Arun Khan wrote: > On Tuesday 19 Aug 2008, Amit Joshi wrote: > > >> I agree that it would be a better idea to spend money on buying new >> hardware instead of joining an Institute. But I think there are some >> units in those modules where you have to learn Networking with a >> cluster of systems. Learning under a skilled faculty is very helpful as the student gets to ask a lot of questions and doubts which are best explained verbally with examples and interactive dialog. A lot of off topic knowledge is also gained in the process.
>> It won't be easy to do that at home, although I >> am aware of various network simulation softwares available these >> days. >> Are there any suggestions regarding learning the networking part of >> the exam at home? >> > > Virtualization, there are several options. virtual box (open source > edition) is fairly easy to setup and comes with fairly good > documentation. Virtual box and its siblings can give a tough time to experienced people too. It has bugs in the vital networking part itself. A better option is to form a small group and pool hardware together and do actual networking. Group learning is very motivating and works wonders. If a faculty can be roped in, then even better. BTW, I hope Red Hat is reading this thread and takes proper action to improve the quality of their education. The way people are narrating their experiences, it is in a very sorry state. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
