Beginning Cisco Certification

My Cisco Certifiaction Course: CCENT Certification Course or Cisco Certified Entry Level.  This is what you need to become a CCNA.  What's that?  CCNA is divided into 2 sections: ICND1 and ICND2.  What I am actually taking is the ICND1.  Basic understanding of networking is important. 

Know what an IP address is.  Check. 

Ethernet cables?  Check.  Be able to recognize the length, the ends, the thickness, and so forth.  Know what a straight-thru is, what a crossover is, what a rollover is.  

Have knowledge o9f switches and routers.  FYI, "a network switch forwards data only to one or multiple devices that need to receive it, rather than broadcasting the same data out of each of its ports." Know this: CISCO ROUTING & SWITCHING.  

This course is designed to help you pass certification. 

STEP ONE: CCENT Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician  Certification.

ICND1 is only Part 1: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1.  It's a TEST!!! .  90 Minutes test: 50-60 questions:

Routing, configure a router, configuring a switchy.  Finishing off a wide area network protocol.  This course helps with simulations.  

CCNA is a Cisco Certified Network Associate.  CCNA routing and switching should be the foundation!!!  That the first test I will have.  

Get CCNA certification before you move onto CCNA SECURITY or CCNA VOICE or CCNA DESIGN or CCNA WIRELESS. 

Must have the CCNA first.  

So let's begin . . . .

Cisco Packet Tracer is a simulation program.  In this course, we will be using the Packet Tracer Simulation from Cisco.  In order to acquire the Packet Tracer, you have to be part of the Cisco Academy.  They are the only ones that actually can give you the Packet Tracer software.  Alternatively, you can download a free version of the GNS3 Simulator.  You will need to go to the gns3.net to download it.  After the download you'll get this message:

The software has been built with passion over the past 6 years by a small and loyal group of people.  Each download is a badge of honor for us!  GNS3 is a free and open source software under GPL v3 licensing.  We have partnered with Solarwinds to offer GNS3 users exclusive access to their Standard Toolset.  It it normally $200, but only for GNS3 users, you get it for FREE!