Cisco CCNA confusion

needforspeed · 24 May 2011 at 20:50

I have been doing the Cisco CCNA course. A while ago our networking tutor was showing us a presentation. He pointed out something was wrong on the presentation, he said Cisco done it on purpose and because they are Cisco.

We are doing an assessment now where we make a network and make sure it works. The tutor also mentioned the switchport assignment on the assessment sheet are wrong. I had no experience Before doing this Cisco module which is part of a IT course.

Has anyone taken a CCNA course before?

Dist · 24 May 2011 at 21:17

I've done a CCNA course with the Open University in 2009, it was a cisco academy course so all of the course material was provided by Cisco. What is it you are confused about?

needforspeed · 24 May 2011 at 21:25

Dist said:
I've done a CCNA course with the Open University in 2009, it was a cisco academy course so all of the course material was provided by Cisco. What is it you are confused about?

Tutor saying there are mistakes on the assessment sheet and materials. That they do it on purpose?

bomber456 · 24 May 2011 at 21:31

You have an example of this? Ive passed my ccna

23JMZ07 · 24 May 2011 at 21:40

Ive passed my CCNA and there were no mistakes on the course material.

needforspeed · 24 May 2011 at 21:48

This switchport table for example:

The tutor said its meant to be:

Fa0/5 Fa0/7 Fa0/9 Fa0/11
Fa0/6 Fa0/8 Fa0/10 Fa0/12

23JMZ07 · 24 May 2011 at 21:50

Yea looks wrong to me. Ports can't be in 2 VLANS (non auxilliary)
Hes probably right.

Gammawolf · 24 May 2011 at 21:52

23JMZ07 said:
Yea looks wrong to me. Ports can't be in 2 VLANS (non auxilliary)
Hes probably right.

+1, looks like a copy pasta error

varkanoid · 24 May 2011 at 22:15

Gammawolf said:
+1, looks like a copy pasta error

I like mine with extra parmesan!

Dist · 25 May 2011 at 00:24

My course materails from Cisco (accessed directly on the cisco website via the OU) didn't have any errors in it, if there are any errors in the material you have I daubt it would be intentional.

SoundsGood · 25 May 2011 at 11:31

I disagree, there were numerous errors spotted on Cisco's online course content when I did the CCNA course last year, the majority of them in the Packet Tracer exercises.

If you're using the illegally downloaded version of the course then they will obviously be more common as it was made some time ago.

needforspeed · 25 May 2011 at 15:02

needforspeed said:
This switchport table for example:

The tutor said its meant to be:

Fa0/5 Fa0/7 Fa0/9 Fa0/11
Fa0/6 Fa0/8 Fa0/10 Fa0/12

This table was part of an assessment sheet done by the Module Co-ordinator, but not Cisco. But the tutor has pointed out that there are mistakes in Cisco materials.

GhostlyPea · 25 May 2011 at 15:16

Doubt it. That's copy-pasta error. Blame the Module Co-Ordinator.

-Pea0n

GaryH-21 · 25 May 2011 at 15:23

I know the feeling... I was constantly confused while doing CCNA

Brutos · 25 May 2011 at 19:50

i doubt cisco would do that intentionally