Carroll, Thank you so much for the detailed reply. Would you recommend any books? (I've read "Using UNIX" -QUE-. I have installed and played with FreeBSD a little bit. I have no exposure to production UNIX environment.) Thanks, Marc >From: Carroll Kong >To: "data com" >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: OT, was RE: Tacacs+ for home Use? and Passed CCIE written >[7:14428] >Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 13:03:42 -0500 > >At 03:16 PM 8/1/01 +0000, data com wrote: >>Carroll, >> >>I got CCNP and CCDP but I am pretty new to UNIX system. >>I want to lean UNIX with a focus on networking part for the following >>reasons. >>-integrate UNIX system to the internetwork >>-use UNIX for device management using scripts >> >>Now, what flavour of UNIX do you recommend to learn as a start? I suppose >>there is a flavour which contains many commands that also work on other >>systems, and also a flavour that is most commonly used. >> >>Thank you in advance, >>Marc > >I suggest FreeBSD, but any Unix can be leveraged as a basic learning tool >to learn other Unices. If you really understand the concepts and theory of >how unix systems are designed, you can easily adopt other unices. > >The problem with the "universal flavor" is that all unices for the most >part have their roots within two types of unix systems. BSD and >SysV. Most commercial unices will be very SysVish. This means their init >scripts are usually different, and the layout is going to be different than >a BSD like machine. The freeware OSes tend to be very BSDish. > >Unfortunately, this puts you in a bind. There really is no "one unix to >rule them all". :( Even if you do pick a BSDish like userland like >FreeBSD, some binaries are different than say Redhad Linux. Things like >"route print" would not work in FreeBSD, but "netstat -rn" would work in >FreeBSD and in Solaris x86! > >In BSDish (and open source) terms, Linux distributions are probably the >most used. However, they seem to do a lot of nasty non-standard things >like Microsoft. Namely, their GNU route and GNU netstat are drastically >different. Plus, their /bin/sh is NOT shell script but rather >BASH! ARGH! I feel FreeBSD is far cleaner. > >In SysV (and commercial) terms, Solaris has definitely become a king. If >you want to get good with SPARC hardware, buy a Sun Blade. (not suggested >unless you REALLY want to be a Sun head) If you just want to learn >Solaris, you are in luck as Solaris x86 is available for free I >believe. (I bought my copy for ~$80bucks?). Solaris x86 will most >definitely be less forgiving on the hardware support. > >I feel any BSD, Linux, or Solaris are great starters. Just pick one, and >get really good with it. The others will be easily acquired if you run >into them. Learn any of them well enough, and you can easily do the two >things you mentioned. >-integrate UNIX system to the internetwork >-use UNIX for device management using scripts > >Good luck! > > > >-Carroll Kong > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=14539&t=14539 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
