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Boson :

A = 89
B = 84
C = 82
D = 86
E = 79

These are all my first attempts, and I feel like the scores are pretty decent overall. The only thing making me hesitate is the 79% on Exam E, since it’s considered the most realistic Boson exam.

I’ve seen some people say the real exam can be harder than Boson, although I know the general consensus is that Boson is harder.

Would you say these scores are enough to book the exam for this week, or should I spend a bit more time preparing?

Hi everyone for context i am doing lab 17 on step 3. In Jeremy video he just uses the command sw trunk allowed vlan 10,20,30 to his g0/2 interface and he is good. However I have tried this several times and I for the life of me cannot get int g0/2 to have vlan 20 on it. You can see my cli. I understand it might be a little bit messy but hoping users here can work it out.

NOTE: I am not asking others to complete my lab I literally asking others what I am overlooking here. I have tried this several times and it never works.

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A couple weeks ago I just started studying for the CCNA. I’m on day 17/60 of Jeremy’s IT Lab. Recently realized the exam expires in Feb 2027. No problem, I thought. I’ll just do two videos per day, finish the course next month, study for a month, then take the exam in October.

Got to subnetting/vlans and oh no. I understand it and can do the problems but it takes me a long time. On top of I’m sure it gets harder and there’s so much stuff to memorize already. Now I’m wondering if 5 months will be enough. I need time to finish the remaining videos, practice in between, then also grind practice exams. I might get Neil Anderson’s Udemy course since it’s on sale for only 15$ now. Just in case I need more after JITL. And I’ve read the Boson Ex Sim is good. Any other advice?

Career switch from Arts/English background to Networking — Is CCNA a good choice?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working as a Soft Skills Faculty with an NGO. My educational background is completely non-technical — I have a BA in Arts and a Master’s in English.

I’m considering doing CCNA because I want to move into IT/networking and build a more technical career for the long term.

I would really appreciate honest advice from people working in networking or IT:

Is it realistic to get a job in networking with a non-IT/Arts background if I complete CCNA?

Will my BA + Master’s in English be a major disadvantage during hiring?

What kind of entry-level jobs should I target after CCNA — NOC, network support, help desk, etc.?

Is CCNA alone enough, or should I learn additional skills such as Linux, Python, cloud, or cybersecurity?

What would be a realistic career path for someone switching from a non-technical field?

Is networking still a good career choice for the long term?

I’m ready to start from the basics and do hands-on labs rather than just getting the certificate.

I’d especially appreciate advice from people who have personally switched from a non-technical background into networking.

Thanks!

I’m 32 years old and looking for some honest advice from people currently working in networking.

I graduated in 2019 with an Associate Degree in Computer Information Systems. Since graduating, I’ve had three IT jobs, roughly two years at each, and I’ve now been with my current employer for about 3 years.

I currently work for a nationwide bank in the U.S. as a Field IT Support technician supporting bank branches. My job involves troubleshooting hardware, software, connectivity, and various
IT issues at branch locations.

My long-term goal has always been networking, and I’d like to transition into a networking position either within my current bank or at another company.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback, especially from people who have recently made the transition into networking.

Is there a big difference between CCST Networking and CCNA? If I already have the CCST Networking certification, will CCNA be extremely difficult for me?

Hi everyone,

Just a quick one…

I’m currently going through the JITL course and was wondering if there’s anyone here who passed CCNA without taking notes?

I’m not a note taker and the idea of taking notes puts me off studying to be honest. I feel like I’d learn more listening and following along rather than taking notes and feeling the need to rewind the video to hear what he says if I miss something taking notes. If note taking makes it much easier as a whole, I’m happy to push my way through.

What is your experience with/without taking notes?

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I finished the course, but I’m literally re watching it because I forgot a lot of stuff. Would this be a waste of time? Anything better?

I have heard some people saying the exam will give you something to write on. How exactly does that look? Is it a white road with only one side or is it like a notebook with several pages

https://ccna-quest.pages.dev/academy

Let me know how it goes currently. I myself is following this site to finish my studies

Long story short:

I was procrastinating it for a long time and then created this approach as a game I am sure it will be useful for you as well.

Good day all, apologies if this doesn't make a ton of sense but its one of the last hurdles Im having for IPv4. Honestly it may just be how I'm looking at it.

How does one take a given host address and determine the range it sits in?

Example - IP -192.168.2.17 SN-255.255.255.240

Being a 240, it should be .16 - .32 for the avail range right?

My problem is being given an Ip with a subnet and determining the full range it encompasses.

Thank you!

Is ageism a thing in this field? I've read comments on reddit from other threads that say it is and I decided just to ask her in the CCNA sub.

Hi i am a student of b tech cse last year student and I didn’t even learn a single thing and now i want to learn starting from ccna course so any suggestions plz let me know in the comment section and plz tell me about telegram channels also

Hi everyone!

I graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering and became interested in cybersecurity, especially penetration testing.

I studied cybersecurity and earned several entry-level certifications, although I focused on more affordable ones because I can't currently afford certifications like the OSCP.

I also tried applying for entry-level cybersecurity jobs, but unfortunately, I couldn't land one. After doing some research, I started to realize that cybersecurity isn't necessarily an entry-level field, and many positions require previous IT experience.

Because of that, I started looking into networking. I began studying for the CCNA, with the goal of getting certified and hopefully starting my career in networking.

My question is:

After getting the CCNA, do you think it would be realistic to land a job such as a Junior Network Engineer, Network Support Engineer, NOC Technician, or something similar?

Or is networking similar to cybersecurity in the sense that even "entry-level" positions often require previous experience?

I'd really appreciate advice from people working in networking or who have recently started their careers in this field.

Thanks, amigos! 🙏

I'm not talking about the ethernet cable. More like what exactly is ethernet? like it says its a set of protocols and rules, but 802.3 seems to do the same thing?

Seeing the way y'all talk about it. Makes me keep pushing it to the side as I'm studying but I'm approaching ipv6 as I'm moving to ospf right now and I'm sweating bricks ngl

Like, it isn’t very difficult, like at all.

But you really have to be on point with your math, at all stages

Having one wrong subnet means that the rest of your network will have the wrong IP addresses, and I found that out the hard way doing Jeremy’s IT Labs

Having one wrong subnet mask causes IP ranges to unintentionally overlap, and then you need to look closely to correct the overlap. I had a /25 subnet mask where I should have had a /26, which meant the IP address range was larger and overlapped with another range already on the network.

I realize everything that could have gone wrong.

Do they really expect me to do this much on the test, though? It isn’t difficult, just a lot to keep track of. I needed an hour of effort to get this done.

Yeah, I was doing Jeremy’s VLSM Lab.

When the devices finally pinged each other and sent replies, I was so happy.

Was looking for jobs after I passed CCNA and came across this:

Design and deploy leaf–spine topologies for GPU clusters (InfiniBand or high-speed Ethernet)

Configure and manage switches such as Mellanox SN5600/SN4600, QM9700/QM9790, or equivalent
Build and optimize RoCEv2 / InfiniBand fabrics (PFC, ECN, DCBX, congestion control)

Implement network segmentation and multi-tenancy (VLANs, VRFs, VPCs, SDN overlays)

Integrate BlueField-3 DPUs, SR-IOV vNICs, and networking offload solutions

Monitor fabric health (performance, congestion, drops, routing, credit starvation)

Troubleshoot high-performance AI training pipelines (collectives, all-reduce, RDMA)

Maintain routing and security configurations: BGP (EVPN), OSPF, MLAG/VPC

Manage spine upgrades and firmware lifecycles
Develop automation for network configuration (Ansible, Terraform, GitOps)

I would like to be able to study while at work (retail) when it's slow, but can't bring my laptop. Does anyone have any experience accessing the course material from a mobile device? Is there an official app? I tried to look but couldn't find much info. If I could go over this stuff at work it would be really helpful because I've got a lot to do across all my college classes and only so much time in the day. Thanks for any and all advice.