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Posted 14 May 2021
Free Cisco CCNA 200-301 - David Bombal - Udemy
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Coupon if needed is: DAVIDBDAYCCNA
What you'll learn
Coupon if needed is: DAVIDBDAYCCNA
What you'll learn
- This course is for anyone who wants to attain the Cisco CCNA 200-301 certification
- Once you complete this course and pass your CCNA exam, you can study towards higher level Cisco certifications
- This course will prepare you for the CCNA 200-301 certification exam.
- Learn how Kali Linux can be used to hack networks
- Learn how to configure Cisco Routers and Switches
- Learn topics such has Wi-Fi, Network Automation and Network Security
- This course is practical! Once you complete the course, you will be able to apply what you have learned to real world networking scenarios.
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sorted byI know too many server support ppl who can't even think on osi, they go though an awful lot of unnecessary troubleshooting and these are 3rd line ppl.
- If you are just starting with networking, CCNA is the best way to do it. Most of what you will learn has actually nothing to do directly with Cisco but more with understanding all the technology and how networks are built. I did mine almost 20 years ago and I still remember the course as being worth the time and effort (failed CCNA twice).
- Go horizontally not vertically. What I mean by this, is as a novice, try to do as many certs as possible in the same level and for many related technologies. Go CCNA/AWS/GCP/Azure/Redhat, learn about linux, scripting, Wifi, SDN or even programming. Try to touch many related technologies as possible. Once you start gaining work experience, 3years in or 5 years in, then start going vertically (deep) and become and expert in your field. once you become an expert, you will have the foundation and experience needed to help your customers and progress in your career.
- Keep up to date. This is the big one. If you feel like your certs or work experience will be enough, you are in the wrong business. You need to keep up to date with what is happening around you. Invest time in learning more about Cloud, AI or new technology that may impact the field/market.
- Networking, Networking, Networking. I wish someone told me about this when I started. Start building relationships from the start. Please do yourself a favour and start this NOW. Why you may ask? because IT is a very small world. You will change jobs and will meet people you worked with in the past, or people who know people you worked with in the past. If you burned bridges, you will have a hard time in this industry. Career progression is more related to networking that anything else.
- Change tracks. If you start as an engineer, you can change career and move to sales engineering, sales, product management or even become a CTO. The possibilities are endless, don't limit yourself just to that one job you have in mind. Focus on your work but also plan your career carefully. (edited)
I love the job, I've worked for various different companies over the last 10 years and they've all been completely different each time, some sitting in an office working remotely and some running about all over the shop installing and replacing equipment (been to Russia, Africa, various places in Europe through work). If you want a job where you're out all the time then find a company with multiple sites and services spread across a region or a company that provides a service to multiple companies so you're more like a field engineer. Avoid office work like working in a NOC or design work. You don't have to be a jack of all trades engineer all your days either, you can specialise in a security, design, voice/uc, wireless, service provider, pre sales etc. Obviously better money as a specialist and at CCIE level, all depends how much you're willing to put into it to stay at the top.
I mostly disagree with this.
The CCNA is more platform agnostic than specific to Cisco. Yes, there is some content relating to interface and operation of Cisco appliances, and Cisco specific protocols (although these are mostly compatible implementations of industry standard protocols).
However much of the course is industry standards, protocols and the experience with Cisco IOS transfers to many other vendors including ArubaOS, Dell (DNOS/Force10) etc, and to a slightly lesser extent Comware and other based appliances, HPe, huawei, etc.
The CCNA gives a good basic understanding of network functionality that is essential to near on everyone in the industry. I get really bored of seeing people who’ve done their CMNA/NSE4 etc who think they’re great ticking boxes on their NGFWs…. But then as soon as anything doesn’t operate as they think it should, they have absolutely zero clue how to troubleshoot or debug anything.
Cloud networking/SDN absolutely does not work on different principals. It works on exactly the same principals, it’s just somebody else is managing part of the stack on your behalf.
Even as a senior network engineer working in London, you would struggle to put £20k into investments and have enough left over to live a half decent life so I wouldn’t get hung up on earning loads of money.
I know guys earning £80k in London but they work 10-12 hour days and are on call 24x7 most of the time.
You want to try and find a job with a nice work/life balance, especially if you have a family. I would rather watch my kids grow up than work myself into an early grave by sticking 20k a year into investments just to croak it at say 55 before I can even retire and use the money,
Life is for living and an experienced network engineer who knows their stuff, you should be able to earn a decent enough salary to have a comfortable life but we wary of the £80k-100k jobs advertised. They are either not real or will require you to sell your soul
The other thing is that cloud networking in AWS/Azure/GCP works on completely different principles so you will need to throw out some what you have learnt in CCNA.
Holy spanning tree protocol !
I'm a Network Engineer CCNP Wireless and Route/Switching and I hate it but the money is good so for me it's the latter I'm afraid. Have kids, mortgage etc so stuck with it.....
No amount of automation or cloud tech can replace an experienced network engineer when it comes to troubleshooting an issue.
SDWAN is not cost effective for plenty of small and medium sized businesses. Ours looked at it and realised fairly quickly the ROI was nowhere near.
Networking fundamentals hasn’t changed so understanding L2 and L3 is beneficial for any job in IT. Even our server guys know subnetting and we expect them to understand traffic flows so they can submit accurate FW requests.
Networking has evolved and even with SD WAN, you still need people to understand, implement and support it so the role of a network engineer has just changed a little but I would bet the hundreds of network engineer roles being advertised in London all want CCNA/CCNP or equivalent experience.
I have interviewed all manner of network engineers and you can tell instantly if they have book experience via real world experience. I would take an engineer who understands L2/L3, BGP, OSPF etc over someone who has done an SDWAN course. They can easily learn SDWAN tech in a week course but having real world networking experience can’t be learned anywhere near as fast
Not bad for a free course. I would recommend Cisco CCNA 200-301 – The Complete Guide to Getting Certified by Neil Anderson when Udemy drop it to less than £15
Never do it for the money. It is a sure way to get yourself in a depressing dead-end job. Love what you do, and you'll do it well. And when you do it well, you'll get the earnings to go with it. 25+ years in IT, still loving it.
Fantastic, I normally don't bother with this stuff as it gets left unwatched, but its an excuse to get organised for once, and now I know its actually worth watching :-)
Last time I took CCNA classroom based course the trainer was a woman and certainly one of the best instructors and knowledgeable Cisco people I've ever met.
That's a shame
I only know a handful of ladies who do the IT side and most of them are better than their male equivalent. Different way of thinking and applying themselves must more.
We need more Ladies in IT
Anything I can help with, feel free to dm me, been in networking side for around 10 years and it for around 25 and still learning new ideas.
Thanks for that, think i'll go for it, nothing to lose as it free.
I’m not sure I can put myself back through that! Tempted to let it lapse.
Do 2nd line support now and prefer the out and about nature of it.
But just been let down by work and basically will be moving on. I want to put £20K a year into the stock market so will need a big wage increase. Network engineer get paid far more than 2nd line. Those who do it as a job, do you do it for money or the love of networking?
Yep Jeremy's IT Lab is a great course, simple but comprehensive. His flashcards are what I'm using daily.
You should find plenty of friendly support usually in the various Cisco community support sites
I passed using this and the boson practic exams. Amazing course, but needs to be played at 1.25x
Couldnt agree more with Laurie here, Im a manager now and have largely "escaped" on call work but that's because I've got a family and have actively not applied for jobs which have on call as I don't want it.
I was just interested in what you've read up on that makes that particular investment so worthwhile.
I've started the udemy video (even though my network is outsourced love this guy's enthusiasm
I think the investment thing was someone else’s comment but myself I stick some money into a stocks and shares ISA each month on top of my existing work pension.
Stocks are risky and unless you have tens of thousands and know how to diversify your portfolio to balance risk, it’s not for amateurs
If you want to invest, use a stocks and shares ISA and invest in funds as they balance risk for you. It’s still a risk but less risky than stocks. I tend to go for index trackers as fund managers can rarely beat the market itself over a long time period and you have to pay them a fee anyway.
I go for index funds which have the lowest overall cost, keep it in there for 20-25 years and it will grow far more than a savings account.
Nope, I only really started my network role while in my 40s, was doing server side prior and touched on the networking side and enjoyed it more. 12 years later, I still enjoy it.
Even though I'm not highly qualified i.e expired ccna, I've a lot of experience in troubleshooting and from what I see, you need a logical mind for networking and it doesn't suit everyone.
Yep go for if, I'm in the same boat, just supplement it with a book - OCG CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library by Wendell Odom (is a good choice). Jeremy IT Lab on youtube is excellent. Just remember to do all the labs.
I consider new CCNAs the most dangerous people on the network - they know just enough to £&@#% stuff up.
Hello
Watched a few videos and doesn't seem to go in much detail as Jeremy's IT Lab on YouTube. Would probably go with both so that you get two different perspective and hopefully fully understand the concept.
I do it because I love it!! Yes I’m that sad
Haha makes two of us! See you in class (edited)
Yes I'm still working on the Nationwide account. What a very small world we live in!