How long did it take you to get your CCNA?
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Its going to take you very long seeing as you got no cisco experience. Those who acheived it in a crash course have had at least a year or two worth of hands on experience & thats why it seemed easy. If you have no experience, you will have to study for quite a while before passing your exams. What qualifications do you have below ccna? & how many years worth of hands-on experience do you have?
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It took about two weeks for mine.  But it depends on the backlog.  Mine was just a change of address.
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Basic computer experience is important and it helps if you have a little bit of networking experience (even just a home network) but it's not absolutely necessary.  Beyond that, the single best book you can read to cover all of the fundamentals is the Cisco Press book, CCNA Self Study, Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices.  I put a link below.  Many other books to choose from, but I would start with the Cisco Press book, and maybe just use ONE additional book, like an Exam Cram or Sybex study guide, preferably one that comes with a CDROM and you can generate your own practice tests.  When you pass the practice tests with 80% or better, you're ready for the real thing.  In addition, make sure to go through Cisco's web site on this as well.  I put a link to that also below.  Good luck, wise move learning Cisco.
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Being a Cisco Certified Network Associate shows that you have the established baseline level of knowledge in routing and switching. If you have the means, (sounds like you're indicating you don't right now) take an instructor-led course (1st choice) or an online prep course. The most important things to know well are the basics of routing and TCP/IP, switching and VLANs, and make sure you know your IP addressing/subnetting and ACLs well. Your CCNA certification is good for 3 years, and you renew it by retesting or by achieving a higher level certification. The best books you can read to cover all of the fundamentals are the Cisco Press books, CCNA Self Study: either "Intro to Cisco" or "Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices". I put a link below. Many other books to choose from, but I would start with the Cisco Press book, and maybe just use ONE additional book, like an Exam Cram or Sybex study guide, preferably one that comes with a CDROM and you can generate your own practice tests. When you pass the practice tests with 80% or better, you're ready for the real thing. In addition, make sure to go through Cisco's web site on this as well. I put a link to that also below. Good luck, wise move learning Cisco.
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CCNA - Certified Cisco Network Associate\n\nhttp://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html
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It takes knowledge and about 45 days
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i don't get it. are you studying CCNA or Zoology ?
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Cisco’s CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is an introductory-level certification. The 640-801 single exam option is the most popular route to earning the CCNA, however, a two-exam option was introduced by Cisco in 2003. The CCNA is designed for IT professionals who can “install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services for small networks (100 nodes or fewer), including but not limited to use of these protocols: IP, IGRP, Serial, Frame Relay,\n\nIP RIP, VLANs, RIP, Ethernet, Access Lists.” \n\nThe CCNA can be used as a starting point for higher level certifications, such as the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) and CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional). It is a prerequisite for each of these certifications.\n\nThe CCNA got its start back several years ago. It was most recently changed in the summer of 2003 when a two exam path (INTRO and ICND) was added as an alternative to the one exam path (CCNA). The CCNA is valid for three years. “To recertify, pass the current exam or any new exam at the Professional or Cisco Qualified Specialist level bearing the prefix 642.” \n\nJob roles of those pursuing this certification generally include: systems administrator and network administrator.\n\nFor more information:\nhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html
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Here's a whole bunch of them:\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/search/103-9309219-0084649?search-alias=aps&keywords=CCNA
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about 12-15 months for a newbie. local tech schools offer programs to learn these machines in a relatively quick time frame.
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An Associates Degree (in the Arts, Sciences, Fine Arts) takes two years.  Usually only junior/community colleges offer it as a degree.\n\nYou can also pick up professional certifications (IT networking, medical technician, electrician) from vocational schools or community colleges in 1-2 years usually.\n\nIf the job you want requires a Bachelor's though, you're probably going to have to get it one way or the other (online courses or evening from an accredited university might be the way to go).  Co-op's are available at a number of corporations so you can complete your studies over time and work with them in the interim.
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First of all why do you want to do these courses:\n\n1. If you want to just know some concepts in networking then you can go for CCNA alone. It is normally a 1 month course and will cost you around 15000 ( including test ).\n\n2. If you are serious about a career in networtking then go for ccna first and then after completing it go for CCNP and MCSE.\nRemember, MCSE as 7 papers so the cost is also high and not all people can clear it, only people who are looking for networking career will do it.\n\nAll the best!
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I suggest taking a workshop or find a local school that has Cisco's Academy. This is an online manual with practice problems and case studies. Also it is likely that doing it this we will gurantee you have access to a router to practice on. I would look at the link I have attatched so you can decide how to progress.
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2 to 3 hours "networking" :)
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try demo simulations if you have no one. \n mail me at purnendu1001@yahoo.com, I can help you a lot for prepare your CCNA. and I gurentee you can pass in just a single time..
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yeah MCSE's, or if you want to go networking it would be CCNA, CCNE, or if u want to start that the bottom there is compita A+, Network+ etc.
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CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is an entry or "apprentice" level networking certification. Cisco created the CCNA to recognize basic competency in computer networking, particularly for installation and support of LAN/WAN networks having 100 nodes or fewer. The CCNA covers both IP and non-IP networks including Novell IPX and AppleTalk.\n\nObtaining the CCNA requires passing a single certification exam. The CCNA exam, newly revised in 2002, contains 55-65 questions and lasts approximately 90 minutes. It now costs $125 (USD) to sit the exam.\n\nAlthough the CCNA has no formal prerequisites, one must effectively complete hundreds of hours of study to prepare. Primarily, one must understand basic routing and switching as they relate to network design, performance and security.\n\nCisco offers more advanced certifications like CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) and several varieties of CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) for those who wish to progress beyond the basic CCNA.