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I taught the ICND class for a time while at New Horizons of Washington, DC and made EXTENSIVE use of Todd Lammle's book:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/CCNA-Cisco-Certified-Network-Associate/dp/0782141676">http://www.amazon.com/CCNA-Cisco-Certified-Network-Associate/dp/0782141676</A><BR>
Todd Lammle - CCNA Study Guide<BR>
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I also followed this up with the "CCNA For Dummies" which was a much faster study and good for those who already had a pretty good handle on n/w technologies and protocols. IMHO Todd's book is really good but will KILL you with details. The Cisco IOS is text based (at least when I was teaching it) and I'm not the resident expert on the topic as I don't play in that sandbox anymore. (I'm more the traditional Systems Engineer than a Network Engineer). <BR>
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What OS you drive should make no difference in study...we usually Telnet'd into the routers for admin. The exam had nothing to do with M$ technologies that I recall...just a TON of problems to be solved in two-minutes or less. I don't remember if the CD in Todd's book required Window$...would have to dig up my old teacher copy to see...<BR>
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Happy Hunting!<BR>
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Rich in Lilburn<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
<B>From</B>: Dylan Northrup <<A HREF="mailto:Dylan%20Northrup%20%3cale@doc-x.net%3e">ale@doc-x.net</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Cc</B>: Jim Butler <<A HREF="mailto:Jim%20Butler%20%3cjimbutler1234567890@gmail.com%3e">jimbutler1234567890@gmail.com</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] CCNA<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:50:30 -0500<BR>
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You can check out the Atlanta Cisco Study Group. I remember going to them years ago when I had more time and interest in getting my CCNA. Their website is <A HREF="http://www.internetworkexperts.net/acsg.htm">http://www.internetworkexperts.net/acsg.htm</A><BR>
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Good luck!<BR>
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On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Jim Butler <<A HREF="mailto:jimbutler1234567890@gmail.com">jimbutler1234567890@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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Hi everyone..<BR>
I know.this question may be a little off-topic for this forum, but I can't think of a better group of people to phrase this question to than you all. <BR>
I want to study and get my CCNA. Where do I go to find out the latest study materials and what tests I will have to take? Is there a group here in Atlanta for people who just want to get together and study and prepare for the tests without resorting to paying some university thousands of dollars to teach you what you can just as easily teach yourself or each other for free or at least for far less?<BR>
Also, apparently there are different paths of study to getting a CCNA.. What's the shrudest career choice when deciding what path to take? If it really doesn't matter, then what's the best choice for a network guy who's I.T. skills are Linux-centric?<BR>
Any info would be greatly appreciated..<BR>
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Thanks, <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#888888">Jim</FONT><BR>
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