I'm currently studying for my CCNA. I have been doing computer networking in one form or another for over 24 years.
The front of your finished job looks as good as most of the racks I see in the bank where I work.
Joe R.
I know, my point was finding out what those who are in the networking trade what else they do aside from patch panels, runs, hubs/switches, etc. For instance, if they get nailed to go troubleshoot Windows load errors or tech a PC...
I'm good with teching and fixing, decent so far with networking, and 'getting there' with being a total Microsoft nerd. I'll never know it all but I'm learning as quick as I can. I can only get better if I choose to further it, right?
You can only be really good at a limited number of things. There just isn't enough time to master everything and still have some sort of life. Pick and choose wisely...
I have an MCSE 2000 but don't do much server or network stuff. I mostly do desktop support, and like it. I thought that since I had to learn so much networking that I would take crack at the CCNA. It hasn't been as simple as I hoped. The Microsoft networking layers itself on top of what you already know. You learn a little bit at a time and add on gradually. Cisco is like jumping off into the deep end of the pool when you are just learning to swim good. Switches and routers have their own operating system and it seems to have nothing in common with the rest of the computer world. I figured out VAX VMS, RSX11, RT11 (Digital Equipment Corp operating systems), Novell and MS-DOS. If I can do that, then the Cisco OS should be something else that I can sucessfully learn.
Yea same with my company.
Most people specialize in a few things and through all the people we can cover all the bases.
There's people who do QoS stuff, securtiy, Mircosoft, Nortel PBX, PiX, etc. No one person can do it all.
Yes that's right. But watch out the next person that gets hired will be expected to know it all and do it all...
CCNA is a good cert to have, mine expired a few years ago. I'm trying to get some more system related stuff recently like RHCE, VCP (Vmware certified pro), etc..
I couldn't really clean up the back of the rack since I didn't want to re-punch everything, but it's good enough for this small branch office.
I have access to all of the online CCNA (Cisco Networking Academy Semester 1 -8) curriculum if you are interested.
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