Network Certification/Training Question

froger · 03-29-2005, 04:04 PM

Hi all! I'm new to the forum and I was hoping to get some advice from everyone. I've been out of college for 2 years now and currently working as an accountant and it's really not something I enjoy doing. =P What type of certification and training classes can I take in order to get started in networking as a career. I figured I should take the chance and explore new opportunities while I'm still young. Any info is appreciated. Thanks!

badmonkey · 03-30-2005, 07:43 AM

I took a cisco course last year and that enabled me to pass the CompTIA Network+, A+ and the Cisco CCNA certification tests. Depending on your background in networking would tell what I would do in your position, if you have a good bit of experience, maybe look over some online resources or go buy some certification material at your local bookstore. A+ should be a first priority because it deals with all the hardware and software of basic computers and is considered a necessity as far as i'm concerned. As far as networking goes, Network+, Server+, any of the CompTIA certs would be good because they don't expire like Cisco ones do. Now if you don't have much networking experience (setting up a network at your house with a switch and a netgear plug and play router dosen't count) then finding a course in networking at a local vocational school or college would be your best bet. Let me know if you want any more info.

03-29-2005, 04:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
froger New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1	Network Certification/Training Question Hi all! I'm new to the forum and I was hoping to get some advice from everyone. I've been out of college for 2 years now and currently working as an accountant and it's really not something I enjoy doing. =P What type of certification and training classes can I take in order to get started in networking as a career. I figured I should take the chance and explore new opportunities while I'm still young. Any info is appreciated. Thanks!

03-30-2005, 07:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
badmonkey Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WV Age: 21 Posts: 48	I took a cisco course last year and that enabled me to pass the CompTIA Network+, A+ and the Cisco CCNA certification tests. Depending on your background in networking would tell what I would do in your position, if you have a good bit of experience, maybe look over some online resources or go buy some certification material at your local bookstore. A+ should be a first priority because it deals with all the hardware and software of basic computers and is considered a necessity as far as i'm concerned. As far as networking goes, Network+, Server+, any of the CompTIA certs would be good because they don't expire like Cisco ones do. Now if you don't have much networking experience (setting up a network at your house with a switch and a netgear plug and play router dosen't count) then finding a course in networking at a local vocational school or college would be your best bet. Let me know if you want any more info. __________________ Gigabyte Nforce 3 Ultra Mobo AMD 64 3000+ oc to 2.7 :D 1GB Corsair XMS (2x512) Dual Channel Dual Layer DVD Burner 128mb GeForce4 AGP 8x 10k rpm 74gb sata hdd hopefully get another, RAID! all watercooled, even hdd, cpu runs idle at 5C load at 15C :cool:

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