CCNA Exam

The cheapest souce will be EBay. Get a couple of 2514 routers with IOS v 11 or (preferably) 12, get serial cables to link them via the serial ports and also connect them using AUI to UTP transceivers to a couple of 1924 or (better) 2950 switches with enterprise IOS. This setup will do most stuff you need including skills tests, labs and exam practice. The most tricky part was ISDN. Here I was lucky - I was able to get a pair of 1720 routers and ISDN BRI cards, so I could do all the labs and practical on an ISDN line, connecting the 1720s back to back one per channel. You could use a single 2514 and a pair of 1720 routers but the 1720 are still a bit expensive for playing with. Though you could re-sell them on Ebay afterwards. Whatever you do stick at it CCNA aces MCSE and is really useful and worthwhile. Good Luck

HI BUDDY,
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BENJAMIN P DURING

hands on experience. You can read all the books you want, but, unless you actually have routers and switches that you can connect and play with it will not sink in.

I took a full year of CCNA classes as part of my Degree, I sat for the CCNA right after graduation but I didn't make it. You need 850 or higher to pass I had 750 but in my defense my dad was having his leg cut off that day and it was an emergency type thing so I could not put off the exam.

CCNA is really worth it but, you earn it thats for damn sure.

I plan on retaking it after some refresher studying and getting some hands on refresher time as well.