Re: OT: Hardware required for CCNA

Wouldn't it be easier/cheaper to just go with dynamips? Or is there enough
switching in the CCNA these days to warrant real hardware? Just curious...

Charles Henson

                                                                                                                  
  From: Anthony Sequeira <asequeira_at_ine.com>
                                                                                                                  
  To: Dale Shaw <dale.shaw_at_gmail.com>
                                                                                                                  
  Cc: Cisco certification <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
                                                                                                                  
  Date: 01/21/2010 06:38 PM
                                                                                                                  
  Subject: Re: OT: Hardware required for CCNA
                                                                                                                  

Hi Dale!

In addition to the excellent feedback you received so far, I just wanted to
make these observations.

 - While it is incredibly valuable for the candidate to practice things
like
Cisco Wireless and Cisco Network Management, you can certainly get by for
strict certification purposes using 1 or 2 switches and 3 routers.
 - Here is our lab workbook outline for CCNA (ICND2) - it covers what is
needed for (hands-on) success in the exam:
Inspecting Summary TCP/IP Information
Initial Configuration of a Router
Initial Configuration of an Interface
Initial Configuration of a Switch
VLAN Configuration
Ethernet Interface Configuration
Configuring Frame Relay
Configuring Basic PPP
Configuring CHAP
Configuring Single Area OSPF
Configuring EIGRP
On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Dale Shaw wrote:

> 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 - 09:45:33 ART