OT: Hardware required for CCNA

Hi all,

(yes, the subject says CCNA!)

I have a very capable friend who's looking to branch out into
networking. He's planning on using the CCNA certification as a
structured way to get started.

It's been almost 10 years since I did CCNA and back then you could
probably get away with one small router and switch running IOS. There
was a lot of protocol theory, cable types/specifications, and other
stuff like that. It was a single exam and the ICND courseware (or
Cisco Press book) covered just about everything you needed to know.

Has this changed much? I was going to give him two or three 1720/1721
routers and maybe dig up an old 3500XL switch or two to play with. But
have things moved on from there?

Appreciate advice from anyone who's mentored someone through this
recently, or is more in touch with current day CCNA requirements
(hello instructors!)

cheers,
Dale

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Received on Fri Jan 22 2010 - 11:01:49 ART