Learning Advanced Networking
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Certs also do show initiative all on their own. Hiring someone with a CCNA and no networking experience doesn't tell me I'm getting a good networker. But it does show me that he cared enough to study for and obtain the cert. As long as he presents it as what it is and not that he's a networking wiz, I think that that can come across very positively.
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This book series helped me out a lot:
http://www.amazon.com/TCP-Illustrated-Vol-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0201633469He goes through how the protocols work in practices on various distros, and it really helped me understand how it all works on a deeper level.
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Network+ is great for this. Subnetting is a pain and confusing at first, but everything you will learn makes more sense once you implement it in the real world.
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@handsofqwerty said:
Network+
Network+ is not even remotely advanced. I don;t think it even covers Vlans, QoS, NAT, STP, OSPF, BRGP.
The Main point of the Network+ is understanding the layers of the OSI model for troubleshooting.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@handsofqwerty said:
Network+
Network+ is not even remotely advanced. I don;t think it even covers Vlans, QoS, NAT, STP, OSPF, BRGP.
The Main point of the Network+ is understanding the layers of the OSI model for troubleshooting.
It touches on subnetting and some of the other stuff, but definitely not as deep as something like the CCNA. I will agree with that.
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If you want to really learn networking stuff, I would recommend starting with the CCNA.
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Network+ is what we suggest our new interns do. Very good for a beginner but VERY beginner. But I do suggest if you are trying to fill in the gaps then do it right. Go back to the beginning . I have learned with many IT pro's that they have big gaps way back at the beginning because they jumped in both feet first. They have the know how but don't know the whys. Sometimes you need the how to and the why's when networking especially.
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I need this with IPv6
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@Dashrender said:
I need this with IPv6
I have been so bad about spending time to get this down solid.
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@JaredBusch said:
@Dashrender said:
I need this with IPv6
I have been so bad about spending time to get this down solid.
I've read some documentation a handful of times.. I'm just completely lost.
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Sounds like we should do an ML online training
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@Dashrender said:
@JaredBusch said:
@Dashrender said:
I need this with IPv6
I have been so bad about spending time to get this down solid.
I've read some documentation a handful of times.. I'm just completely lost.
I know it's 128-bit, the address includes the MAC address and I believe the actual IP portion is 64-bit, but I have to brush up...
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@Minion-Queen said:
Network+ is what we suggest our new interns do. Very good for a beginner but VERY beginner. But I do suggest if you are trying to fill in the gaps then do it right. Go back to the beginning . I have learned with many IT pro's that they have big gaps way back at the beginning because they jumped in both feet first. They have the know how but don't know the whys. Sometimes you need the how to and the why's when networking especially.
The Net+, at least back when I did it, has good foundational knowledge. Stuff that we hope everyone would know. Good for roles that are not networking based and doesn't hurt those that plan to go towards networking (but doesn't help much either.) It's really handy knowledge or things like basic SMB networking and standard LAN troubleshooting, even at the desktop level.
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@scottalanmiller said:
even at the desktop level.
That's really what it's designed for is technicians troubleshooting.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
even at the desktop level.
That's really what it's designed for is technicians troubleshooting.
Yes, and I feel that it is excellent for that. And good as a launching point for most anything in IT.
