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title: Studying for the CCNA
date: 2023-10-01 20:15:00 -500
categories: [CCNA, certifications, studying]
tags: [CCNA, cisco, studying]
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# Studying for the CCNA
Good evening! I just thought I would write a little bit about my journey studying for the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification. I started studying back in February, so about 8 months ago, and I plan to take the exam this month. I was exploring careers and IT and after some research decided to study for the CCNA as a good starting place. I chose the CCNA because I wanted to learn the fundamentals of networking and get actual practice configuring routers and switches.
I have to say it's been a journey! I began working through [Neil Anderson's](https://www.flackbox.com/) video course and labs. It's a really good resource but for me personally it was not enough. I found [Jeremy McDowell's](https://www.jeremysitlab.com/) course really helpful as he seemed to explain concepts more thoroughly.
A few months ago I got the Official Cert Guide by Wendell Odom. I wish I had bought these books back in February. Maybe I am more of a visual learner, but reading through the books has
helped tremendously.
![OCG1](https://github.com/PostOakLab/assets/blob/master/ccnaosg1.JPG?raw=true)
![OCG2](https://github.com/PostOakLab/assets/blob/master/ccnaosg2.JPG?raw=true)
All in all I've read about 1100 pages and listened to around 70 hours of video. I've also spent dozens of hours labbing with Cisco Packet Tracer and [Boson's](https://boson.com/) ExSim, both incredibly helpful.
So yeah, hopefully after reviewing for the next couple weeks I will be able to pass this test!

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Welcome to Post Oak Lab! My name is Ryan and this is where I document my IT and homelab projects.
### Why Post Oak?
I love oaks and post oak (*Quercus stellata*) is one of my favorites. Also "post" has a variety of meanings, so the meaning of "post oak" is somewhat ambiguous.
I love oaks and post oak (*Quercus stellata*) is one of my favorites. Also "post" has a variety of meanings, making "post oak" somewhat ambiguous.
I'll leave you with this quote from Valentin Tomberg:
>Imagine, not an explosion, but rather the blossoming out of a constructive "atomic bomb"...each little acorn is such a "constructive bomb" and the oak is only the visibl result of the "slow explosion"--or blossoming oak--of this bomb.
>Imagine, not an explosion, but rather the blossoming out of a constructive "atomic bomb"...each little acorn is such a "constructive bomb" and the oak is only the visible result of the "slow explosion"--or blossoming oak--of this bomb.
![](https://github.com/PostOakLab/assets/blob/master/image0.jpeg?raw=true)