[oclug] i need some feed back

[Tom Birkoph]

hey, what would you say if i took a CCNA class would that help me out ??


>From: Raymond Wood <raywood at magma.ca>
>Reply-To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
>To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
>Subject: Re: [oclug] i need some feed back
>Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:11:37 -0600
>
> > >On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 10:16:26PM +0000, Tom Birkoph imagined:
> > >> sun, solaris,unix admin jobs~please read- needfeed My MCSE
> > >> classes have begun this week ( monday ) i just finished my
> > >> a+
> > >>and networking class,... and i'm having seconds thoughts
> > >>about the MCSE program in the 2000 track ( no NT4 and XP at
> > >>all )... i have looked into taking solaris and linux/unix
> > >>classes (maybe even sun) instead of my Mcse, but my prof was
> > >>raving at me that a Mcse cert would do me more good,... i
> > >>also signed up for the 4 week hacker/serurity classes... -
> > >>*** i have concidered the fact that my MCSE will be worth
> > >>less in the next 10 years cause mircosoft will release some
> > >>new windows version and i'll have to learn it all over again
> > >>and get certs 4 it.
> > >>
> > >> ~ When i joined this IT school my goal was to come out a
> > >> unix admin or a admin or some sort ( iknow iknow i'll need
> > >> more exp but thats my goal )
> > >>"I DO NOT" i repeat "I DO NOT" want to work at a inbound
> > >>call Center where admins call you asking you to fix their
> > >>win2k server boxs cause they don't know how... i'd rather
> > >>run around a office building helping joe newbie print his
> > >>doc's or reformat his computer cause he deleted
> > >>something....etc
> > >>
> > >> ~ i know this is a Unix forum so i'll past the same topic
> > >> on the
> > >>mircsoft forum to get both OS feedbacks ( mods redirect it
> > >>how ever you want)
> > >>
> > >> ~ i was just wondering what do you guys think of my current
> > >>situation,...  i'm currently 19 and my only computer exp is
> > >>fixing computers at a local computer store ( 6 month co-op
> > >>from high school )i have a 4 computer network setup, and i'm
> > >>running a linux server, which i greatly enjoy working, and a
> > >>win2k server box.--- i live in ottawa ( near toronto )
>
> > From: Raymond Wood <raywood at magma.ca>
> > >Question:  What do *you* most want to explore?
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Raymond
>
>On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 12:48:49AM +0000, Tom Birkoph imagined:
> > -Honestly i want linux it's more interesting then windows
> > which i been using since i was 12, and it's getting borring
> > CLICK CLICK CLICK thats it,.. after i installeed linux on my
> > computer i been thinking about i ever sincee there soo much
> > more to do  cutomizes apache web server .etc ---- BUT will i
> > be making any $$$ anuanly ( at a futurjob ) from doing a linux
> > couse instead of me mcse ?
>
>If you are working with networks you will likely have to know
>something about both windows and *nix in the forseeable future.
>
>The best advice I can offer is to spend most of your time
>learning what you are truly interested in.  You may have to
>compromise from time to time (we all do), but you'll be better
>off learning what you want to learn, in the long run.  In any
>case, *nix skills generally pay better than d0ze skills once you
>get to that fabled quasi-guru level  :)
>
>Have fun,
>Raymond
>--
>"You deserve to be able to cooperate openly and freely with other
>people who use software.  You deserve free software."
>  -Richard M. Stallman, Free Software Foundation, http://www.fsf.org
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