Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician
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Oct 20, 2026
Network ChuckHOST
Now I'll say up until very recently for this reason.
Network ChuckHOST
Now, right now as it stands, you can get your CCENT, your ICND-1, pass that exam, and you can go from there directly to CCNA Security, or to CCNA Collaboration, or to CCNA Wireless.
Network ChuckHOST
That wasn't the case when I was going through this, and that wasn't the case for a long time.
Network ChuckHOST
You had to first get your ICND-1 CCENT, Also, ICD-2, CCNA routing and switching before you could divert into any other track.
Network ChuckHOST
Now, when I heard Cisco was changing this to where you could just go CSENT and then wherever you want, I thought they were crazy because there's so much valuable information in CCNA routing and switching that you're going to need and every other track.
Network ChuckHOST
And really, in every role you're going to have in IT, you're gonna have to know this stuff.
Network ChuckHOST
One of the biggest things I love about Packet Tracer is how you can kind of pause the network and then you can ping And you can watch your packet go through the network and actually open it and look at all the different headers and see how it goes through the de-encapsulation, encapsulation process.
Network ChuckHOST
So if you're just getting into your CCent or CCNA, seeing this unfold for you, it's like, it's magical.
Network ChuckHOST
It's really fun.
Network ChuckHOST
So if you think I'm crazy, you don't know what I'm talking about, go right now.
Network ChuckHOST
Let me know.
Network ChuckHOST
If you're studying for your CCNA or your CCENT, ICND1, we have a Facebook study group linked below.
Network ChuckHOST
Join.
Network ChuckHOST
We're posting questions, talking every day, so jump in there and take a look.
Network ChuckHOST
I just skip CompTIA and dive right into Cisco.
Network ChuckHOST
Go right into my CCENT, my ICND-1, half of the CCNA.
Network ChuckHOST
And you know what I did? I didn't do it.
Network ChuckHOST
I didn't listen to him at all.
Network ChuckHOST
If you are, that's really cool, let's do it together.
Network ChuckHOST
If you're not, you may be studying for your CCENT, CCNA, or whatever.
Network ChuckHOST
Hey, you know, set the date for January 15th.
Network ChuckHOST
Do it, go in there, schedule the exam, January 15th, and we'll all do this together.
Network ChuckHOST
Jump ship.
Network ChuckHOST
So most of my audience, they're studying for their CCENT or they're studying for the CCNA.
Network ChuckHOST
Would you recommend after the CCNA going to AWS or would CCENT be sufficient or would CC&P be sufficient? What do you
Anthony SequeiraGUEST
recommend? That is a great question.
Anthony SequeiraGUEST
I would say, honestly, IC&D 1, CCENT.
Anthony SequeiraGUEST
And they have enough of what the key components of a network are to make the leap to cloud, for sure.
Network ChuckHOST
Wow.
Network ChuckHOST
He passed his ICND2.
Network ChuckHOST
Now, you may remember the last video we made where he passed his CCENT, the ICND1, and we kind of went through a few tips and tricks about what he went through and what he studied.
Network ChuckHOST
Well, we're doing the same thing in this video.
Network ChuckHOST
In this interview, we're talking about all the resources he used for ICND2.
Network ChuckHOST
I started my journey with Jeremy Char.
Network ChuckHOST
He is a big reason and large part the main reason i'm doing what i'm doing okay story time story time so i started my network engineer journey back in 2013. i was on the help desk i was making barely enough to scrape by with my family and i set my sights on becoming a network admin or network engineer and for me that meant getting my ccent and then you know passing icnd2 the next test and getting my ccna so I got my book and then I got some video training and it was CBT Nuggets and it was Jeremy Cioara CCENT training, ICND1.
Network ChuckHOST
Now for me, and I'm sure like many of you, the CCNA was a mountain, man.
Network ChuckHOST
It was like a huge task, a huge obstacle.
Network ChuckHOST
What are you still doing here? You got some studying to do.
Network ChuckHOST
Get on that CCNate, get on that CCent.
Network ChuckHOST
Oh, and since you're still here, by the way, you might have seen on Twitter that I'm collaborating a Network Plus course with Keith Barker, Jeremy Chara, and Anthony Sequeira.
Network ChuckHOST
And you may be wondering, well, Chuck, didn't you have a video talking about why we shouldn't do the Network Plus? Yeah, I'll talk about that later, so keep staying tuned to all this stuff.