The real question is how to do all that you mention below AND get paid for it; meaning, what about the other policy development, group meetings, proposal writing, etc, that happen along the way
Rik -----Original Message----- From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2002 4:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: 2 questions [7:51751] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have been following this group for some time now and am very > impressed by a few of the regular posters and I have some questions > for them. How do you get all of your knowledge and information? For > example I just read Howard Berkowitz OSPF tutorial from the > Certification Zone and it is very very good. I was very impressed at > the detail Howard went into the tutorial and his knowledge. The same > goes for Pricilla. How do you guys get all your knowledge? You are very sweet to flatter me so. :-) I have learned so much because I have been doing this for over 20 years. I think Howard has been doing it for over 30 years (plus he is a genius! Seriously.) Other tips: Really do read RFCs and IEEE documents. If you want to be like Howard, get involved in the development of RFCs. Read the drafts. Join the mailing lists. Analyze protocol behavior with router show and debug commands, and, of course, with a protocol analyzer. (You knew I would say that!) Don't be afraid to try weird stuff in your lab. Chuck Larrieu can be our inspiration there! ;-) Choose your books carefully. Skip the silly "Get rich quick, get Cisco certified books." When trying to decide if you should buy a book (if you have physical access to it, such as in a bookstore), look it over carefully for good writing and technical accuracy. Choose a subject that you know well and see what the author says about it. I choose TCP, for example. If the book makes it sound like all you have to know to understand TCP is that there's a 3-say handshake, I put the book back on the shelf (hopefully hidden so nobody else will buy it either.) Here's a list of the books that I think are the best in our field: http://www.troubleshootingnetworks.com/books.html Priscilla > In the tutorial it talked > about the Dijkstra algorithm and how Howard is working with a group > and changing the route computation. Wow!! Where did you learn to do > this? I'm in the process of studying for my CCIE and I want to be an > Internetworking Expert. When I think of an expert I think of people > like Howard, Pricilla, Jeff Doyle, and I am wondering where can I go > to learn all that they know. Do you guys memorize stuff? Because there > is so much to learn I wonder how you remember it all. I'm just > wondering because I want to be like you guys. I know to be like this > it is not easy but I am willing to work at it. > > > > Second question is what type of ISDN interface would I need to connect > to an ISDN switch? Where can I go to find this information? Thanks Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=51820&t=51751 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
