[RESOLVED] CCDA

[iamtheman]

Just a friendly warning to my fellow networking techies. I recently was informed that aside from working up the network support side (I'm working on CCNP) on needed to get the CCDA for a Cisco Premier Partnership. I consider myself an intermediate when it comes to Cisco LAN/WAN technologies. This test through everything at me in the form of Case Studies. You know the page of info you need to read on an example network and then recommend a Cisco Solution. Anyways my point is STUDY LONG AND HARD FOR THIS ONE and it'll be all good.

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[SoYl3nTgReeN]

im glad that was just a warning and not a threat hehehe

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[cyberhh]

The CISCO certs are the most difficult, valuable and in demand certs on the market now. They are very difficult and CISCO reccommends that you have experience on the equipment before even trying the CCNP/CCIE/CCDP exams.

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Death is lighter than a feather - duty heavier than a mountian.

[Randolph]

Is having CISCO Certificate a good idea?? im taking Cisco...

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[cyberhh]

CISCO certs are the most desirable and valuable certs on the market.

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Death is lighter than a feather - duty heavier than a mountian.

[computerpro]

Reality Check

Are CISCO certifications good to have?
Yes (And I fully recommend you get one if you have the ability...I charge $150. an hour for CISCO router configs).

On the bright side:

Falling prices by manufacturers (With the exception of CISCO who is killing their stock and possibly their corporate future)will rapidly put routers in the hands of everyone from home owners to Ma & Pa companies all over the country.

Routers will also become much easier to use than the "command Line" type interface that CISCO and others are using.
(There was a reason that Windows 3.1 became popular...A "typo" should not be able to bring a computer (or network) down).

Check out a $120. Linksys router if you want to see the future of router configuration.
(But don't study this)

Instead, learn the CISCO IOS & how to program basic configs all the way up to extended access lists before you take the test!

[CiscoGuy]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by computerpro:
Reality Check

Routers will also become much easier to use than the "command Line" type interface that CISCO and others are using.
(There was a reason that Windows 3.1 became popular...A "typo" should not be able to bring a computer (or network) down).

Check out a $120. Linksys router if you want to see the future of router configuration.
(But don't study this)
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There is no way you can compare a $100 linksys router, with a cisco enterprise router. The cli that IOS uses is appropriate for the audience to which it is intended. It is assumed that you will have a measure of expertise to configure/maintain a cisco router, and the people who use these things on a regular basis appreciate the speed in which the cli allows this work to be done.

On the other hand, the linksys device is designed for home use, an audience who generally is looking for plug and play operation. It doesn't offer nearly the flexability or power of a low end cisco product, therefore the configuration can be simplified to a few html screens.

Even if the cisco equipment had these pretty front ends it would still require a lot of knowledge to configure on anything except the most basic of networks. Something the average "ma and pa" will never possess, nor do they wish to spend the time required to obtain it.

I guess what I'm really saying is if I had to click around in netscape just to find out what my > 2000 routers are doing, instead of telneting to one and doing say a "sh ip int br" I would DIE. Leave the gui's where they belong, and cli where it is required.


[This message has been edited by CiscoGuy (edited March 05, 2001).]

[This message has been edited by CiscoGuy (edited March 05, 2001).]

[x_789]

Cisco that whats almost a FLAME but it was the truth so retracts a couple points on the flamability of your info. Strait up to compare Linksys ans cisco to even speak them in the same paragraph is like blasphamey. Anyway Cisco Certs are very valuable the only thing no one mentioned her is they expire. BUMMER if you dont use it you wil and i mean will lose it. X

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No really That paper thingy you took out of the box with all the words on it was not packing material its called a "MANUAL"