If she's got Cisco switches I suggest selling them on ebay, getting HP equipement, then investing the difference in the books she needs.
Except for the Cisco WAPs, of course - can't beat those, IME. On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:21, paul chinnery<[email protected]> wrote: > I found the Cisco Press books to be quite good, especially the Catalyst > Switch Config field manual. What kind of switches do you have (Cisco, 3com, > HP?) > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:15:11 -0500 > Subject: OT: Advice... need a network book > To: [email protected] > > As the IT staff for a small college (just me and one other full time person > in charge of distance ed support), I am the perfect example of "jack of all > trades, master of none". While I'm comfortable with my skill level in > regard to the servers and the workstations, I'm somewhat lost when it comes > to the network itself. By 'network' I mean terminolgy, properly configuring > the switches, the wireless network, implementing a VLAN, etc. > > Therr hasn't been any budget for attending any kind of training in some > time, so I'm looking for suggestions for good books to train myself. > Suggestions? Please? > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't > handle stress and caffeine. - unknown > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
