Networking+ Certification
 

(Wasn't sure whether to post this in knowledge or computers so if needed feel free to delete one of them.)

Im trying to work on my networking+ certification, I already purchased the Mike Meyers book but was looking for other sources I could study from.. If you can think of something that might have helped you in the past or that you know about, please feel free to pass it on. :)

Honestly, anything would be greatly appreciated from website to just advice.

Thanks for your time.

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However, the best study aide is the transcender.

I would go pick up a book from Cisco Press called CCIE Routing and Switching Practice Labs. Wait........no, don't do that, nevermind.

boson is good. They had good info when I took my CCNP.

Thanks for the information guys, is the Cisco exam similar to the Comptia exam at all? ( I was planning to just get the basics down with the Comptia and move up into the Cisco exams )

The same in what respect?

Similar as in what they cover and the level of that they cover it at

Start with the CCNA certification and books from Cisco Press. Indeed, there are many publishers who release books on the Cisco certifications.

In order of difficulty, they go

CCNA
CCNP
CCIE


The CCIE is the "gold standard" in networking certification. It will be next to impossible to you get to this standard unless you actually work in a company with lots of cool kit that you can play around with.

But the CCNA is a great start and will certainly differentiate you from other new grads. CCNP is the next step up, but you will probably need to pay for classes and/or do this somewhere where you can tinker with actual routers/switches. The CCNA is entirely possible with just plain old book-based study.


Good luck.

Oh, and if you're really into networking, don't bother with MCSE. Any telco or enterprise will laugh at that if you are applying for a network engineer job. It's fine if you want to manage/deploy Microsoft servers etc, but useless for a real network engineer role.


Mr Mephisto

Actually, you don't have to go from CCNA --> CCNP --> CCIE. It really depends on what area of expertise you want to go into. Thats probably the most common way though.

Cisco also offers CCDA, CCDP, CCIE (ISP DIAL), CCIE (ROUTING AND SWITCHING), CCIP, CCSP, etc.

As Mephisto said, CCIE is the creme de la creme. It consists of both a written exam and a intereactive lab. The people who take this exam are pretty much badasses when it comes to Cisco stuff and also networking in general.

heh I hope I can get that far one day but Im just working on the basics in the Comptia exam :) Thanks for all the information guys Im sure all it really takes is reading a book and studying it but having outside sources is always nice.