Study material

[zodiac]

Has anyone purchased actual routers and switches to setup a lab to study for your CCNA/CCDA??  If so, what items do you have??

[nitrozing]

what is the point of purchasing actual routers and switches when you have good simulators in the market...like Boson and Netsim.Believe me they are sufficient

[nogun]

what is the point of purchasing actual routers and switches when you have good simulators in the market...like Boson and Netsim.Believe me they are sufficient

   yes, for ccna/ccda don't need, try netsim its lower cost. you can design the topology like the problem in TK or any and practice.

[operic]

also you could try network visualizer 5

[marti53476]

You should always consider renting rack time. I think it is the most cost-effective alternative. Perform a google and you will find a lot on info on rack rentals.

[Question]

Yes i think netsim and BOSON its OK and enough for pass CCNA/CCDA

if for work it OK, if for exam no need.

[ali2khan]

You dont need for such expensive things. you can do anything which you required in these Test. Just get a Boson software and thats it.

Thanks

[HenrySmith]

To get pass CCNA/CCDA, you don't need the real routers. Simulator is enough for you to prepare the exam.

Also read more materials if you even dont have the simulator.

[gaivota]

Hi,

if u can afford the lab, buy it, it's naothing better that work with the real equipament.

u can check ebay, they have there nice hardware packed already to make a LAB,ccna and ccnp

Gaiv

[spam_meiser]

Ebay is a good source for cheap hardware. Just make sure that you try to get the IOS version that is currently being tested so you have access to all of the commands that will be on the test. I think IOS version 12 is the current flavor now.

[islam_java]

boson is great

[arginh]

I've found that the Cisco Books are hard to read as they tend to be boring.,..there's nothing better than actual working experience...however you iwll find that if you have an immense amount of networking knowledge than CCNA will be really hard to study, as it tends to bore you

[mfactor00]

where can i find this network visualizer?

[freedom06]

you can get the network visualizer at "www.routersim.com"

[nytbringer]

I have a friend who bought a router (Cisco 2500) and a switch (Catalyst 2950) for laboratory purposes in preparation for his CCNA exam. Unfortunately, he still didn't pass... It means that why bother buying expensive equipment when you have a lot of alternatives... Try Boson Netsim for CCNP... works like a charm...