At 11:49 AM 5/14/01 -0400, anthony wrote: >I have been in the field now for about 4 years. I worked my way up from the >bottom as a desktop support tech and for the last year and a half been >working with cisco equipment and alteon equipment in a small environment. I >have set up a web site, VRRP, HSRP, BGP multihoming, VLANs, VPNs, and PIX >firewalls. I got my CCNA and have one exam left for CCNP. How do I make >the jump from a small company to a large company? I understand the concepts >and I am fairly proficient with the lower line of Cisco equipment like 4000 >and below switches and 2600 and below routers. >I really want to get a job with a larger company or even and ISP where I can >challenge myself and get the experience to someday get the CCIE. Any >suggestions are much appreciated. In theory, you have enough to handle the CCIE Exams. The lab equipment is fairly baseline (sounds like you touched on a lot of it already for the most part). They suggest 2 years of field experience, and the big ol 1/3 self-studying, 1/3 training courses, 1/3 real world training. Big companies are just extrapolations of the small gear. Sure you got some more snags, but I do not see it being any more significant aside from potentially more pressure. Assuming your small network was well designed, for the most part, it's extrapolation. (i.e., setting up a small Rip network, ... whew.. big surprise when you go to a big OSPF network, but if you setup OSPF from the ground up, should be fairly easy enough to extrapolate). -Carroll Kong Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=4427&t=4420 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
