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What was your CCNA experience? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by CamillaTrend@lemmy.world to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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Hey everyone,

I searched for the keyword CCNA, but it hasn't appeared for a while.

I'm actually learning the concepts, I'm on STP.

I'd like to hear about your experiences, how long it took you, which website you're learning from, etc.

Have a great day!!

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[–] WallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 10 months ago

Echoing what others have said, the CCNA itself just checks a box, but it does cover the fundamentals well. Networking technology is still using the same protocols, and every vendor is just a reskin of old school Cisco CLI. Especially new Cisco stuff… there really hasn’t been any meaningful protocol level innovation in a while.

The best way to learn it do download packet tracer and GNS3, then just start building stuff. Think about the applications for the real world, right now redundancy is a huge deal because everything is managed remotely, so being able to build a network that can degrade without outright failing is a highly in demand skill set.