> > > A flip of Kirk's recent rant. > Although I have some CS studies and Linux/Unix admin work background, most of my formal training and career has been with Cisco & Nortel Network Engineering.
My first encounters with Unix was with the SUN network management boxes we used for managing the Nortel Passport multi-service switches which I later discovered ran on Wind River VXWorks embedded RTOS. I learned just enough about SunOS to navigate around in it and do what I needed to do to get the net mgmt stations up and working. It wasn't 'til a few years later that I started working with Linux based network management and troubleshooting tools such as nagios, ethereal, kismet and nmap that I really began to appreciate their value to my work. Since then I've always run Linux at home and have implored companies to have Linux boxen connected to any network for performance testing, net mgmt, and troubleshooting. Although my current skill level as a Linux Admin is at best at the intermediate level, being able to apply my understanding of DNS, NTP, SMTP, Net Mgmt. and networking tools has made my work easier and me more valuable. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
