On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Jim Hickstein wrote: > About "bookish", he probably has a point, though it can hardly be otherwise. > I > myself recently took and passed CCNA. (I don't know what's in CISSP, but > CCNA I > can fairly judge.) Some of it was quite product-specific -- What does this > amber LED mean on this or that Cisco model? -- as opposed to being about the > technology (IP over Ethernet), but for a Cisco-brand exam I didn't think it > was > excessive. And if you own that model, you really might need to know that the > amber LED on that switch means "evacuate the building". :-)
I'm also considering going after a CCNA. Not that I want to go become a network admin, but so I will have some proof that I have entry-level to intermediate knowledge of Cisco equipment. Not that I'm an expert, but someone who understands the lingo and can communicate very effectively with some of the senior network admins. Of course, it the senior network folks are in the habit of "blowing smoke", then it could be a negative thing for getting hired. -- Matt It's not what I know that counts. It's what I can remember in time to use. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
