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    • StrongBadS
      StrongBad
      last edited by

      Firstly... welcome to ML.

      What is your background? Do you have an education in IT? Do you have any certificates or training?

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      • Minion QueenM
        Minion Queen Banned
        last edited by

        Do you have a PC at home?
        What is it?
        What operating system?
        What software are you currently running on it?

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        • BarakatB
          Barakat @Deleted74295
          last edited by

          @Breffni-Potter
          i love linux , and Networking , but as i said am unclear where to start

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          • BarakatB
            Barakat @StrongBad
            last edited by

            @StrongBad Thanks , you are welcome ,

            I study IT , will finish me bachelor next year ,

            no certificates or training yet !

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            • BarakatB
              Barakat @Minion Queen
              last edited by

              @Minion-Queen i have Dell Laptop , core i7 , 8Gb Ram , i am running Windows and Linux ,

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @Barakat
                last edited by

                @Barakat said:

                i love linux , and Networking , but as i said am unclear where to start

                Well, you are likely to always do best at what you enjoy. So Linux and Networking are good places to start. Networking I am not the expert, but the basic starting point is the CompTIA Network+ certification and most everyone agrees that after that the Cisco CCNA is a very good follow up certification.

                Linux is easier. The Network+ is still very good to have, I actually recommend that as an entry level cert to anyone looking at an IT career. It's the base certification for the industry and covers stuff that everyone in IT and really, any computer power user, should know. So always good to have.

                Linux you can install at home and start using in an home lab. I'm writing a book on Linux System Administration that would be a good starting point too since it is free and it is here in the community so that you can ask questions and follow along as other people work through it too.

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                • Minion QueenM
                  Minion Queen Banned
                  last edited by

                  Do you have a good internet connection from home to work in a lab situation?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    Here is my book: "SAM on Linux Systems Administration"

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                    • BarakatB
                      Barakat @Minion Queen
                      last edited by

                      @Minion-Queen said:

                      Do you have a good internet connection from home to work in a lab situation?

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                      yes i can handle that

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                      • BarakatB
                        Barakat @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by Barakat

                        @scottalanmiller You are Really a Great Man 🙂

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                        • BarakatB
                          Barakat
                          last edited by

                          what about Security field ?!

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Barakat
                            last edited by

                            @Barakat said:

                            what about Security field ?!

                            It's a myth.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by scottalanmiller

                              http://mangolassi.it/topic/5314/are-security-careers-real

                              http://mangolassi.it/topic/5953/so-there-is-no-shortage-of-security-experts-after-all

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                              • BarakatB
                                Barakat @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller
                                Thank you too much , i will read about both Networking and Security
                                , then decide which one to dive into 🙂

                                and if i has any question i know the way 😄

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  Doing projects at home will be huge for you. Take your Linux systems and just build one thing after another. Web servers, databases, monitoring, logging, virtualization, etc.

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                                  • BarakatB
                                    Barakat @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    Doing projects at home will be huge for you. Take your Linux systems and just build one thing after another. Web servers, databases, monitoring, logging, virtualization, etc.

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                                    Ok , i can start with Fedora workstation or what ?!

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      Start with CentOS 7 Minimal Install, no desktop.

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                                      • BarakatB
                                        Barakat @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        CentOS 7 Minimal Install

                                        Virtual Machine ?!

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          if you're looking at IT, I'd stick with traditional server style OSs - CentOS for example. Fedora is more for the desktop as I understand it.

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                                          • BarakatB
                                            Barakat @Dashrender
                                            last edited by

                                            @Dashrender what about networking ?

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