how hard is ccna

[carl_townshend]

I want to take my ccna, how hard is it and how long would it take me to study if I did say 1 hour per night on it ?

[leonvd79]

it depends on your experience with networking in general

if you have little theoretical/hands-on experience it would take you at least three months to understand the basics if you would study 1-hour a day.

ccna is a entry level certificate. it's not that hard to obtain. however you need to prepare for any scenario. it contains at least two simulated tests that require hands-on expierence and product knowledge.

[JonathanUK]

The CCNA exam in not really difficult, you really need to know the whole book inside out due to the range of questions which can come up. I actually failed first time, 85% of my questionswere on a certain topic, but I went away had a re-read and passed easily 2nd time. I found having a lab at home really helped as I hadn't any previous cisco experience. But saying all of this i've read on the certifications forum people failing 3,4 times !

[carl_townshend]

Is there much on subnetting, its the only thing I really need to learn about, I need some help with that. Also does having the ccna help with career prospects, how much are people in the uk getting paid roughly who have the ccna ?

[JonathanUK]

Subnetting is very important for CCNA be able to do it in your head in 15-30 secs.

I think in the UK jobs range from £24000-£30000 or £35,000 in London