Cisco Certified Course

djsim101

Hey lads, need your opinions please.

I am on my last exam to complete a MCSA and while its outdated now (2003) I would like to continue my career in IT and branch out to the Cisco world.

I came across this deal on groupon, and was wondering do ye think it is worth it?

http://www.groupon.ie/deals/national-deals/Career-Match/17279578?nlp=&CID=IE_CRM_1_0_0_38&a=1676

Any opinions would be great, thanks

imPhilip

I am not familiar with the training provider, do they offer any samples of their material so you can check if it is good quality. My recommendation would be to use Internetwork Expert (INE) they offer their CCNA and CCNA Voice video series course for free and should be sufficient to pass the exams.

For getting experience with Cisco IOS you can use the simulator Packet Tracer which should have all the functionality you require for the CCNA or GNS3 which emulates routers, not switches.

GNS3 takes a bit of effort to setup but offers the full functionality of a router, here is a link to GNS3 setup /overview
http://www.cbtnuggets.com/standalone?video=/freevideo/csco_642_902_02.mp4

djsim101

That is great imphilip, thanks for your great information