this one though, as I only started after my CCNA exam.

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crazyk:This is off the topic I'm about to finish the semester 2 on cisco networking academy do you think its worth it to take the sem 3&4,or can i just buy the books and read are there many labs on the sem 3&4.Thanks

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I have found courses a good source of hands on and face to face Q&A's. But, for the CCNA, I have found that there are loads of study guides, forums, questions of the day, braindumps, test engines and sims that you can either download or use online for free. I used all these resources aswell as attending a course. You just have to take a step back and look at your strengths and weaknesses. If you are not finding it difficult to master, then cancel the semesters and save some money. If, on the other hand, you believe you need a little bit of guidance, then carry on with the semesters. My course lasted 5 days, and unfortunately it was the worse course that I have taken with my training company.

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A good CCNA trilogy. A great reference book with Sybex, a good study guide with Troy, and a good quiz with explanations in XXXXXXXXXX.

Of course, the cost of 3 pieces of material can add up and it's a lot to go through for just the CCNA, but if you definitely want to pass...

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