Friday 29 January 2010 @ 8:05 am
i’m having some difficult to understand concept of Network related to CCNA exam and CCNP exam. i really want to know the order or method to study CCNA network knowledge.
if good way, can you suggest the method?
Tags: Network 
4 responses to “In order to understand network knowledge in practical situation what should i do?”
Learning CCNA by yourself without basic networking knowledge will be difficult. Rightly said you can get used equipment and play around to see how things work. But learning by yourself takes much more time then being taught in a classroom. Of course it doesnt mean that you learn all things in the classroom.
Try to find a Training center where you can learn basic networking, believe me you will save lots of time. Once you learn basic networking it’s up to you to either do self study of your CCNA or continue getting Trained by a good IT Trainer.
We have a networking forum at http://www.mcsehub.com , a place frequented by established IT Trainers who are happy to help. We do not run an institute, but we do understand what it takes to study by yourself.
Join our forum, and you’l be glad you did.
well as someone in the business for 20 + years, if you are trying to study for the ccna exam and are having trouble with networking, I might suggest you take a step back and get some fundamentals under your belt. not sure where you live, but trying to memorize the book is going to be worthless since at some point you will be thrown in a lab and will have to build a multi tier network.
so here is what I would suggest. get the latest edition of Network+ study guides. get two pc with a nic cards one or two each, get two small 5 – 8 port switches, get two small home routers, either wired or wireless (they have wired ports in them). Also pick up a usb wireless adapter. Make sure you are using Windows XP pro and or Win 2003 server. and then a lot of cat5 patch cables and a couple of cat 5 loopback cables.
At this point you can begin learning about lans. you would start to learn about MS networking tcpip by using the loopback cables to tie the two workstations togeather and see how ipaddress can be generated and randomized by the os. you will also start learning all of the basic shell commands like ping, tracert, ipconfig etc. then you can tie two pc to a switch with standard cables to see the same interface, then you can start using static address, then you can add a router, and even you do not have a internet connection, you can get the router to act as a dhcp server, or get the win2003 server to take on that role. then you can practice tying switches back to back, and then you can add the second router back to back to the first router, and then seperate the pc between and build a true ip routed lan, then you can add the wireless card and learn all about the wireless protocols and learn what you have to do for encryption and ssid recognition. the beauty of this set up is that once these pieces are in place, you can now study for just about any of the MS or other Pc related certifications. no need to buy new, all can be found used, start with windows, then start with linux. before you take the CCNA exams you will also have to get your hands on Cisco switches and routers(if you don’t have access) plan on 500 + dolllars to get that used equipment.
start with the CompTIA Net+ and Security+ textbooks.
Practical experience first – then study guides. In order to teach a Cro Magnon to read, you’d first have to teach him the concept of writing and reading. Until he understood how that worked, “being able to read” would be meaningless. The words you learn have no referents in the real world for you, so all you’re doing is memorizing things, you’re not learning.