IMHO - An MCSE is not a prerequisite to becoming a CCxx. However, some of
the Microsoft Courses and tests from the old NT 4.0 series serve as
entry-level primers toward CCxx. Specifically, studying and passing the
certification test for "Networking Essentials" gives a good overview of
physical connections and limitations. "TCPIP" beats you to death on
subnetting, default gateways and if you can ping this machine A and that
machine C, why can't you ping machine B.
I already had a MCSE when I started studying for the CCNA. Some of the
material was real familiar. The IOS commands were new but made sense. "OH,
that's how they handle that!" was a common thought.
More likely, people with little or no college education but with an interest
in joining the high paying world of information systems and Internet stuff
are guided into MCSE training. They get jobs at NOS helpdesks or upgrading
systems at the local retailer at absurdly low wages. Then their real
interests and aptitudes divert them into other areas. If they hated TCPIP,
they stick with GUIs and Windows admin stuff, maybe some programming. If
they liked TCPIP, subnetting and command lines, they will be seduced by
routers and IOS.
Me, I always liked the command line OSs. It took me a long time to get used
to clicking on icons without thinking "I wonder what the heck are the
default switches for the command line this icon launches? How can I change
the switches without opening a command prompt?"
Vern Stitt
AE, ASE, CCA, CCNA, MCSE
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