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I recommend at that anyone with Cisco knowledge download a fantastic emulator package called dynamips. Its the dogs danglers if you want to gain experience with Cisco routers.
 
I am at present just completing my CCNA course with the Open University, my course is T228 and is a 6 month course, it has cost me £545 and has included full access to the Cisco academy, 4 workshop days at Sunderland College. In November the OU are doing the new CCNA curriculum but over 10months instead of 6months with extra work and workshops. I can heartily recommend them for the training and support offered.

Rob H
 
My bro just passed his CCNA with flying colours all he did was study the book loads and use the software that came with the book, took him 6 months doing the Intro then CCNA.

Cost: Free

All he needs now is the experience :P
 
kirkster said:
I recommend at that anyone with Cisco knowledge download a fantastic emulator package called dynamips. Its the dogs danglers if you want to gain experience with Cisco routers.
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Is that the 7200 emulator? Yea its really good. I added some simulated dynamips routers to a real test lab and it worked a treat.
 
Skiddley said:
Is that the 7200 emulator? Yea its really good. I added some simulated dynamips routers to a real test lab and it worked a treat.
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Yes that is the one. You can also emulate 1700, 26xx, 36xx and 37xx. You cabn build a full blown CCIE lab of 10 routers on your PC - I have it runing now. The only thing you can't do is build complex switching scenarios. However, that is a simple part of the CCIE

Wish this tool was ready for me when I was doing my CCIE prep !!!

Steve
CCIE #11330
 
:D I just used it for noddy stuff, simulated OSPF\BGP CEs mostly with flea bay and liberated work kit making making up the bulk of my lab.

All the op needs is a few 2500's, maybe a cheap layer2 switch and a few DBb0's and he's away if he wants hands on experience. You must admit, it is nicer to play with real kit.
 
Yes, real kit just kind of feels better. Also get some strange protocol drop outs with dynamips sometimes. like OSPF hellos just dropping for no reason.

It's still a fabulous piece of software for newbies to gain expereince. I know people who have prepped for their CCIE lab just using dynamip and passed in Brussels.
 
I had them round my house to see if they could sort me out with my MCSE. I was utterly horrified by the whole thing and ended up having to physically eject them from my house!

Basically they were more interested in selling me a loan for 10 years at high interest. They would not even begin to tell me how much the course would cost andspoke to me like an idiot who knew nothing about computers or the relevant qualifications.

Utter *******ds stay well clear.

Albaba
 
Wouldnt bother with IC3 (if its what i think it is), CompTIA is an absolute cakewalk so that can easily be done with books and find somewhere cheaper and more reliable to do the CCNA, or again, do it yourself.
 
I am glad I read this post...I had Computeach on the phone today, they wanted to send somone round to discuss courses, when they call back tomorrow I will tell them where to go!
 
Had these people round to my place a few days ago, they did exactly the same thing. The salesman was a very nice guy but insisted on selling me a £5000 course [originally he quoted me £7000] and he even had the Barclays loan application form ready for me to sign.

Needless to say I told him where to get off. One thing did puzzle me though. When I commented on how nice his laptop looked and asked, "is that an AMD?" he replied, "No, it's Athlon. Dual core as well - the best out there - forget anything Intel can offer."

And these people are supposed to know about computers?
 
Super Tigers said:
I am at present just completing my CCNA course with the Open University, my course is T228 and is a 6 month course, it has cost me £545 and has included full access to the Cisco academy, 4 workshop days at Sunderland College. In November the OU are doing the new CCNA curriculum but over 10months instead of 6months with extra work and workshops. I can heartily recommend them for the training and support offered.

Rob H
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Exactly what I did 2 years ago. Fantastic tutor support, and access to the Cisco Academy so 1st class study material as well.
Access to Netlabs provided access to actual Cisco kit and the tutor assignments (TMA's) helped re enforce what I had already learned.

Passed the CCNA exam a month after finishing the course with a score of 96% (or 996)

Cant recommend them enough
 
Delvis said:
That's skills train now ;)
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My god, they still going? I had a visit from them before I chose the OU instead...
Total salesman.......they wanted thousands from me for the CCNA, N+ and A+ courses and he was clueless IT wise.
They try to make out they are doing you a favour by "letting" you in on the course. Once I was onto the scam (well, I thought it was) I phoned him back to cancel and he was a completley different person, quite aggresive and very reluctant to listen to my concerns.
Avoid!
 
I just found the course very pointless...it wasen't really teaching me anything =/

I ended up paying for it in the end though...which is a bugger, but I'll live.

So yeah, it was a waste of money for me anyway :p
 
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