Would not consider myself an expert..however the vet is kinda right however
there is not much Cisco leaves out compared to MCSE or CNE etc..
If the statement was learning the MS or Novell way then the shoes are on the
right feet.
Your choices are to learn the "generic" way then learn the Cisco way .. ???
My 3 cents says learn the Cisco way and then the "generic' way as then you
can define the difference.
Mind you not many generic networks left heh and also many of the generic
versus Cisco is really on a scholar level ..
(ducking from the whips from Howard B)
And also generally speaking "cabeling, signaling, FDDI, Token Ring,
Ethernet " none are Cisco specific anyhow ;o)
As you get deeper in the mud you will find that much is based on OSI and
RFC's etc..
the Cisco slant comes into play with IOS hardware etc ..
OK there are couple of Ciscocentric tweaks in the CCNA deal .
But again as you get deeper you will be able to sort out the difference..
And to answer the first question the OSI layer then TCP/IP
oz
If you were a teacher what is the first thing you would have your student
study in order to excel in the field, a vet networker said to me that a good
networker does not look at things through Cisco eyes because it leaves you
close minded, he said yes learn Cisco but have a fundemental generic
understanding of networking in general, things such as cabeling, signaling,
FDDI, Token Ring, Ethernet because then when you move on to WAN you will
appreiciate better what layer 1 is doing.
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