The only way to learn networking is by getting hands on experience.
Joel makes a great point.
 
Following applications are the most used.
You should know how to setup, configure and
administer them:
 
apache.
databases (not design. just setup)
sendmail. (qmail, ...)
samba
dns
nfs
nis
print servers.
 
Some stuff on the windows side (which I believe
you learn in school)
 
take close look at routing and firewalling.
 
from the hardware point it is good to know
more platforms than just Linux and Windows,
so you may want to try other free unixes and possibly 
somethig like solaris.  
 
You should be *very* familiar with hardware.
You probably will not have access to anything
higher end, but desktop hardware you should have
down.  
 
Definatelly learn how to use c compiler.
 
Greg
 
 

 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Joel Dudley [mailto:Joel.Dudley@DevelopOnline.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 10:09 AM
To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
Subject: RE: Advice


I suggest getting a 2 cheap boxes and playing around with them. Put unix on
both of them and set up mail servers,etc. Them put NT on one and have them
interact via samba etc. I never took any classes, I just learned at home and
took any experience I could. I suggest you look into working on your campus.
Good luck!!
 
- Joel

-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Hall [mailto:plug@webFreaks.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 10:02 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Advice


Greetings,
 
I need your guy's advice,  I'm hoping to get into the field of networking in
the near future.  Such as, managing a school or a company's network.   I'm
going to school right now at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, to get this
stupid degree in "Microsoft Networking"  I think it's a waste of my time and
money.   I'm looking for someone that is in that field, and would be willing
to tell me, what steps I should take.  I currently just graduated from high
school, so i'm still young.   Any advice would be helpful.   
 
Please reply privately, so we don't disturb the public list :) 

Tyler Hall
 
"Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow
me!" 
- Captain Henry P. "Jim" Crowe (Guadalcanal, January 13, 1943) 



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