CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide - FTP Server

Introduction xxvii
but you still have to possess enough knowledge to understand (and read
between the lines—trust me) what the test writers are saying.
I can’t stress this enough—it’s critical that you have some hands-on experience
with Cisco routers. If you can get ahold of some 2500 routers, you’re
set. But if you can’t, we’ve worked hard to provide hundreds of configuration
examples throughout this book to help network administrators (or people
who want to become network administrators) learn what they need to
know to pass the CCNA exam.
One way to get the hands-on router experience you’ll need in the real
world is to attend one of the seminars offered by Globalnet Training Solutions,
Inc., which is owned and run by me. The seminars are six days long
and will teach you everything you need to become a CCNA and even a
CCNP. Each student gets hands-on experience by configuring at least two
routers and a switch. See www.lammle.com for more information.
In addition, Cyberstate University provides hands-on Cisco router
courses over the Internet using the Sybex Cisco Certification series books.
Go to www.cyberstateu.com for more information. And Keystone Learning
Systems (www.klscorp.com) offers the popular Cisco video certification
series featuring me.
If you are new to networking, you should take a look at CCNA JumpStart
by Patrick Ciccarelli and Christina Faulkner (Sybex, 1999). This book will
give you the background necessary before jumping into more advanced networking
with Cisco routers.
Check out this book’s CD for a demo of the Sybex CCNA Virtual Lab etrainer,
which can give you hands-on experience working with both routers
and switches. You can also check out www.routersim.com for another
router simulator.
In addition to this book, there are other useful ways to supplement your studies
for the CCNA exam. CiscoTests (http://www.networkstudyguides.com)
offers an online study guide with sample questions and information about the
most current release of the CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE exams.
For the best practice Cisco exam questions on the market, try www.boson.com.