"Furmanek, Greg" <Greg.Furmanek@hit.cendant.com> wrote:


> The only way to learn networking is by getting hands on experience.
> [...]
> take close look at routing and firewalling.

I'd second Greg on that. FWIW: The Zebra (www.zebra.org) routing package
uses a subset of the Cisco IOS syntax, and supports a number of relevant
routing protocols. We're using it to add value to Cisco self-study
scenarios. It's a great way to learn the basics of routing and a bit of
Cisco, both of which are important.

I just wish more of this stuff had been around 16 years ago when I was
getting started!

- Bob