So I'm trying to not be a NEET anymore by getting a comfy networking job. I'd like to get the following certifications: CCNA, Network+, Security+, A+. The CCNA is my top priority. Can anyone recommend decent prep materials, free or otherwise? I'll be honest, I'm a neet fuck with no money, so if I need to pay for it, I'll probably try to pirate.
My background: I've got some familiarity with C, C++, Java. I've got basic IT skills, I could probably perform just as good as someone from GeekSquad or something.
>>60181380
idk but I like that woman
>MTG
waifu material
My work has signed me up for a free CCNA training course which is funded by the British government. The first thing they told me was not to buy the books, because they will teach things differently from the actual course. You can find PDFs of them if you want, but it sounds like they aren't much use and you won't read them.
There is, however, a book containing all the commands you will need (it's about 300 pages long and costs whatever £13 is in your native currency) that they did recommend. I can't speak for its effectiveness because I haven't read it myself, but supposedly that's the best one to get.
You should also download the Cisco Packet Tracer software so you can practise your practical skills.
This is the one I mean:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Routing-Switching-Portable-Command-100-105/dp/1587205882/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
>>60181380
>I've got some familiarity with C, C++, Java
>some familiarity
In other words, you don't know shit.
>>60182020
Lol. Exactly! One of the things is to focus. Infrastructure or development. For infrastructure, I think is better for you to start with A+, since you don't have so Mich experience...