In article <(E-Mail Removed) >, "esara"
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Hi
> I want to learn and prepare myself for CCNA. I gained an access to
> CISCO 1600 router and I have what is called "CISCO Networking Academy
> Program CD" (all legal and paid for). I want to learn it buy myself.
> From the Academy program I understood that the main goal is to config
> CISCO router! The real CISCO 1600 router can be access using Console
> terminal (Hyber terminal) and then I can communicate with the router
> and if I type (?) I will get all the commands. I am so overwhelmed and
> confused!!! I do not know what is the GOAL of all of this?? I do not
> know what is the >>"BIG PICTURE"<< what I am suppose to do and what I
> am going to learn.. is all that about "CONFIGURATION" of CISCO
> router?? if yes why ??
Yes - so you are competent at configuring Cisco routers.
> I would appreciate very much if I can get a big picture so I can start
> doing thing but I know what I am doing rather than jump here and there
> without any knowledge what I am suppose to do.
>
Maybe you need to start with some more basic network stuff? Do you know
anything about TCP/IP, network topology, types of hardware and operating
systems?