OT:Cisco for newbies?

[Luis Villarreal]

You should probably start here:
http://forums.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/PrepCenter?page=main
Note: an account is required, registration is free
 
That is cisco's ccna prep center, great resource
You can also pick up a ccent/ccna book, cisco press and sybex are
generally the best.


On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 08:23 -0700, chip33az at netscape.net wrote:
> Last year, I went to Gateway Community College for their CCNP training.  
> It was 4 classes in 2 school semesters.
> 
> You can look at the Maricopa Community Colleges pages for CNT (Cisco 
> Networking Technology) classes, or you can go to cisco.com under 
> training and use the Academy Locator.
> 
> The biggest problem with the community colleges is they cancel classes 
> if there isn't enough enrolled.  I had signed up at Glendale CC, but the 
> Friday before the class was to start I logged on and noticed they 
> canceled my class.  No notice, etc.  I had to go to Gateway for them, 
> which was horrible since I live in Glendale.
> 
> You can also look for the Academy books for the CCNA.  There should be 2 
> of them and they are fairly easy to follow along with.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> eric© wrote:
> > Are there any good resources (online or book form), or possibly even
> > college courses where I can get a basic understanding of how to
> > config/admin Cisco routers and switches for home use?  I have little
> > to no desire to make a career out of the stuff (still pretty burnt out
> > from the whole computers as a career thing after working as a Dell
> > phone support agent), but then the typical home offerings don't offer
> > the flexibility I'm looking for either, not to mention I picked up a
> > pair of 2514 routers and a Catalyst 2900XL for $20 :D.
> >
> > eric
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