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Hi there,

I am new and beginning my journey for networking. I have wanted to conjure up some certifications and wanted to begin with CCENT and CCNA (after acquiring my CCENT), but I do not know what materials would be best to start or what websites are the best for getting training?

What are some peoples opinions? I have read some threads on here and they all have a variety of things. I am looking to get my certifications soon! Thank you for looking into this post and I hope I can get some great feedback from this.

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Check out ITPro.tv. Their training videos on CCENT are very good.

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Copied my post from another discussion as i believe it applies here.

I used the following:

  1. CBT Nuggets

  2. CCNA Routing and Switching Study Guide Amazon.com

  3. Pearson exam prep

  4. Boson Exam Prep

  5. My lab which I bought on ebay.

Important to remember with old switches like the 2950’s and the

3550’s is they don’t have auto MDIX so you will need some cross-over

cables.

I would also consider GNS3, it is a bit of a pain in the butt to

setup. but youtube has plenty of help and CBT Nuggets has a GNS3 series

as well.

@katherine-cbt-nuggets

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Hey Michael… getting started on your certification journey is definitely exciting and earning your CCNA is a great place to start.

We have a number or resources available for someone looking to prep for the ICND1 and ICND2 exams including exam walkthroughs, building hands-on labs, subnetting, troubleshooting, as well as the courses themselves.

If you’d like to check it all out, you can do so using our 7-day free trial with unlimited viewing.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions… Good luck!!

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Thank you everyone for their feedback. This helps out and I’ll look into everyone’s suggestions!

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Hi Michael!

How do you prefer to learn? Do you like instructor-led training and hands-on labs or do you prefer going at your own pace? I suggest checking out a few demos/trials to see what training fits your needs best.

The CCNA is a great certification to work on so if you want to check out a free 7-day trial I think it would be a great way to see if it would be a good fit. The ICND1 course is running live next week if you are interested in checking that out too!

Happy training!

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Thank you for the information!