FAO CCNA students

Luseac · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:31

Goliath said:
2^4 = 2x2x2x2 = 16

2^4 = 16

2^4-2 = 16-2 = 14

Ahhhh... much better. Thanks

Goliath · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:38

Garp said:
Hardest part I'm finding at the moment is having recent (passed last october) CCNA credentials and 6+ years networking support experience.. but none of it having been in a Cisco environment. No one seems to want to employ me in a networking role

It's tough one, and is usually a case of finding a role in a place where there is both Cisco gear and whatever you are experienced in. I've been turned down for jobs because I've no Juniper experience etc.

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:40

Garp said:
Hardest part I'm finding at the moment is having recent (passed last october) CCNA credentials and 6+ years networking support experience.. but none of it having been in a Cisco environment. No one seems to want to employ me in a networking role

Sounds like you need a better agency on the case, there's loads for CCNA people in London at the moment.

MossyUK · 2 Mar 2006 at 18:42

I grasped subnetting from the Sybex book for 70-216 (network infrastructure, win2k). Also, if your doing the CCNA - the trainsignal lab for Cisco routing is very good, has a great subnetting lecture AND has a pdf full of practice questions and walkthroughs. Good luck

crashuk · 2 Mar 2006 at 18:58

the problem is to many contract positions not enough perm positions.

Ripper · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:01

im doing ccna atm. passed ccna 1 and 2 by literally knowing sweet fa. if i was put into a job based on it i'd be screwed, good thing i hate it and would never consider getting a job in it

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:22

crashuk said:
the problem is to many contract positions not enough perm positions.

Problem?

king_kenny · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:27

yea ive just passed ccna 1, i found subnetting to be quite a head ****. took me a ages to get my loaf round it. I bought the offical cisco book (bible) it comes with a cd i found that to quite useful

If your at uni just ask the lectures to go over it agin, i did

Watch your language.

Otacon

Gigi · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:33

Im at college doing the CCNA, and have passed 1+2 now on the 3rd semester, the subnetting i found was incredibly hard, i found the lecturer didnt explain it too well and i had to spend about 3-4hours at home, reading over websites and doing examples until i finally had cracked it, now its trying to get my head round VLSM's :/

/Gigi

Goliath · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:52

Gigi said:
Im at college doing the CCNA, and have passed 1+2 now on the 3rd semester, the subnetting i found was incredibly hard, i found the lecturer didnt explain it too well and i had to spend about 3-4hours at home, reading over websites and doing examples until i finally had cracked it, now its trying to get my head round VLSM's :/

/Gigi

See the link I posted above, explains it from first principals in a very easy to understand way.

asim · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:55

I remember lectures at uni or subnetting were worthless to me. Absolutley no understanding of what was going on at all. I pick up the ccna intro book, read through the subnetting chapter once and fully understand the concepts. After attemptings the questions a few times I understand it even better.

Everyones got their own way to learn it I guess.

Need to sit my Intro exam but keep putting it off.

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:35

Do it in one exam, it's easier.

Garp · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:39

Nozzer said:
Sounds like you need a better agency on the case, there's loads for CCNA people in London at the moment.

"With commercial experience" thats the key part. Over the last two months I've applied to over 100 jobs in London, and the only ones that haven't required commercial experience have ended up going to "an internal appointment". Its getting a tad bit irritating, and oddly familiar every time.

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:41

So make it up. How do you think most people get on the ladder?

asim · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:41

Nozzer said:
Do it in one exam, it's easier.

So I'm told but I'd rather get one out the way then read the second book and do the next. May mean more questions on each topic but I think I'm prepared for that.

rayer · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:43

I just decided to do the CCNA, got some books, got a good simulator and passed the CCNA 640-801. Subnetting is easy once it clicks, then Wildcard Masks needs to be tackled, the OSPF, EIGRP etc etc
Worth it though, i have a good job now

asim · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:55

Nozzer said:
Do it in one exam, it's easier.

I shoulda really ask why its easier in one rather than dismissing your response.

If you think its easier then that may benefit me. Could you explain how you found that to be easier?

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:57

I thought that I'd rather have one exam, with questions on half the maetrial from each book, than two exams, each with questions on all the material from each book. If that makes sense.

The single exam I took was heavily biased towards the ICND parts anyway, a lot of fault finding and configuration questions. I think I had one subnetting question.

asim · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:59

Nozzer said:
I thought that I'd rather have one exam, with questions on half the maetrial from each book, than two exams, each with questions on all the material from each book. If that makes sense.

The single exam I took was heavily biased towards the ICND parts anyway, a lot of fault finding and configuration questions. I think I had one subnetting question.

Yea I read that the single exam will be mainly based on the ICND book.

I guess I'll give it a thought and figure out which to do.