Patricia, I must disagree on one small point. I just purchased a very lovely 805 router with a wonderful personality. Immediately after unpacking it I felt a close bond developing between us. I am sure it will return my affection.:)
Happy Holidays Everyone, Prof. Tom Lisa, CCAI Community College of Southern Nevada Cisco Regional Networking Academy Patricia Leeb-Hart wrote: > Thanks, Brian, for the sound advice. I've just finished Semester 4 (though > I got my CCNA a couple of months ago) and look forward to Sem. 5. As I've > stated before, I'm going the Academy route for cost reasons, hands-on with > an extensive lab but also to benefit from the interaction between other > students. They range in experience from an experienced network consultant > through guys and gals just a couple of years out of high school to people > making a mid-life career switch. One thing I will add to your post is to > stick with it, practice, practice, practice, do as much labwork as you can. > If possible, work with xNIX -- the Academy program is expanding to include a > Solaris cert which I'm very excited about. This will get you comfortable > with CLI, scripting, and networking concepts like DNS zones, DHCP, routing > daemons, mail daemons, processes, debugging and generally finding your way > around a network.. Remember that a router is basically a dedicated > computer. The broader the networking-related knowledge, the better. From > my experience, employers don't necessarily want someone whose skills are too > tightly focussed on one platform, not to mention that you won't be as > effective in troubleshooting if all you know is the Cisco Way. And one last > thing -- this is exciting stuff. It can be fun. Love the technology, > people. (it won't love you back, but it makes your job a lot more enjoyable ) > > >>> "brian hall" 12/17/2001 7:48:19 PM >>> > ----------minor snip-------------------------- > I wanted it to be more of a heads up to all who are about to take on sem5 FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
