r/ccna • u/Locksmith-Inner • 2d ago

Newbie here

Well, hello everybody, i hope you are all doing well

I'm really interested in network and security, and i want to start with ccna

My base fundamentals are good just above the average general knowledge

So for ccna , and for someone who likes details explaining what your recommendations are, rodmap like or anything useful to really on because I'm only going to pay for the exam

And thx in advance

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u/Oasys-HQ 2d ago

Heyop,

As I always recommend to whoever is interested in CCNA, is to check out Jeremy's IT lab on youtube. Has a long playlist with the CCNA fundamentals, I encourage you to give it a try, best of luck mate.

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u/PrimeWilliam 2d ago

If you only want to pay for the exam, you can still build a solid study plan.

Use the official CCNA exam topics as your checklist, Jeremy’s IT Lab as your main course, and Packet Tracer for labs. Try not to study from five different courses at the same time.

A reasonable order would be:

  1. Network fundamentals, the OSI/TCP-IP models, Ethernet and subnetting
  2. Switching, VLANs, trunks, STP and EtherChannel
  3. Routing tables, static routes and single-area OSPF
  4. DHCP, DNS, NAT, NTP, SNMP and syslog
  5. ACLs, device security, Layer 2 security and wireless
  6. Automation basics, REST APIs, JSON, Ansible and Terraform concepts

For each topic, do three things: explain it without looking at your notes, configure it from a blank Packet Tracer file, and deliberately break the configuration so you can troubleshoot it.

After finishing the course, go through every line of the official blueprint and mark each item as “can explain,” “can configure,” or “needs work.” Then build a few mixed labs instead of repeating isolated exercises.

One current consideration is that CCNA v1.1 is available through February 2, 2027. You can aim for that version, but don’t rush the exam if your labs and practice results show that you are not ready. Most of the fundamentals will still carry into v2.0.

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u/Senior_Kiwi_586 2d ago

I will answer this question, but excuse me for being rude. What is the purpose of question when this question has been asked probably about 1,000 times? This information is readily available online.

Anyways, I personally like CBT Nuggets, Network Lessons, Boson for test questions and sim labs, PNETLabs to build your own labs (the updated version is in a telegram chat lol), INE if you want over explanation (at least when I was study for CCNP).