This is a bit of a sticky one and there are pitfalls but

here is what I recommend when studying for the CCNA but

wanting more info on a topic.

I heartily recommend reading Farai's CCNP notes if you

are reading up on a CCNA level subject but would like to

add a little 'meat' to my notes. You can do this for all

sorts of subjects including:

Routing basics

Routing protocols

DHCP

VLANs

STP

That is, once we have the CCNP SWITCH notes up. It is good

to see the bigger picture before you come back to the CCNA

level required for the exam. If you can get to grips with

at least some of the concepts then coming back will make

CCNA notes seem a lot easier.

There is also a 'no mans land' which is somewhere between

where the CCNA leaves off and the CCNP begins. You can

bridge the gap by reading around a topic.

Remember also that it may help to read another persons

concepts on a subject matter. They will have different

experience to me and have dealt with different scenarios

as well.

Warning

The mistake I see many students make is getting drawn into

off topic subjects or getting bogged down with BGP when to

be honest, you don't need to know this stuff for the CCNA

exam. Great that you want to know more but if this quest

for knowledge delays your exam date or worse, causes you

to suffer from paralysis by analysis then be very careful

about your extracurricular reading.

Paul Browning

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