Had I known that was on a posting somewhere, I probably would have applied. I
am well versed in both desktop and networking issues (having to use both all
the time makes great training).
Technomage
On Monday 04 November 2002 12:26 pm, you wrote:
> Y'know, that's what I always thought a "Network Administrator" was, too.
> But when the company for whom I work had a job opening for a desktop
> support technician, we got a ton of resumes from people who listed "Network
> Administrator" as a job title for jobs that consisted of troubleshooting
> and repairing PCs-- in environments where the PCs were connected to a
> network. In interviews, several of these folks didn't seem to understand
> even basic LAN stuff (e.g. DHCP, DNS), or even know what an IP address is.
> To me, "Network Administrator" implies that you understand "networking"
> (i.e. routing, switching, the OSI model, subnetting, ethernet, etc.), but I
> get the impression that not everyone agrees with that definition. Maybe
> there should be an RFC that defines a standard for job titles (Support
> Technician, Network Administrator, Network Engineer, Systems Administrator,
> Systems Engineer, etc.). :)
>
> ~Jeff
>
> On Sunday, November 03, 2002 2:13 PM, der.hans wrote:
> > Network administration is routers, switches, and other networking
>
> equipment,
>
> > not desktop or server operating systems.
>
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