

Passing rates are estimated to be in the 70% to 80% range. This depends and as per official doc link passing score for each examination is calculated by equating the scoring values associated with each question. Initially i booked the exam on October 1st but later took 5 more days and finally attempted the exam on October 6th. How much time it take for the preparation ? It may vary from person to person but i took around 2 month of time to complete all these three materials. It has list of all the preparation questions divided in 3 section. Prep Guide : You can study this book in 6 hours before the exam. For Example : without knowing chapter 8 you will not be able to confidently calculate RTT time between different set of protocols such as ICMP using wireshark.

There are 33 chapters in this book.The first 13 chapters are very important and one cannot skip them since the the remaining chapters are on protocols (e.g ICMP,TCP,DNS,DHCP) and on wireshark command line tools and thus these chapters require the skills you obtained from first initial 13 chapters. Laura Chappell intro, the author has not only shared how to play with wireshark but also made sure to give real time case studies at the end of each chapters. Study Guide : This is the book which is going to make you real WCNA.I must say this book is the bible of wireshark. Very good training videos but not mandatory one to pass the exam but can be used as a initial preparation for the exam as it will give a good overview of exam topics. Optional Material : Routergods YouTube Training on WCNA link

Mandatory Official Books for the preparation: One is study Guide and other one is final prep guide My Exam preparation materials: You will need two official books to pass this exam. Recently I passed the Wireshark exam WCNA-102.x link and i am proud to say that now i am officially a WCNA certified. It was a great journey of preparation and in today’s article I am going to share with you all some of these, which might help you’ll if you are considering to appear for the exam.
