Hi Ole, I am in the same boat as you. I am getting ready to take my final exam (CIT) yet feel that I have nowhere near the experience level to think about attempting the CCIE lab. I need at least 2 more years of good, solid hands-on experience before I am ready to attempt that. I am also considering concentrating in security as well as voice applications. If you come across any good resources, please pass them along. I have the "Managing Cisco Network Security" book but have not started reading it yet. I will let you know my thoughts once I start it. Good luck on your exam! Heather > -----Original Message----- > From: Ole Drews Jensen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: Security Knowledge, Cert and Choice [7:17186] > > I am currently preparing for my last CCNP exam (CIT), and are therefore > slowly considering what to do next. > > My experience with Cisco routers, switches, etc. is still too low for me > to > even consider going for the CCIE right away. However, security is one of > the > areas where I lack knowledge and experience, so I have decided to go that > way next. > > Since the main reason for the security choice is that I want knowledge, I > am > therefore not that concerned with a special certification. > > Here are some questions: > > What route should I take to get the best knowledge about security areas > like: firewalls, proxy servers, vpn, etc.? - Cisco, Central Point, ? > > How well does Cisco's PIX's do compared to other products, and is a PIX > enough to protect against as much as possible (I know that you can never > be > 100.00% secure when you allow anything through). > > Are there any extremly good books you simply must recommend me reading > (from > beginner to advanced)? > > Any other good advise? > > Thanks in advance, > > Ole > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ole Drews Jensen > Systems Network Manager > CCNA, MCSE, MCP+I > RWR Enterprises, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.RouterChief.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > NEED A JOB ??? > http://www.oledrews.com/job > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=17191&t=17186 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
