I am taking my Cisco CCNA in Dec. any one have any usefull tips?

Hello,

Be thorough in the concepts.Then go through the dums(like pass4sure) for atleast 3 times.Dont waste time.Please start preparing as soon as possible if not yet done so,otherwise continue.God bless.

I have been studying for the CCNA as well. I have a friend that is a CCNP, and is studying for his CCIE exams, that I hit up for advice. The questions on the exam are much, much harder than you will find in any study guide. I scheduled myself for the exam, and then took a practice exam through Boson. I got worked, canceled my appointment, hit the books again and started taking the practice exams more seriously. You don't just have to know the material, you have to be quick. You will see network topologies on that exam that are far more complicated than the one's in your study guides, and be asked to trace the path of packets moving across it. Be able to subnet in seconds. There are 160 questions and 90 minutes to finish the exam (at least the one I was scheduled to take was).

Practice boy! That's all it's about!

I wish you luck :)

I got the CCNA on first try but I studied in college via Cisco Academy courses so I can spot a CISCO OFFICIAL answer a mile away BUT now the cirriculum has changed A LOT so I couldn't help out much other than tell you to study memorize as much as you can PRAISE BE TO THE "?" and know your timeouts.

Oh and the easiest way if it is still an option is getting then ENT then completing the second test for an NA. I took the whole thing which was a real mind warp.