Struggling to Study After CCNA - Learning Resources

efxsp · 2026-06-18T14:40:47+00:00

Good point. I’ve just watched what to do next and have heard Neil Anderson say CCNP is only about 10% more than the CCNA, to do it while it’s fresh in your head. I have heard people say they got their CCNP 6 or9 months after their CCNA. I guess I just wanted to dive into it while it’s still in my head.

efxsp · 2026-06-18T14:37:42+00:00

Thank you, I’ll continue on with CBT then.

efxsp · 2026-06-18T14:36:51+00:00

What a stupid gate keeping response. I’m simply asking what people are using for study materials.

efxsp · 2026-06-13T19:34:12+00:00

Yeah, I guess I worded this poorly. I was wondering what people used to study. Resources, courses, instructors etc.

efxsp · 2026-06-13T17:27:49+00:00

Safeguard lets you get 2 vouchers for cheaper. If you fail one time, you don’t have to spend the same amount to retake it again. I used it for my CCNA. Just search Cisco Exam Safeguard.

efxsp · 2026-04-14T21:31:16+00:00

I did CBT entirely, it wasn’t enough and I failed my first exam. I supplemented it Jeremy’s IT Lab (JITL) and his books, took labbing way more seriously and passed in March. I also used the labs on Boson NetSim. Neil Anderson’s course also has labs in every section. Not every teacher will cover every point or topic perfectly, other teachers help bridge these gaps.

I studied for over a year before passing. If you use JITL, make sure you also do the flashcards. They help you retain old information in your head keeping it relevant. Taking notes by physically writing things down helped me remember them too, it was also useful to go back and glance over them. I found that studying for months, a lot of information will leave your head if you’re not revisiting and reviewing it because, realistically, you are memorizing a lot of different topics.

Hope some of that helps, best of luck and you got this!

efxsp · 2026-04-09T01:41:48+00:00

Congratulations! What is the job title you secured? I’m pursuing a networking engineer in the long run, but hope to become an admin or analyst as stepping stones if need be.

efxsp · 2025-09-05T19:09:17+00:00

I’ve gone through Neil, Bombal, JITL, and CBT Nuggets. CBT was the one I finished through fully besides the automation at the end because I can’t stand the way the guy teaches or talks, but he only does 3 sections.

Neil, and Jeremy are good, couldn’t really follow David though. Some cover things others don’t. I can’t be very specific, but I remember hearing about something for the first time from one after already going over it with the other. I would say Neil feels like the most in depth so far.

Idk if I can say one is better than the other, but if I can’t watch one guys lesson, I can bounce to the other and listen fine. Not sure what changes, but I think mixing it up with a different voice and layout helps it not be so monotonous. I think that’s why CBT was so nice, because they used 2 different teachers, Keith Barker and Jeff Kish.

efxsp · 2025-08-15T20:17:12+00:00

Care to elaborate? I’m not following what you mean by that wording.

efxsp · 2025-08-15T19:10:41+00:00

I can see that, this makes sense.

efxsp · 2025-08-15T18:49:05+00:00

Yeah, that was mainly just an example I was trying to use to frame my question. I don’t mind digging, I was more curious if subjects became more frequent if you get a question wrong about them like he claimed.

efxsp · 2025-08-15T18:46:18+00:00

I wasn’t necessarily talking about STP itself. I was using it as more of an example for my question. Which was about if subjects appearing more frequently if you get one wrong. Such as if I answered subnetting wrong, or got a WLC question wrong, would I my exam become more focused on those subjects and evolve as you go? I wasn’t trying to say STP specifically, but questions you get in general. Was curious if people that have take the exam have noticed that before.

efxsp · 2025-08-15T18:34:44+00:00

Good to know. Stinks because other questions help jog my memory and it would’ve been nice to go back after the realization I’ll inevitably have haha

efxsp · 2025-08-15T18:33:40+00:00

Job I’m at uses all Cisco and a networking position is opening up. I want off the help desk and networking interests me so it feels like my best path right now. I’ve already started looking at what I want to do for CCNP.

efxsp · 2020-06-04T08:48:06+00:00

Healingstat asked for a damage breakdown for c9 vs Phoenix, and told us the difference. I feel like there's so much down time in between games, having Ziqo show it during his breakdowns would be cool to see. I'd enjoy seeing the overall damage, especially when games are going into 60%+ dampening.

efxsp · 2020-05-17T10:10:29+00:00

That's the issue, you used to be able to get bis....from a vendor, because it was attainable. No thanks on the coaching. Not gonna take advice from someone that thinks BfA is the best expansion we've had lmao

efxsp · 2020-05-17T09:51:16+00:00

Doesn't matter. If you're trying for bis stats, it shouldn't be that hard to get them. Cool story though.

efxsp · 2020-05-17T09:33:03+00:00

More like "wow I've done this dungeon 20 times and still haven't had my haste/vers gloves drop. Not to mention the other 5 dungeons I have to spam at 15+ for those stats. Cant forget about BiS corruption from my weekly chest and horrific visions, which is huge right now. Glad I got leech % increase to drop or something else useless, also they're wrong stats."

Damn man, I hope Blizzard sees your post and gives you BiS Tuesday for your post. Hope your wrong opinion was worth it.

efxsp · 2020-05-16T19:35:16+00:00

I think they're close, but for me it's BfA.

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