Azid's InfoSec Journey

I chose CBTNuggets to help me study for the CCENT and I am glad. The lot of users on Reddit and other internet sites really recommend the CBTNuggets video course. So this is what I used to study. It was totally worth it. Jeremy Cioara has a way of teaching that makes all topics interesting and you dont get bored easily while watching his videos. He gives a lot of real life examples and the videos have many exercises so that you can do it with him. He uses real equipment, so if you are using GNS3 and Packet Tracer you will have to have it setup and ready. You should also know how to use these virtual labs. I chose the video course because reading from a book is very dry for me and I might lose interest. He covers every topic which is given in the List of topics on the Cisco website. He also keeps the viewers engaged. You will have to take a lot of notes (I did this). Thats how you will retain a lot of information and you can see that he actually covers all topics. Yes,...

If you're using Packet Tracer for your CCNA preparations, then this guide will help you. I well tell you how to install Packet Tracer and some basic ways you can use Packet Tracer for the CCNA. Installation - Go to this link. Click on Sign up and fill all the required details. I recommend you to use your own email address as you have to keep signing in when using Packet Tracer. You will get a similar page after creating an account. Click on Launch Course. Now you will be directed to the Packet Tracer course page.     Now click on Student Resources. You will get the following page: Scroll down on the page and click on Download and install the latest version of Packet Tracer. You will be taken to this page:     Click on the version on Packet Tracer you want to download. I will download the latest version of Packet Tracer and I recommend you to do the same. I will download Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.1 You will be taken to a page with...