Hello, everyone! Please post here when you first register so we can start to get to know you better!
I'm deanwebb, and this is the account I want to use when I post networking-related comments here. I own the forums, and I want to reserve the Networkhead account for proper admin-level functions, as needed.
Anyway, I live in Dallas, Texas, USA, and I work as a security specialist for a major global corporation. Fun times. I drive 50 miles to work when I work in the office, and I love my job. I really do.
Around 10 years in IT/networking. Small stuff to Global 50 enterprise. Route/switch, security and DC networking focused. I've spent the last four years in the VAR world, currently on the pre-sales side, and I don't see myself going back to the customer side anytime soon.
For those that are really really new here, you might be surprised to see "new members" arriving with several hundreds or thousands of posts. That is because we're honoring post counts from another forum as accounts migrate over.
I'm Fred. I have a background of 10+ years doing routing, switching, and security in the financial industry, and a few years of general IT/programming before that. Now I work in manufacturing for a major shoe company. I love this stuff, and I love to explain it to others who are willing to listen, so that's why I find myself on internet forums regularly.
I'm Pete. I work in a NOC for an SP and learning new things everyday.
End user. May be get the CCNA certification done and hopefully find a job.
Hi Everyone. My name is Korey and I have about 8 years of experience. I currently work as a Network Engineer for a Technology/Gaming company in Rhode Island. Traveled the world both as military and a contractor doing what I love.
In IT since '99, started out with unix/linux focus on Solaris sysadmining for large enterprises. Networking and security fully for last 10 or so years. Cisco, Check Point and Blue coat.. Nowdays almost exclusivly Cisco.
Live and work in Sweden close to Denmark.
Level 3 engineer for a large MSP in route/switch/VOIP team. Previous to this was senior designer for a small mom and pop size telco. Started out on PABX lol and have a ton of CUCM / SBC and ASA / checkpoint / netscreen xp so I'm a bit of an all rounder but what gets me excited is the interesting route switch topics (mpls, dci topologies, large campus or dc design, virtualised topologies, complex bgp... if it's not bgp it ain't really routing lol). Getting heavily into python of late.
Howdy everyone,
Changed careers about 7 months ago and landed a position working in a NOC. Currently studying and hoping to wrap up my CCNP next weekend.
Welcome aboard, everyone! It's really cool to see the place light up.
Hey all. I used to frequent networking-forum.com under a different handle, and I'm happy to see so many familiar faces. Between the US Navy and my time as a civilian, I have about 15 years of experience in varying technical roles, networking and otherwise, and I currently work for a vendor focused on the data center market. Happy New Year everyone and I hope you had a great Christmas.
Hey everyone, I was known as G1lgam3sh a long, long time ago on a forum far, far away.
I've been some iteration of the title 'Network Engineer' at an ISP and a Hospital.
These days I work at F5 Networks dealing primarily with load balancers, dns services, and a bit of security. Most of my day is spent deciding to never do business with Fortune 50 company X or Y again after seeing their network design and accompanying support staff. I also spending a copious amount of time capturing packets and analyzing or reviewing the captures with clients :matrix:
Non-work things I have a (hot) wife, 2 little girls (3rd child on the way), play video games, watch anime, play guitar and piano, ski (snow or water), attend a weekly chess club, powerlift, read just about any book, and listen to as much music as I can.
Needless to say sleep is rather minimal.
Hey all, I'm killabee. I've been in IT for about nine years, five of which as a network engineer. I've had my fair share of administering Windows, Linux, and VMware, and had a short stint at an ISP NOC. Now I focus on enterprise networking (i.e. routing, switching, wireless, load balaners, firewalls, and data center technology).
I can't get enough of this stuff. I'm either reading tech forums, watching/reading NANOG videos/PDFs, watching/reading CiscoLive videos/PDFs, reading blogs, reading a book on my next cert, or listening to tech podcasts.
Hey killa - glad to see you made it over the fence. :pub:
Hi all, I have been in IT for about 8 years and in Networking for about 7 years. My previous work experiences include working with very large government enterprise networks, a (regional/national) ISP and a cloud service provider. Currently I work in the VAR space.
I also used to browse the old forum for many years under a different handle. My current focus is mainly on data center networking technology (switches, firewall and load-balancer) often for both presales and post-sale roles.
:matrix:
HELLO GENTLEMEN!
williamtyrell78 --- here :)
Sorry I was a little late joining on. new F5's had me tied up.
My name is Will, and I am a network engineer for a fairly large family owned environment of about 4000+ users. Been in the industry for 4-5 years now actively. Currently pursuing my NP, and then moving onto DC track.
I was heavily involved in the old net-forum, and look forward to be involved here as well.
Nice to see the new old members again. :awesome:
I started networking while serving in the Army. I worked as a 31F20(Network Switching Systems Operator and Maintainer). I am now a Systems Engineer II for a large retailer with my main focus on networking. Outside of work I enjoy listening to punk rock/hardcore, working out, and hanging with my wife.
Dave here,
for the newbs, been in networking for 10-15 years, mostly small environments, for the past 6, been working with large complex federal networks. have my CCNP, Cisco Security Firewall Specialist, BCNP, as well IPv6 forum certified. My CCIP recently expired. Working in the Washington DC area. As of recent been getting much more involved in vulnerability mitigation, with the recent BASH, POODLE, heartbleed and NTPd Cisco advisories working to mitigate and perform OS upgrade where mitigate is not possible.
My name is Daniel (or dlots as you please), and I hope this forum works out well :-)
What up all!!
Hi,
I'm Langly... and I'm an alcoholic in IT! Ok not really but who doesn't love a good AA monologue?
Been doing the IT thing for about 8 years now, currently working in a datacenter role mostly dealing in storage and all the networking to customers arrays. Stuck in Utah with my current gig but may try to relocate to Seattle or Austin in the next few years.
The help the old forums gave me and direction has been invaluable in my career. I'm glad to see the community decide to move on. The old sites "new" layout was nasty. Also, the new owners definitely killed the community off with their lack of attention to the forums.
Currently studying for my VCP and CCNA Datacenter then going to start on CCNP R+S. Been married for 3 years, and have my first little one due mid February. I'm a climber/biker and avid gamer.
Quote from: AspiringNetworker on January 05, 2015, 12:22:29 AM
Hey killa - glad to see you made it over the fence. :pub:
Hey Steven! Heck yeah I came over :)
Quote from: that1guy15 on January 05, 2015, 04:48:28 PM
What up all!!
Andddddddddddddd that1guy15 is BACK in the mix!
Quote from: Langly on January 05, 2015, 07:19:46 PM
Hi,
I'm Langly... and I'm an alcoholic in IT! Ok not really but who doesn't love a good AA monologue?
Been doing the IT thing for about 8 years now, currently working in a datacenter role mostly dealing in storage and all the networking to customers arrays. Stuck in Utah with my current gig but may try to relocate to Seattle or Austin in the next few years.
The help the old forums gave me and direction has been invaluable in my career. I'm glad to see the community decide to move on. The old sites "new" layout was nasty. Also, the new owners definitely killed the community off with their lack of attention to the forums.
Currently studying for my VCP and CCNA Datacenter then going to start on CCNP R+S. Been married for 3 years, and have my first little one due mid February. I'm a climber/biker and avid gamer.
Good to see new names, as well as old! :partay:
Quote from: deanwebb on January 05, 2015, 04:50:36 PM
Quote from: that1guy15 on January 05, 2015, 04:48:28 PM
What up all!!
Your post count, that's what's up.
You ported post count! you da man!!
And this guy!! :cheers:
uh oh
its actually :pub:
Nope! this forum is garbage, I want my money back!!
Now I want someone to post a problem so I can be all
:challenge-accepted:
Quote from: deanwebb on January 05, 2015, 09:37:33 PM
Now I want someone to post a problem so I can be all
:challenge-accepted:
Pat your head, rub your belly in circles, hold one leg up, and hop up and down ... all at the same time.
Hi all,
Just registered after seeing this site mentioned on techexams.net
Carrying on the AA style intros.....I've been working in IT for nearly 8 years now, mostly focussed on Windowz but wanting to take the Cisco CCENT/CCNA route now and hopefully land a network engineer type role in the future :)
I say hopefully as every IT job over here seems to expect you to be MCSE/CCNA qualified at least nowdays....
Cheers,
Chev
Names Joe, another TechExams lurker, from Rhode Island. Been doing IT now for almost 10 years, in the military and for the DVA. All of my experience has been down in the trenches doing help-desk/desk-side support, and I'm ready to make a specialty change and move on over to Systems/Networking. Currently studying for CCNA, I have a nice lab at home already. Looking to absorb any knowledge I can and provide any if I have it. Thanks for creating the group, see you around! :pub:
Welcome to the forum, glad to see new members already joining! :pub:
Hello to all the guys strolling in from the sysadmin world. I used to live there, myself. I'll start a thread in the cert/career area about making that change.
Hi Simon, Joe and Dean :pub:
That sounds great thanks Dean, look forward to the thread on how 'to move worlds' 8)
welcome aboard. :banana: :banana:
Calvin here,
I'm a music-loving bookworm. I also enjoy running, weightlifting, and cooking. My gf and I have many pets, and she practices raptor rehabilitation (avatar is own of her owls).
Other than that, I'm striving for my CCIE R&S in 2015.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: Seittit on January 06, 2015, 12:34:30 PMshe practices raptor rehabilitation
I was totally picturing Jurassic Park :P
Quote from: mynd on January 06, 2015, 12:55:56 PM
Quote from: Seittit on January 06, 2015, 12:34:30 PMshe practices raptor rehabilitation
I was totally picturing Jurassic Park :P
both have talons, both are cathemeral, both will rip the face off their prey.
close enough for government work.
Recovering post whore, and striving python brogrammer. Been in IT really for about 6+ years with close to 5 years of that in ISP land.
ristau5741 was kind enough to pass on the good word so here I am. :pub:
Quote from: Network2501 on January 06, 2015, 07:15:03 PM
Recovering post whore, and striving python brogrammer. Been in IT really for about 6+ years with close to 5 years of that in ISP land.
ristau5741 was kind enough to pass on the good word so here I am. :pub:
Do you need your old post count ported over, or would that hurt your posting sobriety? :D
Another one jumping over from "you know where"....My name is Norman and I am a Systems Engineer for a small IT services company. I have been in the IT world for 15 years. Started out doing extreme overclocking/benchmarking (even held a couple world records at one time) as a hobby and a server/sys admin for a job. Been on the systems engineer track for about 6 years now. I really love it because I get to do both server and network related duties.
Hello all.
I'm in the field for the past 15 or so years, wearing many hats during various jobs. Currently I live off of your tax dollars (in the US that is) as a contractor helping an agency with their network.
I do networks, security, sysadmin and everything in between. Biggest goal for this year: GSE from SANS, RHCE, and starting my IE prep again.
Quote from: deanwebb on January 03, 2015, 10:29:00 PM
Hello, everyone! Please post here when you first register so we can start to get to know you better!
<snip>
So I've already broken a rule and didn't post here after my registration...so situation normal. I've been in IT longer than the acronym (and its many variants) have existed...which is now no longer a point of pride and just makes me sad to do the math. I've worked in/with most systems in my time, but now I mostly specialize in AD/Exchange with minors in Lync/OCS, PKI, ADFS, RMS, and other varied MS infrastructure products. (Except SharePoint, I hate SharePoint almost as much as a PowerPoint presentation) I'm still CCNP certified so don't tell me "it's not the network!" ;)
I work with a large consulting firm who isn't PWC supporting their global infrastructure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_%28audit_firms%29 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_%28audit_firms%29)
Mostly I'm know for smarta$$ comments when inappropriate to do so, but otherwise I'm mostly harmless. I've known Mr. Webb via another list for a (very) long time.
I'm perfectly willing to blame things on the network.
But it's not the firewall. It is not the firewall.
Quote from: deanwebb on January 06, 2015, 07:52:12 PM
Quote from: Network2501 on January 06, 2015, 07:15:03 PM
Recovering post whore, and striving python brogrammer. Been in IT really for about 6+ years with close to 5 years of that in ISP land.
ristau5741 was kind enough to pass on the good word so here I am. :pub:
Do you need your old post count ported over, or would that hurt your posting sobriety? :D
I'll work my count back up the regular way. Maybe the quality vs quantity ratio will be better this time round. :awesome:
Greetings all -- Matt here...
I have known Mr. Webb for a realllllly long time via other lists. I tend to lurk more than write -- that's right, I like to watch.... Mainly this is due to others having the answer before my pea brain has it.
That said, my area of expertise is in dealing with Exchange 5.5-2013/Office365 (I really hate on-premise/cloud hybrids right now), with the supporting parts of AD, etc., thrown in. I have a lot of general knowledge, since my jobs prior to my current one required Exchange specialization, but also a jack-of-all-trades set of abilities...
In the past, places like SAIC have utilized my talents extensively. I currently work for a mickey mouse operation supporting over 125K mailboxes (that's only North America).
In the goofing off areas of life, I like movies, tv, and reading. I hate long walks on the beach. I have been known to perform improv here (www.sak.com) back in the day (yes I know I am funny -- I have a trophy to prove it). I work with a collegiate organization founded on Boy Scout principles that has evolved to encompass so much more (www.apo.org) -- that said, hit me up in the off-topic area if you have college kids or concerns about Greek-lettered organizations; I tend to specialize in anti-hazing. When I game on the PC, it is mainly in DC Universe Online. If you play on the PC side, let me know....
Now my time is up before Dean chases me off the stage....
Quote from: mrforklift on January 07, 2015, 01:18:37 AM
Greetings all -- Matt here...
Your avatar will forever put David Bowie in my head. Thanks for that.
Heya everybody! I've been in IT for the last 15 years. I'm currently a network engineer for a healthcare company where I manage and run multiple data centers. I'm a Jack of all Trades, but I'm primarily trying to focus on data center related technologies evolving around the network engineer title. I occasionally hang out in SUPERNAP 7.
It's good to see some familiar names around.
I don't plan to be a prolific poster, but I'll contribute where I can.
My focus is on traditional route/switch, data center, and optical networks. I'm currently working on deploying our first 100G (DWDM) circuits, which is a lot of fun.
Good gosh 100G circuits... how much longer before it's 100G to the desktop?
Quite a long time for us. I don't have many high throughput users, most can all be serviced with 100M, but I do have a lot of users.
Most of my data hungry folks are a handful of systems around the data center, many of which are doing replication tasks.
Quote from: javentre on January 08, 2015, 06:19:55 AM
It's good to see some familiar names around.
I don't plan to be a prolific poster, but I'll contribute where I can.
My focus is on traditional route/switch, data center, and optical networks. I'm currently working on deploying our first 100G (DWDM) circuits, which is a lot of fun.
Hey Javentre and ZiPPy - good to see you guys on this side of the fence! :pub:
Quote from: Netwörkheäd on January 08, 2015, 06:29:07 AM
Good gosh 100G circuits... how much longer before it's 100G to the desktop?
You mean you don't have two of these already at your house? #FirstWorldProblems
:problem?:
Post counts from old forums ported over for Messers. Zippy and Javentre.
Hello, my name is Bob and I am an alcoholic... wait wrong meeting? sorry. My name if Frank and I have a gambling addiction... wrong meeting again? oops.
My name is Charles and I have a networking addiction. Been in IT for more than 10 years. Really focused on networking for about the last five. Currently a tier 3 engineer with a consulting company. Mainly focused on enterprise networking with a heavy leaning towards security. Live in Las Vegas, NV. Married to another geek (wife is a CISSP, and working on VCP), no kids. Two cats named TCP and IP (yes those are really their names). Hobbies include reading, gaming, IT and playing with electronics.
-Otanx
Quote from: Otanx on January 08, 2015, 11:00:59 AM
Hello, my name is Bob and I am an alcoholic... wait wrong meeting? sorry. My name if Frank and I have a gambling addiction... wrong meeting again? oops.
My name is Charles and I have a networking addiction. Been in IT for more than 10 years. Really focused on networking for about the last five. Currently a tier 3 engineer with a consulting company. Mainly focused on enterprise networking with a heavy leaning towards security. Live in Las Vegas, NV. Married to another geek (wife is a CISSP, and working on VCP), no kids. Two cats named TCP and IP (yes those are really their names). Hobbies include reading, gaming, IT and playing with electronics.
-Otanx
Wow..... :not_worthy:
Hi there. I'm new here but most of you probably know me already.
Whoami?
Just another network geek in the crowd. Was over at you-know-where, but stopped visiting after it went lame. Hopefully the old magic can be rekindled here.
I've been in IT for 14 years, doing the network thing for 8+ years. Mostly involved in campus LAN environments, but recently moved into more data center and WAN duties and looking to make the most of that. This has been pretty much all Cisco based, hence the Cisco certs I've collected so far.
Yo.. I'm Scott.
I work as the lead technology engineer for a Medical Group in Phoenix. I don't have a single Cisco products in my cages, they were all swapped out for Meraki gear last year. I'm doing a lot with storage networking, Microsoft and HIPAA compliancy.
Quote from: scottsee on January 11, 2015, 07:52:29 PM
I don't have a single Cisco products in my cages, they were all swapped out for Meraki gear last year.
o.O OT, but how's that working? I don't know much about their products, besides their wireless is managed in the cloud...
Quote from: mynd on January 12, 2015, 08:02:16 AMI don't know much about their products, besides their wireless is managed in the cloud...
If you ever use their products and need support, I would suggest calling. They give priority to phone calls over online methods, and it's obvious.
Also welcome to mellowd... we've been expecting you... :professorcat:
Well I've been in IT for about 11 years now. Spent the last 6 in Networking. I left an all fiber ISP this last summer and rejoined the Enterprise world. I'm now working on standardizing the route/switch environments, the ASA's and WLC's, dealing with CUCM again, learning antiquated PBX's, and redefining our global QoS setup. The company was also acquired right before I hired on so I'm waiting to see how my department lines up with the new company that outsources theirs.
Hello everyone! I have been in networking since ~2005 and enjoy my job a lot (usually). Right now I'm working as part of a network team for a large healthcare provider in my state. I'm an on and off again forum lurker/poster and came over from another forum when someone pointed me in this direction. I hope I can get my post count moved, too. I don't like being the new guy. :P
We'll get your post count ported if you have the same username or identify your account. That's a statement that goes out to everyone.
Quote from: Netwörkheäd on January 15, 2015, 06:32:13 AM
We'll get your post count ported if you have the same username or identify your account. That's a statement that goes out to everyone.
Identify here, not back there.. LoL,
sorry, punchy, been up for 6 hours and it just turned 8AM.
Quote from: Netwörkheäd on January 15, 2015, 06:32:13 AM
We'll get your post count ported if you have the same username or identify your account. That's a statement that goes out to everyone.
It's the same and it looks like you guys got it sorted. Thanks!!
Quote from: Netwörkheäd on January 15, 2015, 06:32:13 AM
We'll get your post count ported if you have the same username or identify your account. That's a statement that goes out to everyone.
Please update my post count. It isn't much, but it's all I've got! :-[
David, from Green Bay, WI.
I'm a net admin working my a$$ off to make the jump to engineer. Right now I'm working on a site dealing with about 400+ switches. It's a circus.
This -----> :matrix: <----- This is awesome
I came here from networking-forum.
All refugees welcome
Post counts updated. Welcome aboard, gents!
Hello everyone.
I'm here.
I posted Dean. :)
Candee
Hello Candee! Good to see you here.
Hello, everyone. I'm Qydra. I'm completely new to networking and don't know the first thing about anything. I know deanwebb and he referred me here to learn. I'm currently studying computer science in college, but I want to learn some IT basics and get my CCNA so I can be the most literate, well-rounded technology professional I can be. I'm eager to learn new things and mess up along the way.
Welcome aboard! Look at the threads on building out your own labs and the videos in the channel about virtual servers and such.
Howdy. I am Dave.
Hello, Dave!
Hi, Dean!
Hi All,
Professional lurker from other forms here. Figured if I'm going to get more involved, might as well do it while the forum is young.
I'm a typical mid level engineer for a typical mid sized enterprise, doing mostly meat and potatos routing and switching. I've been in IT for about a decade, started off as a junior solaris/database admin, got sucked into Cisco and Linux.
I've got a couple of certs, hoping to add to that this year. Managed to re-up my CCNP about two weeks before the 642-* series was retired and will probably sit for the CCNA-Sec within the next few months. Then maybe on to VMWare...who knows.
Anyway, glad to be aboard. Cheers!
Hey, great to have you here!
Quote from: Mowery on February 17, 2015, 02:50:32 PM
Howdy. I am Dave.
Welcome.
"There are some who call me.... Tim"
<insert Tim the Enchanter meme here>
(EXPLOSIONS)
Very impressive.
Morning All,
Lurker from networking-forum.com and have migrated over here. :)
Work and live in South East UK (between London and Brighton) and work as a 2nd line engineer in a NOC.
Currently hold CCNA and CCNP in R&S. Working towards CCNA:Sec.
Regards,
S.
Welcome to the forums!
Quote from: Squ1bby on March 26, 2015, 06:02:35 AM
Morning All,
Lurker from networking-forum.com and have migrated over here. :)
Work and live in South East UK (between London and Brighton) and work as a 2nd line engineer in a NOC.
Currently hold CCNA and CCNP in R&S. Working towards CCNA:Sec.
Regards,
S.
Cheers! Good to have you on board!
Good to see ya here dean!
Quote from: ggnfs000 on April 06, 2015, 03:44:11 PM
Good to see ya here dean!
About time you got here. :)
Hi Everyone !
I'm William, and even if my first name seems a lot english, I'm a french guy :)
Since 5 years in the networking and System engineering after a change in my working cursus (I'm 43). I fell in love with Cisco, Firewalls, and even Microsoft Servers (yes, it's possible, don't blame me for this)
I hope to bring you my experiences as much as I learn from you folks
See ya
Welcome to the board, William! Good to see you here.
Quote from: WillT on May 12, 2015, 11:55:09 AM
Hi Everyone !
I'm William, and even if my first name seems a lot english, I'm a french guy :)
Since 5 years in the networking and System engineering after a change in my working cursus (I'm 43). I fell in love with Cisco, Firewalls, and even Microsoft Servers (yes, it's possible, don't blame me for this)
I hope to bring you my experiences as much as I learn from you folks
See ya
Welcome to the dysfunctional family. ;)
thanks :)
Bonsoir!
Bonjour
Oh, by the way, I'm french, but I live in Belgium. :pub:
Quote from: WillT on May 12, 2015, 11:32:32 PM
Bonjour
Oh, by the way, I'm french, but I live in Belgium. :pub:
WillT, Same first and last letter initial as me >:D I like it
Hi,
I'm a VOIP specialist with 10 years experience, living in Scotland.
Well, hello and welcome!
Hi all. I've been in IT for 4 years and I currently work in Network Engineering/Design for an ISP. I also do consulting work for smaller ISPs and mid-large size Enterprises. I currently have a CCNP but it's going to expire at the end of the year. I have been studying for the CCIE, and I'm looking to renew my CCNP with the written exam. It's a bit difficult with a new baby, but I just accepted an offer for a new job that would mean less hours in the office.
Hello, Filipi! Good to see you here! And well done on going with that new job!
Thanks! Less hours and 56% raise eventually won me over.
Quote from: FilipiNomad on May 21, 2015, 09:05:32 PM
Thanks! Less hours and 56% raise eventually won me over.
That wins LOTS of people over. :awesome:
Hey All,
I currently live in Central Texas and am the Sr Network Engineer for the ISD in my area as well as independent consulting. I have around 10 years experience in various networking/IT fields, and I have to say Dean I was really excited to see you kind of pick up where Steve left off...seriously awesome. I've already swapped my bookmark and glad to see a lot of the familiar faces here as well. :pub:
Welcome back to the new home you never left! Or... uh... I mean... Hi!
Time to update your legacy post count... you should have more posts in 5... 4... 3...
Hi all,
I'm Alex, worked in IT for 14 Years, been a Network Engineer/ Server Engineer for 10 Years finally shook off the server engineer shackles and have been a pure network engineer for the past 2 years.
I was an avid poster on the old networking-forum.com but haven't not been as active the last year or so. Have recently found out everyone has moved across to this new site. so reintroducing myself here :)
Cheers
Alex
Hello Alex, good to see you here. I'll just update your post count... :D
Hi everyone,
I'm Roy and I'm from the Netherlands :) Been working with computers since the age of 6 (mostly programming), and been interested in computer security since a young age. I started my career doing (security) research for the government. Didn't really enjoy that, so for the last 5 years I've been working at a Telepresence Cloud provider as security specialist, network architect and developer.
Hi there neighbour! :)
Quote from: SimonV on September 11, 2015, 01:22:26 PM
Hi there neighbour! :)
Literally, I live 2.5 miles away from your border :)
Hello Roy! Glad to have you here!
Hello, new member from Magnolia, TX. I work in the Oil and Gas industry (no surprise there) and have less than a decade's experience in the field. Previously bartended, delivered dog food, and waited tables.
Passed my CCIE Written yesterday and wanted to find someone to share the good news with.
:applause:
Welcome aboard, glad to have you here!
I'm Jason. Uhh what happened?
Quote from: jdsilva on November 24, 2015, 12:57:36 PM
I'm Jason. Uhh what happened?
Haha welcome back to the club :rock:
Quote from: jdsilva on November 24, 2015, 12:57:36 PM
I'm Jason. Uhh what happened?
Things kinda sorta moved on over here.
:banana:
Quote from: jdsilva on November 24, 2015, 12:57:36 PM
I'm Jason. Uhh what happened?
Damn it. You were not supposed to find out...
:) Welcome back to the forums. What the hell have you been up to?
I guess I am once again a new member. Slightly disorienting.
Well, welcome aboard the good ship Network-Forums!
Hi all,
I'm Mathias from Sweden. Been in IT since 2000 and specifically networks since 2006.
Used to be an on and off user of that other forum, realized that something had changed back in October and I've been lurking around since then.
Figure it was about time I said hello! ;)
Hi there, welcome to the forums, not too cold up there I hope? :)
Quote from: SimonV on January 08, 2016, 07:03:32 AM
Hi there, welcome to the forums, not too cold up there I hope? :)
Thanks. :)
Today it's not that bad, I live in Stockholm and we have around -5C atm.
But Tuesday and Wednesday was a bit chillier at -15C
Good gosh, that's cold.
In further news, I revisited networking-forum.com and I'm sad to report that there are not only spammers clogging up the works, there, but spammers for dumpsites. :'(
I did post a link here in a thread there and added a link to this forum in my profile signature. If that gets me banned and deleted there, so be it. If InfoSec decides to reach out to me about fixing things, I'll be happy to do so, but the place would look and run exactly like this one. May not be exactly what they want, but it's not like they're maintaining that other property except as a landing pad for exposure to some ads that they're running.
Quote from: matgar on January 08, 2016, 07:31:42 AM
Quote from: SimonV on January 08, 2016, 07:03:32 AM
Hi there, welcome to the forums, not too cold up there I hope? :)
Thanks. :)
Today it's not that bad, I live in Stockholm and we have around -5C atm.
But Tuesday and Wednesday was a bit chillier at -15C
Well, I'm actually going to Sweden next week, just a bit further down South :)
Quote from: deanwebb on January 08, 2016, 09:12:04 AMIn further news, I revisited networking-forum.com and I'm sad to report that there are not only spammers clogging up the works, there, but spammers for dumpsites. :'(
First topic from MJ is the same one as was posted here and which was removed by the ASPAC team. Maybe that's how they ended up here?
Could be... human spammers may cost a bit more than computer spammers, but they have the advantage of being able to defeat Turing-test security measures. The old forum does have a captcha, but it's only one question and I don't know if it's random. We use three from a random list. We've only had two spammers get through in the last year of operation. Old forum has... rather a lot, really.
Quote from: deanwebb on January 08, 2016, 09:12:04 AM
Good gosh, that's cold.
In further news, I revisited networking-forum.com and I'm sad to report that there are not only spammers clogging up the works, there, but spammers for dumpsites. :'(
I did post a link here in a thread there and added a link to this forum in my profile signature. If that gets me banned and deleted there, so be it. If InfoSec decides to reach out to me about fixing things, I'll be happy to do so, but the place would look and run exactly like this one. May not be exactly what they want, but it's not like they're maintaining that other property except as a landing pad for exposure to some ads that they're running.
Hi everyone! I am Roddy and I am a network engineer for an ISP. I am relatively new to the job (few weeks) so I am still learning my way around the network. My role will mainly be dealing with the core, so the ins and outs of MPLS is my new best friend.
I was a member of networking-forum.com since 2012. I am here because I found out about the site from Dean in his post on that site. It's really sad what the site has become but, it's the members that make the forum. I hope this forum has what the other one is lacking. I am sure my stay here will be most enjoyable. Thanks for having me, and thanks again Dean.
Roddy.
Glad to see you Roddy. :) And, yes, this is the place that's alive and kicking.
p.s. we tried very hard to contact all the active member at that old site. might have missed a few, but we did try.
Quote from: ristau5741 on January 08, 2016, 11:06:43 AM
p.s. we tried very hard to contact all the active member at that old site. might have missed a few, but we did try.
We did, we did... but we also didn't want to get totally banned in the process. My recent posting there was to let newer members of the site know that there's another forum that isn't reddit.
Glad you did cause i wouldn't have known. Only recently back active. I am glad to see a lot of familiar names (ristau for example).
Tapatalk is also disabled on the old forum. Ouch.
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Hi, my name is Daniel (a.k.a. TheGreatDoc (or viceversa)).
I dont have any certs, degree, master... I've just learned all I need by my self, or at least I try.
I'm working for a Local TV and ISP for 13 years, where 10 of them are in the care of the Data network. As we are small, at the moment im the men in charge of myself, so I take care of almost everything from the doors to inside. From planning to executing Im the only one ;-). Please, take that in mind when I post idiots or absurds questions.
Also, as all you can see, English is not my native language, other thing that I learned from myself. Take that in mind too ;D
Glad to be here and get and give help.
Hola, welcome to NF with an s!
Quote from: TheGreatDoc on January 09, 2016, 03:20:14 AM
Hi, my name is Daniel (a.k.a. TheGreatDoc (or viceversa)).
I dont have any certs, degree, master... I've just learned all I need by my self, or at least I try.
I'm working for a Local TV and ISP for 13 years, where 10 of them are in the care of the Data network. As we are small, at the moment im the men in charge of myself, so I take care of almost everything from the doors to inside. From planning to executing Im the only one ;-). Please, take that in mind when I post idiots or absurds questions.
Also, as all you can see, English is not my native language, other thing that I learned from myself. Take that in mind too ;D
Glad to be here and get and give help.
¡Bienvenidos a www punto networking-forums punto com! :D Español no es mi idioma primera, pero yo hablo. CUIDADO: Mi español es Mexicano... El español de mi hijo es Chileano, mas en la manera de la peninsula...
^ Todos sin Google Translate. ¡Jajajajajajaja!
I need to get my son active here, he is much more fluent in Spanish... I will get him on here.
As for idiotic or absurd questions, you now have permission to ask them. We love to help others learn.
Thanks for the welcome!!!
Gracias por la bienvenida!!!
Hi All,
I am Dipen. I am a Master's in Telecommunication student. I am new to networking as a field and I am trying to get as much knowledge as I can during my Winter break. I know a bit about Optical Fiber.
I am currently studying for CCNA exams which I am planning to give by the end of this month or next month. Also, I am very much interested in learning about SDN and currently pursuing a SDN course on Udemy.
Cheers,
Dipen
Welcome to the forums, Dipen.
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Hello Dipen! Feel free to ask questions about your studies. We don't give away answers, but we do help people develop their skills.
Quote from: deanwebb on January 14, 2016, 06:59:45 AM
Hello Dipen! Feel free to ask questions about your studies. We don't give away answers, but we do help people develop their skills.
Yep - many of us will help you out to the best of our ability - but you need to put in some work/effort first. Here's an example.
Bad: What's the default spanning tree bridge priority?
Good: What's the default spanning tree bridge priority? I think it's 32,768.
And don't be afraid to ask questions! I'm one of the most famous for asking the stupidest questions on this forum! :awesome:
Haha sure @Aspiringnetworker
@Netwörkheäd,@deanwebb thank you for such a warm welcome :)
I am here to learn a lot from you guys. I have been through the forum and I really appreciate the hard work you guys do to maintain this beautiful forum.
:thankyou:
Quote from: dipenshah on January 14, 2016, 10:54:14 AM
Haha sure @Aspiringnetworker
@Netwörkheäd,@deanwebb thank you for such a warm welcome :)
I am here to learn a lot from you guys. I have been through the forum and I really appreciate the hard work you guys do to maintain this beautiful forum.
:thankyou:
Mehhh... dean's aiiiiight I guess - no matter what other folks say about him. ;)
Quote from: AspiringNetworker on January 14, 2016, 10:19:52 AM
I'm one of the most famous for asking the stupidest questions on this forum! :awesome:
And correcting CCIEs! :)
Quote from: SimonV on January 14, 2016, 02:14:28 PM
Quote from: AspiringNetworker on January 14, 2016, 10:19:52 AM
I'm one of the most famous for asking the stupidest questions on this forum! :awesome:
And correcting CCIEs! :)
HA!
Hello to all, I am George, actually i just found the forum yday after an invitation from Dean (ex-colleague) seems there are some pretty interesting staff happening here. I work for around 5 years in IT, mostly in the network security field, I will try to be as active as possible in the forum ;)
Quote from: GeorgeS on February 02, 2016, 05:11:44 AM
Hello to all, I am George, actually i just found the forum yday after an invitation from Dean (ex-colleague) seems there are some pretty interesting staff happening here. I work for around 5 years in IT, mostly in the network security field, I will try to be as active as possible in the forum ;)
Very Welcome dude, always good to have new members!!!
Quote from: GeorgeS on February 02, 2016, 05:11:44 AM
Hello to all, I am George, actually i just found the forum yday after an invitation from Dean (ex-colleague) seems there are some pretty interesting staff happening here. I work for around 5 years in IT, mostly in the network security field, I will try to be as active as possible in the forum ;)
Hey George! Welcome! Get ready to have some fun and feel free to jump in on any conversation.
Hey all! Just found this forum a couple days ago and have been reading a lot of the threads. Looks like a lot of serious talent on this forum! Just wanted to introduce myself. Im from Maryland and work for a government contracting firm. I started getting serious about networking a couple years ago. I have about 13 years in the IT field doing Sysadmin/helpdesk but when it comes to networking Im still pretty wet behind the ears. I currently have my CCNA and am studying for my CCNP Switch 300-115 exam that I'll be taking in April. My home lab consists of three 2960's, a 3550, and 1841, a 2811 and a Dell R310 server. Anyway, glad to have found this forum and I look forward to soaking up the knowledge you guys provide!
Quote from: flipmode on February 04, 2016, 07:40:40 AM
Hey all! Just found this forum a couple days ago and have been reading a lot of the threads. Looks like a lot of serious talent on this forum! Just wanted to introduce myself. Im from Maryland and work for a government contracting firm. I started getting serious about networking a couple years ago. I have about 13 years in the IT field doing Sysadmin/helpdesk but when it comes to networking Im still pretty wet behind the ears. I currently have my CCNA and am studying for my CCNP Switch 300-115 exam that I'll be taking in April. My home lab consists of three 2960's, a 3550, and 1841, a 2811 and a Dell R310 server. Anyway, glad to have found this forum and I look forward to soaking up the knowledge you guys provide!
Welcome aboard. I'm local to Maryland, in Rockville, doing the same, working as a contractor. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss local MD stuff, that others wouldn't be interested in.
Awesome! Glad to meet you! Im in Perry Hall. Definitely shoot me a PM if you ever need anything local!
Hello flipmode, and welcome aboard!
Welcome to the dysfunctional family. Avoid Dean.. he has rabies.
I'm in San Diego.. but originally from good 'ole St. Mary's County - Hollywood, MD.
Hello (again) everyone. Good to see everyone back after the old site died. I saw a post from dlots on reddit and followed it back here. Whee!
I'm from Minnesota, US and am a network engineer at a large MSP.
I've been into computers for as long as I can remember. I ran a BBS in the early-to-mid 90s, started playing around with Linux in 1995, got my first job in 1997 doing UNIX sysadmin work (primarily SunOS, Solaris, and BSD) for local ISPs, and then shifted a bit into networking in 2000. I've also done a bit of programming and datacenter operations along the way.
See ya around.
Welcome back! You're now our newest old member! :)
I am Zara from Bangalore, India working as Business Development Executive.
Quote from: zarawatsonn on March 29, 2016, 01:55:38 AM
I am Zara from Bangalore, India working as Business Development Executive.
Hello and welcome, Zara. I'm Dean from Texas, and as you can tell from my avatar, I'm a huge fan of Bollywood. Not yet as familiar with South Indian cinema, but I can still...
:bole:
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Hello Paul! Where are you living right now? That can affect the kinds of jobs you're offered. Larger cities tend to have more level 1 and level 2 support jobs which would probably be what you want. There will also be a number of small businesses that might want you to be their entire IT department.
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Hello and welcome. I can share with you my experience. Doors started creaking open when I got my CCNA, but didn't really open up and welcome me until I had at least my CCNP - highly recommend you knock out the CCNP R&S to give you strong foundation, then figure out where you want to go after that. As Dean mentioned though, if you don't have a lot of bills to pay and can afford to go with a bit of a lower pay rate, it would really behoove you to take a level 1 or 2 job to get actual working experience.
My career has been kind of weird - I made a jump from not working in the networking field straight into engineering rather than working my way up from an entry job - and at times it really bites me in the arse and drives me nuts because I really have ZERO days of operations experience. I just didn't have the option to take an entry level job because, well, I have a family and San Diego's cost of living is @#$#ing ridiculous.
Anyway, enough blabbing - welcome again! :pub:
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
what'd ya grad in? IT, specifically network and security there are a wide variety of career options. set your goals and get after achieving them.
Welcome aboard.
p.s. if'n ya gots any questions, offer 'em up. will do our best to answer.
Quote from: deanwebb on April 06, 2016, 09:06:04 AM
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Hello Paul! Where are you living right now? That can affect the kinds of jobs you're offered. Larger cities tend to have more level 1 and level 2 support jobs which would probably be what you want. There will also be a number of small businesses that might want you to be their entire IT department.
Hi sir Dean! :D Im from Philippines. Right now, I'm considering taking just any IT-related entry-level job that would put me into network engineering field. Because almost all job openings for network engineer here needs year(s) of experience. Would that be ok? Btw, thanks for the reply sir! ;D
Quote from: AspiringNetworker on April 06, 2016, 10:48:42 AM
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Hello and welcome. I can share with you my experience. Doors started creaking open when I got my CCNA, but didn't really open up and welcome me until I had at least my CCNP - highly recommend you knock out the CCNP R&S to give you strong foundation, then figure out where you want to go after that. As Dean mentioned though, if you don't have a lot of bills to pay and can afford to go with a bit of a lower pay rate, it would really behoove you to take a level 1 or 2 job to get actual working experience.
My career has been kind of weird - I made a jump from not working in the networking field straight into engineering rather than working my way up from an entry job - and at times it really bites me in the arse and drives me nuts because I really have ZERO days of operations experience. I just didn't have the option to take an entry level job because, well, I have a family and San Diego's cost of living is @#$#ing ridiculous.
Anyway, enough blabbing - welcome again! :pub:
Hi sir and thanks for the reply :D After getting a job(hopefully), my plan is to save money for trainings and for knocking out the CCNP R&S exams and from there, I'll evaluate which path I'll take. I know the road will not be easy but there is something inside me that tells me that it will be worth it in the end ;D I think I'll go for taking level 1 or 2 job to get actual working experience :)
Your career has been kind of weird as you said but its inspring though 8) Even though you didnt start from the bottom, you still manage to do it! ;D Thanks for the stories sir! I appreciate it! Cheers! :pub:
Quote from: ristau5741 on April 06, 2016, 10:56:30 AM
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
what'd ya grad in? IT, specifically network and security there are a wide variety of career options. set your goals and get after achieving them.
Welcome aboard.
p.s. if'n ya gots any questions, offer 'em up. will do our best to answer.
Hi sir Dave! :D Im an ECE graduate and Im introduced to this field in our lecture days in school. Since then, i always find it interesting when talking about networking. Thanks for the advice sir! ;D
Quote from: christerpaul on April 07, 2016, 10:01:59 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on April 06, 2016, 09:06:04 AM
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Hello Paul! Where are you living right now? That can affect the kinds of jobs you're offered. Larger cities tend to have more level 1 and level 2 support jobs which would probably be what you want. There will also be a number of small businesses that might want you to be their entire IT department.
Hi sir Dean! :D Im from Philippines. Right now, I'm considering taking just any IT-related entry-level job that would put me into network engineering field. Because almost all job openings for network engineer here needs year(s) of experience. Would that be ok? Btw, thanks for the reply sir! ;D
Any entry level gives you good experience, I agree. Look for temp/contract jobs at call centers, supporting major corporations.
Quote from: deanwebb on April 07, 2016, 10:09:06 AM
Quote from: christerpaul on April 07, 2016, 10:01:59 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on April 06, 2016, 09:06:04 AM
Quote from: christerpaul on April 06, 2016, 08:46:35 AM
Hi I'm Paul, a fresh grad with no experience. Altough i passed ccna exam last 2013, i consider myself new to networking and i really dont know what lies ahead of me on this field. Im super excited. Let's gooooo 🙌
Hello Paul! Where are you living right now? That can affect the kinds of jobs you're offered. Larger cities tend to have more level 1 and level 2 support jobs which would probably be what you want. There will also be a number of small businesses that might want you to be their entire IT department.
Hi sir Dean! :D Im from Philippines. Right now, I'm considering taking just any IT-related entry-level job that would put me into network engineering field. Because almost all job openings for network engineer here needs year(s) of experience. Would that be ok? Btw, thanks for the reply sir! ;D
Any entry level gives you good experience, I agree. Look for temp/contract jobs at call centers, supporting major corporations.
try this
http://www.indeed.com.ph/
you might find jobs like this Junior Network Admin in Makati, company looking for ECE background, 1 Year experience
http://www.indeed.com.ph/cmp/B--MIRK-Enterprises-Corporation/jobs/Junior-Network-Admin-9f46d82e26d688d6
Quote from: christerpaul on April 07, 2016, 10:04:41 AM
Hi sir and thanks for the reply :D After getting a job(hopefully), my plan is to save money for trainings and for knocking out the CCNP R&S exams and from there, I'll evaluate which path I'll take. I know the road will not be easy but there is something inside me that tells me that it will be worth it in the end ;D I think I'll go for taking level 1 or 2 job to get actual working experience :)
Your career has been kind of weird as you said but its inspring though 8) Even though you didnt start from the bottom, you still manage to do it! ;D Thanks for the stories sir! I appreciate it! Cheers! :pub:
Trainings are good, but make sure you don't become too dependent on them. Learn to do your own research - it goes a long way (I don't mean to sound snarky if that does since I know you've been in school so largely already know how to do this). When you have that down, you can pretty much work on anything given enough time (I've shocked myself sometimes).
Anyways, there I go blabbing again. Honestly, all you need for the CCNP R&S are the official cert guides(OCGs), some gear, a blog, and the lab manuals. Blog about your journey, what you've learned, and give back to others following your path. When you write about a subject, it encourages you to not look like an idiot, so you really dig into what you're reading (This is especially true for me since my ADD causes me to wonder frequently). So you learn the theory from the OCGs, reinforce and root it with your blog, and train hard on CLI with the gear and lab manuals. You can probably get all the gear/books you need for the same cost if not a little less than a training class that only lasts a week.
Do all of this and I promise you that you'll not only crush the exams, the knowledge will largely stay with you rather than the usual brain dump that unconsciously occurs a week after you take the exam when you do something like a boot camp. Then you're at an interview like, "Uhhhhhh." - not good. Getting the CCNP R&S cert will be a great bullet-point on your resume, but you WILL have to prove yourself at the interview - if the interviewer is worth their salt anyway. You'll know when this happens because they won't ask you things like, "What's the default bridge priority for STP?" - they'll ask you things like, "Ok - tell me what you know about OSPF versus BGP and why one might prefer one over the other.", or "Say I'm at a computer, and I request a webpage. Tell me everything that has to happen to build that webpage on my computer screen." - in other words, open-ended questions that show you have a knowledge of networking in general - not that you just memorized silly values that can easily be googled when you need to remember. (Lord knows, we can't remember everything - except maybe burnyd)
EDIT - Oh! Yes - if you can put in the time required, it can be VERY worth it. Also one of my favorite things I tell people is, "The only person who can stop you is you." - it's so true. You're going to be told no - don't accept it - keep training and keep trying. If my old foolish arse can do it - you certainly can.
Hello everyone! My name is Calvin, and I'm just getting into studying networking. I live in Dallas, Texas. I look forward to getting involved around here and learning a bit more from everyone as I go.
Quote from: SaltyCheerios on April 08, 2016, 11:45:53 AM
Hello everyone! My name is Calvin, and I'm just getting into studying networking. I live in Dallas, Texas. I look forward to getting involved around here and learning a bit more from everyone as I go.
welcome aboard
Your sig reminds me of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfa2ecb5lZw
aaaaannnd...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDJ9s-7VjA
Hey nerds,
5 years as a cable tech, 2 years in their NOC, left cable giant in August for a net eng job in financial sector. Passed CCNP switch, taking route soon.
Love what I do and learning a ton.
Currently obsessed with trying to get eBGP working on my home lab across 3 routers. Routes are in route tables, but can't ping them. Good times.
Looking forward to reading through the forums, learning some and sharing what I know.
Lap
Nice! I did almost 3 years for $cable up in the Northwest focused on the VoD infrastructure. Fun times! Funny too I am in financials as well right now.
BGP is fun with lots of nerd knobs to learn. Its a pain in the ass at first but once you get it down its awesome!
Welcome
Welcome aboard, lap!
I'm back bitches...
Well, hello... welcome aboard!
y'all abandoned the old forum?
Quote from: chewbakka on May 22, 2016, 04:08:30 PM
y'all abandoned the old forum?
Pretty much kinda sorta yeah. :whistle:
We got all the action here. :matrix:
Also no spammers. The guys running the old forum have not been policing spam over there. It makes me sad.
Hello all, myself johnnie am a newbie to this forum, looking forward to be active in this forum.
Quote from: johnniewalk on August 10, 2016, 07:26:56 AM
Hello all, myself johnnie am a newbie to this forum, looking forward to be active in this forum.
welcome, we need to fresh blood around here.....don't worry we don't bite..... to hard ahahhahahahha :cheers:
Quote from: johnniewalk on August 10, 2016, 07:26:56 AM
Hello all, myself johnnie am a newbie to this forum, looking forward to be active in this forum.
Salaam aur namaste, johnniewalk! Welcome aboard!
Hello my name is Raymond, Network Engineer(NEW) for a ISP in Puerto Rico. Keep Learning ppl!!
Quote from: Rllavona13 on August 26, 2016, 08:00:27 PM
Hello my name is Raymond, Network Engineer(NEW) for a ISP in Puerto Rico. Keep Learning ppl!!
Awesome, welcome to the forums, Raymond!
Quote from: deanwebb on August 26, 2016, 09:31:36 PM
Quote from: Rllavona13 on August 26, 2016, 08:00:27 PM
Hello my name is Raymond, Network Engineer(NEW) for a ISP in Puerto Rico. Keep Learning ppl!!
Awesome, welcome to the forums, Raymond!
Thank you dude, im literally pissing on myself with your rant thread lmao
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Glad I could help keep your trousers well-irrigated! :D
We do have fun here, and we're glad you're getting right into things. What's your background? I do network security at a major multinational global company.
Nice!! Currently I am a Jr. Network Engineer at a ISP/SP in Puerto Rico. Before a network engineer/network admin/security/assistant/chef/accountant/RF Engineer at a small company lmao. But my thing is simply network engineering
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Hey guys! I just joined and wanted to give a brief (i'll try) introduction of myself. I live in Staten Island, NY and have been a computer geek for over 20 years. I worked doing regular computer support like software and hardware upgrades, teaching people not to click the ads that pop up, and deleting porn from the boss' computer because he made it crash again. I was introduced to the world of networking almost 10 years ago. The head IT guy at my old job asked if I could help him set up the network, so I Googled some things that evening and eventually decided to study for my CCENT. Since then I've also passed the CCNA and CCNP ROUTE. Now I'm studying for the SWITCH exam. I'm also teaching myself Python, Red Hat Server, and learning ethical hacking/penetration testing. Hopefully I'll take the Offensive Security course to get my penetration testing certification (OSCP).
Besides computers, I love writing (one of my short stories is going to be published), reading (fantasy geek here), fairytales (I have a "unhealthy" Snow White obsession), music (I've been playing guitar for over 30 years), photography (I'm fantasiaphotopia on Instagram), films, genealogy (100% Italian-American here), baseball (I'm a numbers geek and love sabermetrics), cooking (Italian and Japanese are my favorites), hiking, exploring, and the list goes on.
Feel free to message me about anything if needs be.
Quote from: Digital Whispers on September 15, 2016, 07:06:11 AM
Hey guys! I just joined and wanted to give a brief (i'll try) introduction of myself. I live in Staten Island, NY and have been a computer geek for over 20 years. I worked doing regular computer support like software and hardware upgrades, teaching people not to click the ads that pop up, and deleting porn from the boss' computer because he made it crash again. I was introduced to the world of networking almost 10 years ago. The head IT guy at my old job asked if I could help him set up the network, so I Googled some things that evening and eventually decided to study for my CCENT. Since then I've also passed the CCNA and CCNP ROUTE. Now I'm studying for the SWITCH exam. I'm also teaching myself Python, Red Hat Server, and learning ethical hacking/penetration testing. Hopefully I'll take the Offensive Security course to get my penetration testing certification (OSCP).
Besides computers, I love writing (one of my short stories is going to be published), reading (fantasy geek here), fairytales (I have a "unhealthy" Snow White obsession), music (I've been playing guitar for over 30 years), photography (I'm fantasiaphotopia on Instagram), films, genealogy (100% Italian-American here), baseball (I'm a numbers geek and love sabermetrics), cooking (Italian and Japanese are my favorites), hiking, exploring, and the list goes on.
Feel free to message me about anything if needs be.
Welcome to the show.
Quote from: Digital Whispers on September 15, 2016, 07:06:11 AM
Hey guys! I just joined and wanted to give a brief (i'll try) introduction of myself. I live in Staten Island, NY and have been a computer geek for over 20 years. I worked doing regular computer support like software and hardware upgrades, teaching people not to click the ads that pop up, and deleting porn from the boss' computer because he made it crash again. I was introduced to the world of networking almost 10 years ago. The head IT guy at my old job asked if I could help him set up the network, so I Googled some things that evening and eventually decided to study for my CCENT. Since then I've also passed the CCNA and CCNP ROUTE. Now I'm studying for the SWITCH exam. I'm also teaching myself Python, Red Hat Server, and learning ethical hacking/penetration testing. Hopefully I'll take the Offensive Security course to get my penetration testing certification (OSCP).
Besides computers, I love writing (one of my short stories is going to be published), reading (fantasy geek here), fairytales (I have a "unhealthy" Snow White obsession), music (I've been playing guitar for over 30 years), photography (I'm fantasiaphotopia on Instagram), films, genealogy (100% Italian-American here), baseball (I'm a numbers geek and love sabermetrics), cooking (Italian and Japanese are my favorites), hiking, exploring, and the list goes on.
Feel free to message me about anything if needs be.
Welcome aboard, looking forward to your participation! I'm also a writer, and I've been working on a series of stories about what happens when the generally bad practices of network security meet the Internet of Things We Had No Idea Could Be Hacked Like That.
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Hey guys! I just joined and wanted to give a brief (i'll try) introduction of myself. I live in Staten Island, NY and have been a computer geek for over 20 years. I worked doing regular computer support like software and hardware upgrades, teaching people not to click the ads that pop up, and deleting porn from the boss' computer because he made it crash again. I was introduced to the world of networking almost 10 years ago. The head IT guy at my old job asked if I could help him set up the network, so I Googled some things that evening and eventually decided to study for my CCENT. Since then I've also passed the CCNA and CCNP ROUTE. Now I'm studying for the SWITCH exam. I'm also teaching myself Python, Red Hat Server, and learning ethical hacking/penetration testing. Hopefully I'll take the Offensive Security course to get my penetration testing certification (OSCP).
Besides computers, I love writing (one of my short stories is going to be published), reading (fantasy geek here), fairytales (I have a "unhealthy" Snow White obsession), music (I've been playing guitar for over 30 years), photography (I'm fantasiaphotopia on Instagram), films, genealogy (100% Italian-American here), baseball (I'm a numbers geek and love sabermetrics), cooking (Italian and Japanese are my favorites), hiking, exploring, and the list goes on.
Feel free to message me about anything if needs be.
Welcome aboard, looking forward to your participation! I'm also a writer, and I've been working on a series of stories about what happens when the generally bad practices of network security meet the Internet of Things We Had No Idea Could Be Hacked Like That.
nothing like a good horror story.
Welcome to the dysfunctional family, peeps! :pub:
Careful of Dean... he bites.
Welcome to NFs! How have you stumbled upon this forum?
Thanks, everyone. I'm looking forward to being a regular participant.
Quote from: deanwebb on September 15, 2016, 12:07:46 PM
Quote from: Digital Whispers on September 15, 2016, 07:06:11 AM
Hey guys! I just joined and wanted to give a brief (i'll try) introduction of myself. I live in Staten Island, NY and have been a computer geek for over 20 years. I worked doing regular computer support like software and hardware upgrades, teaching people not to click the ads that pop up, and deleting porn from the boss' computer because he made it crash again. I was introduced to the world of networking almost 10 years ago. The head IT guy at my old job asked if I could help him set up the network, so I Googled some things that evening and eventually decided to study for my CCENT. Since then I've also passed the CCNA and CCNP ROUTE. Now I'm studying for the SWITCH exam. I'm also teaching myself Python, Red Hat Server, and learning ethical hacking/penetration testing. Hopefully I'll take the Offensive Security course to get my penetration testing certification (OSCP).
Besides computers, I love writing (one of my short stories is going to be published), reading (fantasy geek here), fairytales (I have a "unhealthy" Snow White obsession), music (I've been playing guitar for over 30 years), photography (I'm fantasiaphotopia on Instagram), films, genealogy (100% Italian-American here), baseball (I'm a numbers geek and love sabermetrics), cooking (Italian and Japanese are my favorites), hiking, exploring, and the list goes on.
Feel free to message me about anything if needs be.
Welcome aboard, looking forward to your participation! I'm also a writer, and I've been working on a series of stories about what happens when the generally bad practices of network security meet the Internet of Things We Had No Idea Could Be Hacked Like That.
I like that story idea. I've always thought about writing a humorous book about some of the ludicrous things people say to an IT guy.
The whole IoT mess is extremely fertile ground for science fiction, especially for authors with IT experience.
Quote from: deanwebb on September 16, 2016, 02:09:58 PM
The whole IoT mess is extremely fertile ground for being pwned
FIFY
Hi, everyone. My name is Arianne, Electronics Engineer. I worked in a semiconductor company
but I am now in an IT company as a System Engineer for almost a month.
I will pursue a career on networks but it is not clear to me if being a System Engineer is
a good start for a career on networks. :D
Quote from: Aryan on September 23, 2016, 02:48:52 AM
Hi, everyone. My name is Arianne, Electronics Engineer. I worked in a semiconductor company
but I am now in an IT company as a System Engineer for almost a month.
I will pursue a career on networks but it is not clear to me if being a System Engineer is
a good start for a career on networks. :D
welcome aboard
your electronics background should be useful, since computer are all electricity and logic.
the knowlowde to build circuits with AND & OR gates, XOR logic and all that good stuff will help you visualize what is happening in the computer when you for example subnet. you will easily grasp the concepts of why subnets masks make different networks.
all the routing and switching is all based on electricity, where it's either on or off in groups of 8 (bits)
so you got a good base.
Also hello. :D
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Quote from: deanwebb on September 23, 2016, 08:19:44 AM
Also hello. :D
Feliz Cumpleaños El Santo
Indeed. And his movies are on YouTube! No subtitles, but you don't need subtitles for Lucha Libre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSsqXTWHE4, go to 36:26 and enjoy a little of his fighting style. Fun fact: in the movie, there's a murder investigation. They call Santo for help. He says he'll swing by, right after he finishes his wrestling match. Everyone's cool with that. Murder investigations can wait.
Y mas de Santo, con the guy in my avatar... classic warehouse bench-clearing brawl. https://youtu.be/Wk7E-XJ943o?t=45m41s
Hey guys, currently living in Australia and have just started my path down the IT world, so I've only taken the first few steps towards becoming a network engineer!
Throw me all your advice for complete beginners!
Quote from: deocrism on November 05, 2016, 03:25:40 AM
Hey guys, currently living in Australia and have just started my path down the IT world, so I've only taken the first few steps towards becoming a network engineer!
Throw me all your advice for complete beginners!
Of the world's 10 most poisonous IP ranges, 8 of them are in Australia. Be careful! :)
Best thing to do is to ask questions and to try to find answers to the questions of others. If you're wondering about specialization, read up some on each area. When you catch yourself reading about a topic more than others because you're interested in it, that's what you want to specialize in.
Quote from: deocrism on November 05, 2016, 03:25:40 AM
Throw me all your advice for complete beginners!
Welcome aboard. it's all very simple. it's all electrical signals, either on (1) or off (0), in groups of 4.
Hello everyone! I joined the community yesterday as I am looking to break into the Network Engineer field. I have been in IT for years now bouncing between Windows Systems Administration, IT Security with emphasis on PCI Compliance. Now I am looking to get into the network side if the house. I look forward to becoming an active member here. I am starting my journey by studying to become CCNA certified.
Thank you!
Quote from: PackersPride on November 10, 2016, 08:05:45 AM
Hello everyone! I joined the community yesterday as I am looking to break into the Network Engineer field. I have been in IT for years now bouncing between Windows Systems Administration, IT Security with emphasis on PCI Compliance. Now I am looking to get into the network side if the house. I look forward to becoming an active member here. I am starting my journey by studying to become CCNA certified.
Thank you!
Let me guess... by your username and avatar, you must be from Cleveland. Am I right? :D
Welcome aboard, I'm a former sysadmin that made the jump, so I've walked a similar path. CCNA is a great first step. We're ready to help with any questions you have about labbing, finer points of the tech, etc. I'm working on a set of basic-level questions that I plan to post in the near future to help supplement the official cert guides and stuff.
Go Packers!!
Greetings all! I'm a game developer who has struck out in the gaming industry looking for better employment. For a couple indie projects, I've been the "IT guy" whose had to deal with setting up and managing our repo and web server that I self-host. Basically, I've had to wear many hats from a systems architect to a sysadmin to game dev over the last few months and in doing so has forced me to fall in love with bash. I have programming experience in C++ as well as a slew of web languages. Recently I picked up Python and PowerShell. I also have an intermediary knowledge of projects like Docker, Apache, SVN, etc in regards to Ubuntu. For a little bit more about me, I'm very interested in server hardware and love to tinker with computers in my spare time. I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a BA in ATEC (Arts and Technology) a year and some change ago. I have cats and dogs. I know DeanWebb in person and grew up here in Dallas, TX. lol
I'm researching what the best course of action for me that I should take... Dean suggested the CCNA certification which looks promising. I'm looking forward to getting to know y'all and start my long journey as an IT professional.
Welcome aboard, Hunterman!
Good to see you here!
if you are a programmer, you might want to look into puppet, chef or ansible. They me be right up your alley for networking, you surely wouldn't be with job opportunities.
welcome aboard.
Quote from: ristau5741 on February 02, 2017, 12:32:50 PM
if you are a programmer, you might want to look into puppet, chef or ansible. They me be right up your alley for networking, you surely wouldn't be with job opportunities.
welcome aboard.
In the game industry my particular skillset would be categorized as being a "Technical Artist." I'm basically a tool builder for pipeline automation and I also have an art background for texturing/material development which plays into the math for physically based stuff. I'm also an unreal engine guru so that knowledge comes in handy a lot. Tho ya recently I've been doing a lot more programming than art. Thanks for the suggestions!
I've heard of puppet and chef before but haven't had a chance to check them out.
Puppet, chef, ansible, those are all for software-driven provisioning of servers, network gear, and the like. They are great for automating things.
Cool!
I split out the tmux & vim messages into another thread, trying to keep this thread clean for new member intros,
the thread is still in this forum. see tmux & vim
Good day all. I joined just a day or so ago.
I've been in IT, at least part time, since DOS and NT Server 3.5 days, but I really 'cut my teeth' on Windows/Server 2000. Mainly did desktop stuff back then, as IT was a part time gig - I was primarily a bookkeeper/accountant, but was learning on the fly because it came to me easily and whatever I could do saved my employer HUGE bucks that they paid contractors. Went full-time IT around 2000 - yep, around the time the tech bubble burst.
Anyway - I've spent the better part of 17 years as a generalist - good at a lot, master of none. I've always enjoyed the network side of things, but I've never had much of a complex network to manage. All my networks were pretty static - just a handful of routes or a handful of VLANs. Never much more than that.
My career is actually heading down the InfoSec road - but a veteran InfoSec person I follow made the statement, that to protect a network, you need to really understand the network.
So I'm here to learn, and hopefully one day contribute.
Welcome aboard, O fellow security guy!
Hi, everyone! It's been a while since I've been on forums and I'm happy that this time, I'll be on a forum where I can grow my career in networking. I'm Sania and a graduating student of BS in Electronics Engineering. ICT is a part of our curriculum and it focuses on CISCO. I believe that the knowledge in networking is very important in our growing technology nowadays. I'm hoping to learn a lot from your opinions and help and to be professionals like you someday. Nice to meet you all. Thank you!
Quote from: saniasalenga on February 14, 2017, 08:05:31 AM
Hi, everyone! It's been a while since I've been on forums and I'm happy that this time, I'll be on a forum where I can grow my career in networking. I'm Sania and a graduating student of BS in Electronics Engineering. ICT is a part of our curriculum and it focuses on CISCO. I believe that the knowledge in networking is very important in our growing technology nowadays. I'm hoping to learn a lot from your opinions and help and to be professionals like you someday. Nice to meet you all. Thank you!
Welcome Aboard!!!
Hello Sania, and welcome aboard. We are building out our CCNA guides, so you have arrived at a very good time!
Hello,
I thought i'd introduce myself. I'm new to this site. I was on the *other* site under a different username before it went down the drain.
I've worked in enterprise VOIP implementations for the last 12 years. I'm looking to retrain and do wireless networking. I have a valid CCNA R&S so will be picking up CWTS to get some basics before doing CCNA Wireless and CWNA. Then i'll look to see if there are any entry level jobs in the UK.
Thanks for having me and i'm looking forward to being part of the community
Hello chirpy_pete, and welcome to the forumS.
Wireless is some crazy fun stuff and if you need any help with RADIUS, I'm your man.
Quote from: deanwebb on February 20, 2017, 08:25:14 AM
Hello chirpy_pete, and welcome to the forumS.
Wireless is some crazy fun stuff and if you need any help with RADIUS, I'm your man.
if you pm deanwebb your old username, he will probably adjust your post count to what is was on that other site.
welcome back anyhoo.
It's true, I do. We will grandfather in post counts from our ancestor boards.
Hello. My name is Tim. I always find introduction threads hard, cause I either say to little or say to much. I work at a small tech company in Canada, and they asked me to start doing some research towards networking. I love to learn what you guys have to say, but I know some stuff about different subjects (like 70v sound systems, vsat dishes, and 3g/4g internet), so hopefully I can help contribute to things too! I got into tech by wanting to make my own video games, so I learned how to program and made a few games, and now do it not just for fun but for work too. Thanks, Tim.
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Hello. My name is Tim. I always find introduction threads hard, cause I either say to little or say to much. I work at a small tech company in Canada, and they asked me to start doing some research towards networking. I love to learn what you guys have to say, but I know some stuff about different subjects (like 70v sound systems, vsat dishes, and 3g/4g internet), so hopefully I can help contribute to things too! I got into tech by wanting to make my own video games, so I learned how to program and made a few games, and now do it not just for fun but for work too. Thanks, Tim.
Hello, Tim. It's hard to say too much on this forum, so cheers to you! :cheers:
We'll be very happy to help advise you in all kinds of things. You do all you can, and we can help you to close the gaps where your knowledge runs short.
Hey everyone! My name is Ced. I've worked in I.T. for 10 + years. I would really like to become a network engineer but I'm having trouble getting my foot in the door. Right now I have my CCNA R&S and CCNA Collaboration. Although I don't use my certification experience nowhere near as much as I would like I still do my best to keep myself acquainted with routers, switches, and IP Phones. I have great work ethics, attitude, aptitude, and I really enjoy IT. I would like to hear from you seasoned vets out there. What applications does a Network Engineer interface with on a day to day basis? How did you transition into the Network Engineering or Administrative role? Was it difficult to get your foot in the door? Did you feel green in your first weeks or a months in your new role or did you walk in knowing more than half of what the job required? Great to be apart of this forum. Hope to hear from someone soon!
Quote from: ced4092000 on March 27, 2017, 10:46:40 PM
Hey everyone! My name is Ced. I've worked in I.T. for 10 + years. I would really like to become a network engineer but I'm having trouble getting my foot in the door. Right now I have my CCNA R&S and CCNA Collaboration. Although I don't use my certification experience nowhere near as much as I would like I still do my best to keep myself acquainted with routers, switches, and IP Phones. I have great work ethics, attitude, aptitude, and I really enjoy IT. I would like to hear from you seasoned vets out there. What applications does a Network Engineer interface with on a day to day basis? How did you transition into the Network Engineering or Administrative role? Was it difficult to get your foot in the door? Did you feel green in your first weeks or a months in your new role or did you walk in knowing more than half of what the job required? Great to be apart of this forum. Hope to hear from someone soon!
Welcome Aboard. it's all about positioning yourself to move forward. back in the late 80's I was a tape hanger (Tape Librarian for Mainframe backups)
I had the opportunity to take some shifts at the operations console, running the mainframe backups, more and more shifts and eventually I got that gig full time. being in mainframe operations at night. I'd come in to work around 4PM, in my spare time I'd work on fixing some of the company's pc's in my free time. that worked out so well, that became my full time gig, doing pc repair eventually involves network cards and servers, so as I was getting out of the pc repair and into the Help Desk role supporting applications, from there issues were not always pc related, more and more, servers would be getting involved, so that brought me into a server administration role. servers are connected to hubs and switches. so I started doing some networking, cabling at first then adding and configuring new switches on the network. eventually started to address some of problems on the network, came up with some solutions to re-engineer the network to address those problems. a few years of that and I took on a full time role as a network engineer. been doing that for like 10 years now.
Quote from: ced4092000 on March 27, 2017, 10:46:40 PM
Hey everyone! My name is Ced. I've worked in I.T. for 10 + years. I would really like to become a network engineer but I'm having trouble getting my foot in the door. Right now I have my CCNA R&S and CCNA Collaboration. Although I don't use my certification experience nowhere near as much as I would like I still do my best to keep myself acquainted with routers, switches, and IP Phones. I have great work ethics, attitude, aptitude, and I really enjoy IT. I would like to hear from you seasoned vets out there. What applications does a Network Engineer interface with on a day to day basis? How did you transition into the Network Engineering or Administrative role? Was it difficult to get your foot in the door? Did you feel green in your first weeks or a months in your new role or did you walk in knowing more than half of what the job required? Great to be apart of this forum. Hope to hear from someone soon!
Hello, Ced!
You say you've done IT for 10+ years. What area of IT were those 10 years in? I had 7 years of desktop support, sysadmin work, and some networking. I did teaching for 11 years and came back to IT with the intention of doing pure networking. Taking a small role at a small firm got me a job that listed as pure networking and then recruiters acted on that information like piranhas on an American tourist.
As for green vs. knowing... the answer is yes. There are aspects of the job that are constantly changing, demanding that we constantly learn them to keep up. Scripting is a huge example of that. 4 years ago, we all wondered what SDN was. Now we know, and we fear it no more. (IE: Developers are NOT going to take over networking, which is a good thing, given what developers normally do when they set up the network: :developers: )
Hey ristau5741 & deanwebb!
I really appreciate the advice you two have given me! I see from reading ristau5741's response that maybe I am a little too passive with moving forward. It's great to hear from someone who started off from the bottom and paved their own way to a respectable title like you two guys. Deanwebb to answer your question - I started off doing helpdesk support at an oil&gas company in midsized town. I did that for about 9 years and to be honest I probably should have left way sooner for the purpose of experience and growing. I worked with CUCM doing moves, adds, and changes; I also did basic troubleshooting, and more junior administrative tasks towards the end of my 9 years with the company. Today I do a lot more administrative tasks but I really want to get more into the Network Engineering side. I've been working for the new company I'm with for a few years now. I've asked some of the Network Engineers here if they could give me more Routing, Switching, and IP Phone responsibility but all I received were dry responses. It makes me feel better knowing that you started off in the Networking area of IT feeling green but having the confidence to prove yourself.
Lately I've been feeling the urge to apply for Network Engineering type of positions. I feel like I know 35-40% of what they are requiring but I'm sure I could shoot up to 80% of knowing the job in a matter months. If you were me would you go for it or would you wait until you were familiar with everything that the job required of you? Thanks again guys!
Go for it, absolutely, and be honest about what you don't know. Say with a smile that you'd like to learn more about that tech. For some firms, that's not a good fit, and you don't want those jobs. Where it's a good fit, you'll be glad you took an opportunity to work with an employer that would let you learn that stuff on the job.
Going for a smaller company may be what you need to do in order to get some exposure in an area. Then, once it's on your resume, you can go do that work for the big boys.
Quote from: ced4092000 on March 31, 2017, 01:07:03 PM
Lately I've been feeling the urge to apply for Network Engineering type of positions. I feel like I know 35-40% of what they are requiring but I'm sure I could shoot up to 80% of knowing the job in a matter months. If you were me would you go for it or would you wait until you were familiar with everything that the job required of you? Thanks again guys!
you can't be familiar with everything about the job there is too much, and very different technologies, I do Cisco, others Juniper, or Arista, I know R&S others Voice, Wireless, Collaboration, some deal in the UCS end, others VMWare, there's storage too. different companies use different technologies.
if you become familiar with the general stuff like tcp dump or wireshark, Linux, the general tech that's the same across the board. OSI Model, you should fine, and go for the jobs if nothing else you'll get interviewing experience. a cert would help you get a foot in the door, Cisco CCNA is most popular.
Hey guys, only just found out about networking-forumSSSSS from young Mr Dieselboy! So here I am, again. Thought I'd retired two years ago so became quiet over on that other *cough* forum. But it seems that in a small town of ~2M peeps there's always a call for network trainers, university tutors, etc, and Cisco Press/Pearson Ed are still sending tech editing projects my way; so I guess I'm coming back into the fold, with the same username and all.
cheers
Aubrey
Quote from: eaadams on April 03, 2017, 10:28:27 AM
Hey guys, only just found out about networking-forumSSSSS from young Mr Dieselboy! So here I am, again. Thought I'd retired two years ago so became quiet over on that other *cough* forum. But it seems that in a small town of ~2M peeps there's always a call for network trainers, university tutors, etc, and Cisco Press/Pearson Ed are still sending tech editing projects my way; so I guess I'm coming back into the fold, with the same username and all.
cheers
Aubrey
Welcome aboard, good sir! Hail and well met!
Even our smileys are ready for networking: :matrix:
Quote from: eaadams on April 03, 2017, 10:28:27 AM
Hey guys, only just found out about networking-forumSSSSS from young Mr Dieselboy! So here I am, again. Thought I'd retired two years ago so became quiet over on that other *cough* forum. But it seems that in a small town of ~2M peeps there's always a call for network trainers, university tutors, etc, and Cisco Press/Pearson Ed are still sending tech editing projects my way; so I guess I'm coming back into the fold, with the same username and all.
cheers
Aubrey
Welcome Back Aubrey. I went ahead and looked it up, you got posting credits from that other site.
Why, thank you very much! :pub: Just like old times, with that quick climb up the ranks I guess I'm expected to contribute some wisdom ... 8)
Yooo aubrey!
Help me out will ya. I keep getting this weird message in my logs:
10 × 4 - 2 × (4² ÷ 4) ÷ 2 ÷ 1/2 + 9 - 10^4(128^2) = ???
Quote from: eaadams on April 03, 2017, 10:50:03 AM
Why, thank you very much! :pub: Just like old times, with that quick climb up the ranks I guess I'm expected to contribute some wisdom ... 8)
Why, yes, yes you are!
Out thanks in advance:
:applause:
Hello all! I found this forum while Googling for others who work in networking and lurked for a while 'til I felt secure in creating an account. I've been in IT about 10 years including some time in the military. Now I work for a company doing more networking and building upon my experience always working towards becoming a better network engineer. Thanks for letting me join!
Quote from: DuneTroop on May 30, 2017, 09:33:14 AM
Hello all! I found this forum while Googling for others who work in networking and lurked for a while 'til I felt secure in creating an account. I've been in IT about 10 years including some time in the military. Now I work for a company doing more networking and building upon my experience always working towards becoming a better network engineer. Thanks for letting me join!
Hello and welcome! We're always glad to have more questions, more answers, and more complaints about DBAs and developers!
I am Pathy, I have been in IT for over 5 years. I have been in and out in Networking. I had my ccent in 2012, but it expired in 2015. I want to renew my ccent certificate and get more network security and experience. I found this forum in Google and i am glad to be part of it.
Quote from: pnekal on August 21, 2017, 06:17:30 PM
I am Pathy, I have been in IT for over 5 years. I have been in and out in Networking. I had my ccent in 2012, but it expired in 2015. I want to renew my ccent certificate and get more network security and experience. I found this forum in Google and i am glad to be part of it.
Glad to have you, you will want to take a look at our study questions for the CCENT exam for sure. Feel free to ask more questions to help your study out, we are here to help.
Hello all,
As many before me I came across this forum in google and I am glad to be part of it. I had my ccna 5 years ago and was preparing for CCNP exam but then I got a job as DBA :), now I ready to renew my ccna certificate, get some more experience and hopefully transition to a network engineering job!
Quote from: saraal on August 24, 2017, 06:33:28 PM
Hello all,
As many before me I came across this forum in google and I am glad to be part of it. I had my ccna 5 years ago and was preparing for CCNP exam but then I got a job as DBA :), now I ready to renew my ccna certificate, get some more experience and hopefully transition to a network engineering job!
Hello and welcome to the forums!
Hi
My name is Hammad. I am a system administrator in a local company in Saudi Arabia for more than 5 years. I am really hoping to learn something from the gurus available on this forum.
Thanks for letting me a part of this.
Quote from: Hammad on October 09, 2017, 02:46:09 AM
Hi
My name is Hammad. I am a system administrator in a local company in Saudi Arabia for more than 5 years. I am really hoping to learn something from the gurus available on this forum.
Thanks for letting me a part of this.
Welcome here.
Quote from: ristau5741 on October 09, 2017, 06:57:38 AM
Quote from: Hammad on October 09, 2017, 02:46:09 AM
Hi
My name is Hammad. I am a system administrator in a local company in Saudi Arabia for more than 5 years. I am really hoping to learn something from the gurus available on this forum.
Thanks for letting me a part of this.
Welcome here.
Hello and welcome, Hammad! Glad to have you here!
Hi, I'm Davorin. I am a fire sprinkler system designer with a background in mechanical engineering. It hit me for sure today that this is where I need to be for the remainder of my career years.
Really excited to dig in, lurk a lot and eventually contribute a little.
Thanks
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 06:16:56 PM
Hi, I'm Davorin. I am a fire sprinkler system designer with a background in mechanical engineering. It hit me for sure today that this is where I need to be for the remainder of my career years.
Really excited to dig in, lurk a lot and eventually contribute a little.
Thanks
My daughter also does that line of work, small world... have you already switched into networking or are you planning to make the career change?
Quote from: deanwebb on October 26, 2017, 08:28:27 PM
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 06:16:56 PM
Hi, I'm Davorin. I am a fire sprinkler system designer with a background in mechanical engineering. It hit me for sure today that this is where I need to be for the remainder of my career years.
Really excited to dig in, lurk a lot and eventually contribute a little.
Thanks
My daughter also does that line of work, small world... have you already switched into networking or are you planning to make the career change?
Haha, yes it is. I am planning to make the switch, studying for my first certs while working with sprinklers. How did you get into networking?
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 09:41:31 PM
Quote from: deanwebb on October 26, 2017, 08:28:27 PM
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 06:16:56 PM
Hi, I'm Davorin. I am a fire sprinkler system designer with a background in mechanical engineering. It hit me for sure today that this is where I need to be for the remainder of my career years.
Really excited to dig in, lurk a lot and eventually contribute a little.
Thanks
My daughter also does that line of work, small world... have you already switched into networking or are you planning to make the career change?
Haha, yes it is. I am planning to make the switch, studying for my first certs while working with sprinklers. How did you get into networking?
Good person to ask. Dean got a good story..... :drama: :drama:
Welcome aboard. hope you are good at math and the powers of 2.. then you should be fine.
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 09:41:31 PM
Haha, yes it is. I am planning to make the switch, studying for my first certs while working with sprinklers. How did you get into networking?
Wow, that's a story... short version is this...
First time I left teaching, I went into IT. I always felt I'd return to teaching, and I did after 7 years of mostly sysadmin work. After another 11 years of teaching, I went back into IT and I knew it would be for good, this time. I didn't go back to sysadmin work because those jobs were already going to VARs or the cloud for small/medium companies and were heading that way for big firms. Networks would always be there, so I picked networking. I kept reading about security stuff, so I focused on security. (What you voluntarily read extra about is a good indicator of what you're interested in.)
First job was with a small firm that needed a guy for 30 working days. 2 weeks into that gig, I got tapped by Multinational Megacorp GmbH. After almost 4 years there, I left to go work for $VENDOR. Your mileage may vary. :smug:
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 06:16:56 PM
Hi, I'm Davorin. I am a fire sprinkler system designer with a background in mechanical engineering. It hit me for sure today that this is where I need to be for the remainder of my career years.
It's good to know I'm not the only one jumping in nearly blind. Spent the last 20 years developing aerospace goodies (avionics mostly). I get a new role and suddenly I am an infosec professional who can barely spell infosec.
Quote from: thewhyzyrd on November 07, 2017, 09:19:39 AM
Quote from: davorin on October 26, 2017, 06:16:56 PM
Hi, I'm Davorin. I am a fire sprinkler system designer with a background in mechanical engineering. It hit me for sure today that this is where I need to be for the remainder of my career years.
It's good to know I'm not the only one jumping in nearly blind. Spent the last 20 years developing aerospace goodies (avionics mostly). I get a new role and suddenly I am an infosec professional who can barely spell infosec.
Good news, you know there's such a thing as infosec. You're already way ahead of most people on the topic. :smug:
Welcome aboard, sir!
Hello from me as well,
I am chemical / automation engineer with 7 years dealing with chemical / medical equipment and recently moved to networking. I have passed CCNA training locally in the 3-rd world country I am living (Eastern Europe) and still studying for CCNA exam. Found a job beginning on this year as junior technical pre-sales in one of the bigger ISP-s in Europe. Hope to take CCNA certificate 'til the end of this year and head up to CCNP/ CCNA Cyber ops in 2018.
P.S. Sorry if my English is not great.
Quote from: DesertFox on November 16, 2017, 01:35:41 AM
Hello from me as well,
I am chemical / automation engineer with 7 years dealing with chemical / medical equipment and recently moved to networking. I have passed CCNA training locally in the 3-rd world country I am living (Eastern Europe) and still studying for CCNA exam. Found a job beginning on this year as junior technical pre-sales in one of the bigger ISP-s in Europe. Hope to take CCNA certificate 'til the end of this year and head up to CCNP/ CCNA Cyber ops in 2018.
P.S. Sorry if my English is not great.
Which country are you in? I know a lot of guys in Prague and Brno, which is what got me to listen to rock and roll in Czech... and then there were the guys from Poland that taught me the only swear word I need in Eastern Europe. :smug:
Welcome aboard and if you're interested in security, my advice is to definitely look at vendors in addition to Cisco for experience and certification.
Quote from: deanwebb on November 16, 2017, 08:58:16 AM
Quote from: DesertFox on November 16, 2017, 01:35:41 AM
Hello from me as well,
I am chemical / automation engineer with 7 years dealing with chemical / medical equipment and recently moved to networking. I have passed CCNA training locally in the 3-rd world country I am living (Eastern Europe) and still studying for CCNA exam. Found a job beginning on this year as junior technical pre-sales in one of the bigger ISP-s in Europe. Hope to take CCNA certificate 'til the end of this year and head up to CCNP/ CCNA Cyber ops in 2018.
P.S. Sorry if my English is not great.
Which country are you in? I know a lot of guys in Prague and Brno, which is what got me to listen to rock and roll in Czech... and then there were the guys from Poland that taught me the only swear word I need in Eastern Europe. :smug:
Welcome aboard and if you're interested in security, my advice is to definitely look at vendors in addition to Cisco for experience and certification.
Yeah, Brno is a great place indeed. Unfortunately, they have equaled the price of water and beer (somebody decides that the beer shouldn't be cheaper)...
Hands-on experience is difficult in this position, but I will try for sure going to Palo, Checkpoint and Zscaler for knowledge and probably some certs as well (those are the major vendors we are using). Just right now the time is precious, with small baby at home. Especially if you have little time to become familiar with all security, WAN optimization and cloud.
P.S. My country is called Bulgaria.
I speak enough Russian to know that I don't actually speak Bulgarian. :D
The experience you will get in your job will depend upon the size of the company you are working with. Small companies means lots of products and some familiarity with each. Large companies means a few products and deeper familiarity with those.
Interesting how we talk about hands-on experience and most of what we do is remote sessions...
Namaste from India.
Quote from: 666 on December 21, 2017, 11:24:39 PM
Namaste from India.
Sukhino Bhava
would that be a correct response?
Welcome aboard 666
Quote from: 666 on December 21, 2017, 11:24:39 PM
Namaste from India.
Namaste, yaar! Welcome to Networking-Forums.com! Main bilkul filmi hain, as you can see from at least one of the smileys we have here:
:bole:
My name is Andrew and I don't have any professional networking experience. I did 6 years in the AF and since separating I've been trying to get into the IT field. Always loved computers but networking is really where my passion stuck. Due to some life events I'm not as far knowledge wise as I would like to be. I'm currently studying for my Network+ cert but plan on going through Cisco for Routing and Switching as I love communication between devices and how it all works. I saw that many of the people on here have years of experience so I hope I can learn and get advice from all that experience and pay it forward as I get experience. I currently work for a software company doing tech support.
Hello Andrew!
We all started somewhere, and that's part of what this forum is for: getting a good start in networking.
Quote from: awking1987 on January 31, 2018, 01:48:05 PM
My name is Andrew and I don't have any professional networking experience. I did 6 years in the AF and since separating I've been trying to get into the IT field. Always loved computers but networking is really where my passion stuck. Due to some life events I'm not as far knowledge wise as I would like to be. I'm currently studying for my Network+ cert but plan on going through Cisco for Routing and Switching as I love communication between devices and how it all works. I saw that many of the people on here have years of experience so I hope I can learn and get advice from all that experience and pay it forward as I get experience. I currently work for a software company doing tech support.
Welcome aboard. networking isn't too difficult, just lots of math and some electronics. Getting your foot in the door can be difficult, but once you are in, your are GTG. Many have to started off on a low paying 3rd shift NOC position just to get their feet wet, but that's ok for the short term. Then it's all about your motivation to drive yourself where you want to be.
Think about a bank of 4 light switches on your wall, one for the kitchen, dining room, hallway, and foyer. You can turn lights on in various ways to meet your lighting needs. There would be 16 different lighting patterns, combinations from all off to all on. (consider each switch a bit in binary). That's pretty much the basis for everything in our biz, 'cept we have another bank of light switches to play with. That would provide 8 switches (or bits) to make a Byte.
Stumbled across this forum and felt a bit of nostalgia as I saw some of the same usernames from Steve's old forum so thought I would sign up.
Bit about me, i'm from the UK, been in Networking since 2007 (Been in IT since 2001 if you count my student & intern years).
Currently working in the Enterprise arm of an ISP in a customer facing consultancy role.
The "system" tried to tame me by getting me to be a pen pusher but I have refused to let my hard earned skills from over the years atrophy and I still take any opportunity I can to get onto a good old CLI.
Currently trying to teach myself Python on the side. I have dabbled slightly in Bash/Perl scripting over the years and find the recent industry momentum in this space quite exciting.
Quote from: kannies on March 09, 2018, 09:21:08 AM
Stumbled across this forum and felt a bit of nostalgia as I saw some of the same usernames from Steve's old forum so thought I would sign up.
Bit about me, i'm from the UK, been in Networking since 2007 (Been in IT since 2001 if you count my student & intern years).
Currently working in the Enterprise arm of an ISP in a customer facing consultancy role.
The "system" tried to tame me by getting me to be a pen pusher but I have refused to let my hard earned skills from over the years atrophy and I still take any opportunity I can to get onto a good old CLI.
Currently trying to teach myself Python on the side. I have dabbled slightly in Bash/Perl scripting over the years and find the recent industry momentum in this space quite exciting.
Welcome back, we've been here since the ownership change. If I still had a login there, I'd reset your post count to what it was. (we do that here to recognize the old forum members.)
got it,
1212 post credit given.
Welcome back, sir. Same nickname on the old forum?
Quote from: kannies on March 09, 2018, 09:21:08 AM
Stumbled across this forum and felt a bit of nostalgia as I saw some of the same usernames from Steve's old forum so thought I would sign up.
Bit about me, i'm from the UK, been in Networking since 2007 (Been in IT since 2001 if you count my student & intern years).
Currently working in the Enterprise arm of an ISP in a customer facing consultancy role.
The "system" tried to tame me by getting me to be a pen pusher but I have refused to let my hard earned skills from over the years atrophy and I still take any opportunity I can to get onto a good old CLI.
Currently trying to teach myself Python on the side. I have dabbled slightly in Bash/Perl scripting over the years and find the recent industry momentum in this space quite exciting.
Always great when a veteran joins the camp! Welcome aboard and welcome back! :awesome:
Hey guys! You can call me Hacker, I'm new to the idea of networking and have become very interested in this skill. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a total beginner, with no networking or computer skills, to learn what it would take to become a "Network Engineer"? My goal is to learn everything i need to know about networking with a focus on "Routing and Switching". (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching).
Thanks everyone and I'm looking foreword to your responses!
Quote from: dhacker on April 07, 2018, 10:33:27 PM
Hey guys! You can call me Hacker, I'm new to the idea of networking and have become very interested in this skill. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a total beginner, with no networking or computer skills, to learn what it would take to become a "Network Engineer"? My goal is to learn everything i need to know about networking with a focus on "Routing and Switching". (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching).
Thanks everyone and I'm looking foreword to your responses!
Hello dhacker! Nice to see you here. Best way to know how to get to your goal is to know where you're starting. Are you 100% new to IT in general, or do you have any prior experience with IT? Either way, we can help you get to your goal.
Quote from: deanwebb on April 09, 2018, 01:58:07 PM
Quote from: dhacker on April 07, 2018, 10:33:27 PM
Hey guys! You can call me Hacker, I'm new to the idea of networking and have become very interested in this skill. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a total beginner, with no networking or computer skills, to learn what it would take to become a "Network Engineer"? My goal is to learn everything i need to know about networking with a focus on "Routing and Switching". (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching).
Thanks everyone and I'm looking foreword to your responses!
Hello dhacker! Nice to see you here. Best way to know how to get to your goal is to know where you're starting. Are you 100% new to IT in general, or do you have any prior experience with IT? Either way, we can help you get to your goal.
Welcome Aboard,
Firstly learn math, powers of 2 specifically, then move on on subnetting, you cant go anywhere in this field without that knowledge.
when you have all that down, hexadecimal would be next. Also, search around youtube, there's some good videos (except for 1) on networking.
CCNA CCNP certified with a little experience. Joined to get updated about networking. Anything that helps me improve my skills in this field would be great. I am working in a different field because of lack of jobs in my country. I want to become as good as others in this field. Anyone who can give me the right career path. What should I do in future and what certs are best after these which I have completed. Thanks for having me.
Cheers
Quote from: networkgetsocial on August 07, 2018, 02:25:05 AM
CCNA CCNP certified with a little experience. Joined to get updated about networking. Anything that helps me improve my skills in this field would be great. I am working in a different field because of lack of jobs in my country. I want to become as good as others in this field. Anyone who can give me the right career path. What should I do in future and what certs are best after these which I have completed. Thanks for having me.
Cheers
Welcome here.
If we knew what you were doing now and what you wanted to do in the future, we could recommend a career path plan.
What country are we talking about?
Quote from: ristau5741 on August 07, 2018, 05:31:45 AM
Quote from: networkgetsocial on August 07, 2018, 02:25:05 AM
CCNA CCNP certified with a little experience. Joined to get updated about networking. Anything that helps me improve my skills in this field would be great. I am working in a different field because of lack of jobs in my country. I want to become as good as others in this field. Anyone who can give me the right career path. What should I do in future and what certs are best after these which I have completed. Thanks for having me.
Cheers
Welcome here.
If we knew what you were doing now and what you wanted to do in the future, we could recommend a career path plan.
What country are we talking about?
Hello networkgetsocial, welcome to the forums.
To answer Ristau's question, the IP comes from South Asia, so salaam, yaar! :)
Typically, you'd be looking at starting in a call center and then, if you can develop your presentation skills, moving to customer-facing roles as onsite L2/L3 staff.
Thank you very much for the reply.
Wallaikum Assalam brother
I completed my routing and switching, I joined a call centre and worked there for few months everything was fine but that day when I saw devices that had Cisco written on it. I quit and now I am planning to persue this field. Here job scene is pretty messed up. When I joined this field I had a great love for setting up systems and VPN. I want to see myself working for a big company in next 5 years and also opening my own IT FIRM. But I am confused with all this technology popping in. Any career path would be great and what are the sources to get practice. I just want to master myself in this field and become so good that next time when I enter a company they at least listen to me.
Thank you
Cheers
In this field, one has to adapt to technology, lots of reading and training, (self training if you can't afford classroom), back in the day, when I broke into the field, there were no PC's, In college I was learning to program using the latest Intel 8085 processor (no that's not a typo), and mainframes were all the range. Today I am a Network Security Engineer managing over 200 Cisco ASA firewalls. I didn't get here by chance, I learned everything I could from everywhere, worked damn hard on my certifications, and read technology sites to keep with the the times that will always be changing,
places like SANS Internet Storm Center, Network World, Techmeme, and Forums like these were I learn and share from my years of experience.
So it really comes down to self motivation. You'll have to have that to be successful running your own IT firm.
I started 23 years ago, supporting Windows 95.
I'm now in network security, where I'm trying to rip out any Windows 95 still out there...
Security is definitely a path that firms need lots of help with. If you have a like for that, it's worth exploring.
Quote from: deanwebb on August 09, 2018, 08:30:25 AM
I started 23 years ago, supporting Windows 95.
I'm now in network security, where I'm trying to rip out any Windows 95 still out there...
Good Luck, That Windows 95 is so embedded in POS gear, it's not funny, it's scary.
Quote from: ristau5741 on August 09, 2018, 09:21:43 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on August 09, 2018, 08:30:25 AM
I started 23 years ago, supporting Windows 95.
I'm now in network security, where I'm trying to rip out any Windows 95 still out there...
Good Luck, That Windows 95 is so embedded in POS gear, it's not funny, it's scary.
Embedded Windows is the devil...
Hey there! First time member and first time joining a forum, so it's a day of firsts! My name's Matt and I recently moved to Jacksonville, FL. I have a CCNA as well as an Associates degree. I joined the forum to hopefully pick some people's brains as I am trying to pursue a career as a Network Engineer.
Quote from: myoung54 on October 25, 2018, 01:20:16 PM
Hey there! First time member and first time joining a forum, so it's a day of firsts! My name's Matt and I recently moved to Jacksonville, FL. I have a CCNA as well as an Associates degree. I joined the forum to hopefully pick some people's brains as I am trying to pursue a career as a Network Engineer.
Well hello and welcome aboard. Feel free to ask away, we're all ready to answer for you. :)
New member here. Recently transitioned from the Army after 8 years. I was combat arms. I was lucky enough to get a job supporting the DOD immediately upon getting
out. I currently have my SEC+. I am studying now and will be taking my NET+ in about two weeks. The first week of January I start my CCNA boot camp. Any suggestions about advancing in this industry, what to expect, what to know etc. Im here looking for professional advice, friends, mentors and career networking opportunities.
Thanks in advance!
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Quote from: ITv3t on December 01, 2018, 08:07:41 PM
New member here. Recently transitioned from the Army after 8 years. I was combat arms. I was lucky enough to get a job supporting the DOD immediately upon getting
out. I currently have my SEC+. I am studying now and will be taking my NET+ in about two weeks. The first week of January I start my CCNA boot camp. Any suggestions about advancing in this industry, what to expect, what to know etc. Im here looking for professional advice, friends, mentors and career networking opportunities.
Thanks in advance!
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Very glad to see you here, sir! CCNA is the right way to start. After that, it's a question of finding what you like doing best and getting into that specialization.
If you live in the greater DC area, you've got access to tons of DoD and other gov't work. NYC area is lots of financials. Dallas and Houston are more generalized, but lots of great opportunities there. Atlanta is another great diversified city.
Quote from: deanwebb on December 02, 2018, 11:54:56 AM
Quote from: ITv3t on December 01, 2018, 08:07:41 PM
New member here. Recently transitioned from the Army after 8 years. I was combat arms. I was lucky enough to get a job supporting the DOD immediately upon getting
out. I currently have my SEC+. I am studying now and will be taking my NET+ in about two weeks. The first week of January I start my CCNA boot camp. Any suggestions about advancing in this industry, what to expect, what to know etc. Im here looking for professional advice, friends, mentors and career networking opportunities.
Thanks in advance!
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Very glad to see you here, sir! CCNA is the right way to start. After that, it's a question of finding what you like doing best and getting into that specialization.
If you live in the greater DC area, you've got access to tons of DoD and other gov't work. NYC area is lots of financials. Dallas and Houston are more generalized, but lots of great opportunities there. Atlanta is another great diversified city.
Thanks for the welcome! I am currently in the DC area but I would like to get down back south (GA, NC, FL). The cost of living here is ridiculous and while I do make a good salary it's not really sustainable up here to live with a family at my current rate.
I was thinking about specializing in cloud computing. AWS, Azure or something else. I'm also about 15 credits shy of my bachelors degree in Cyber Security and Policy Management but have no experience in that area soo I'm putting the college on old after this semester ends next week and I am going to try and start stacking as many certs as I can courtesy of the GI bill. [emoji4]
Cloud is definitely a hot market right now, and security is in major demand, as well.
Hello all I am a brand new Network Admin for a small university and this has been a major career change for me as well. I have 3 years of experience in IT and I am looking forward to learning and growing in this field.
Quote from: Sean0621 on October 22, 2019, 01:59:27 PM
Hello all I am a brand new Network Admin for a small university and this has been a major career change for me as well. I have 3 years of experience in IT and I am looking forward to learning and growing in this field.
Hello Sean! We're all here to help, and we've all been in your shoes at one time or another. Feel free to ask questions and to offer help, that's what we're here for!
When will the issue be discussed in this regard?
Quote from: Hiroshisx on October 23, 2019, 02:29:51 AM
When will the issue be discussed in this regard?
Lines like that from IP addresses in Thailand make me almost convinced this is a spam account. Almost. :smug:
Quote from: deanwebb on October 23, 2019, 06:43:03 AM
Quote from: Hiroshisx on October 23, 2019, 02:29:51 AM
When will the issue be discussed in this regard?
Lines like that from IP addresses in Thailand make me almost convinced this is a spam account. Almost. :smug:
at least he hit the correct forum for initial post. :smug:
Quote from: ristau5741 on October 23, 2019, 02:38:57 PM
Quote from: deanwebb on October 23, 2019, 06:43:03 AM
Quote from: Hiroshisx on October 23, 2019, 02:29:51 AM
When will the issue be discussed in this regard?
Lines like that from IP addresses in Thailand make me almost convinced this is a spam account. Almost. :smug:
at least he hit the correct forum for initial post. :smug:
True, true... and no linkback to vendor sites... so we'll just moderate all future posts until proven human. :D
Hi everyone, IT Management for a healthcare institution for six months now as my first job, there is so many experts with tons of experience around here, hope to have a great time learning and teaching what I know with everyone else!
Quote from: BORIKKEN21 on March 28, 2020, 01:34:55 PM
Hi everyone, IT Management for a healthcare institution for six months now as my first job, there is so many experts with tons of experience around here, hope to have a great time learning and teaching what I know with everyone else!
Hello and welcome to the forums! We are here to help, that's for sure. :)
I'm Dav and have some computer knowledge and hoping to improve my awareness and skills around networking to make my home secure C:-)
Quote from: Davdas17 on August 31, 2020, 01:13:09 PM
I'm Dav and have some computer knowledge and hoping to improve my awareness and skills around networking to make my home secure C:-)
Well hello, and we are glad to have you here!
I am Roy and i have know background in Computer or IT profession recently picked up Networking and its a working progress. Least i forget i am a Nigerian and reside in Nigeria. Hope i won't be stereotyped base on location and Nationality. I work with an haulage company mineral resource (limestone and clay) my spare time i decide to spend on Networking course.
All this emoji lined up here i don't know what they represent but i will just pick any that suits me ??? ???
Quote from: aaronsheir on March 08, 2021, 01:34:45 AM
I am Roy and i have know background in Computer or IT profession recently picked up Networking and its a working progress. Least i forget i am a Nigerian and reside in Nigeria. Hope i won't be stereotyped base on location and Nationality. I work with an haulage company mineral resource (limestone and clay) my spare time i decide to spend on Networking course.
All this emoji lined up here i don't know what they represent but i will just pick any that suits me ??? ???
Hello Roy! And I already knew about the Nigeria thing from tracking your IP address from your post yesterday. :) When I was a teacher, I had many students from Nigeria and am still friends with many of them. It won't hurt for me to have another Nigerian in my circle of acquaintances! :)
I know that access to reliable electricity and such is tough to come by in Nigeria, and I am very ready to help provide what information I can to help someone looking to start in this field. When I was getting back to IT in 2013, I came to a forum to ask questions and to learn more. I'm always ready to give back and help the community.
Very glad to see you here!
8 yrs IT manager for 80 pc/6 server network
Always been into computer/network things as a hobby. First pc - Timex Sinclair ZX81.
Been out of IT for 8 yrs but always helping out neighbors/family so they don't get robbed by crooks.
Quote from: montana16 on April 06, 2021, 10:38:44 PM
8 yrs IT manager for 80 pc/6 server network
Always been into computer/network things as a hobby. First pc - Timex Sinclair ZX81.
Been out of IT for 8 yrs but always helping out neighbors/family so they don't get robbed by crooks.
Hello Montana16! We are here to help. :)
My first PC was the ol' Atari 400, good times.
self taught home enthusiast here to learn!
Quote from: dirtyelf on April 24, 2021, 02:03:41 PM
self taught home enthusiast here to learn!
We are here to help, so welcome to the forums!
Hi, I'm Chima. My earlier life was in Finance. Boring. I'm currently working my way up the Networking maze and hopefully, I'll get a job.
Quote from: Chima on November 06, 2021, 10:56:38 AM
Hi, I'm Chima. My earlier life was in Finance. Boring. I'm currently working my way up the Networking maze and hopefully, I'll get a job.
Welcome to the forums! What have you done so far in networking? What certs are you working on?
Quote from: Chima on November 06, 2021, 10:56:38 AM
Hi, I'm Chima. My earlier life was in Finance. Boring. I'm currently working my way up the Networking maze and hopefully, I'll get a job.
Welcome. We all started somewhere. There simply aren't enough IT professionals in the world. A little initiative and hard work will go a long way and get you ahead of the pack.
It's possible, the mod here, is one great example. He was a teacher a few years ago and did a career change, studied hard, and now he is excelling in the networking field.
welcome aboard.
Quote from: icecream-guy on November 07, 2021, 10:33:22 AM
It's possible, the mod here, is one great example. He was a teacher a few years ago and did a career change, studied hard, and now he is excelling in the networking field.
welcome aboard.
And now, 8 years later, I'm working on my CISSP. :)
It can be done!
Greetings and salutations. My name's John. I'm a CCNA in New York City. I've been a network engineer for about fifteen years. I'm currently preparing to renew my CCNA with the updated exam topics. I'm feeling confident about it so within the next month or two I plan on attempting the exam. After that my goal is to go for the CCNP/CCIE Enterprise certification. I don't know if I'll stop there though. I have an interest in getting security certs and possibly the CCDE. I've also considered the CCIE Service Provider cert. I'm intrigued by those monstrous routing tables a SP engineer must see on a daily basis.
Besides computers, I'm interested in writing, books, science, history, genealogy, exploring, the occult and supernatural, baseball, films, and music.
Quote from: CiscoWizard on November 21, 2021, 11:40:13 AM
Greetings and salutations. My name's John. I'm a CCNA in New York City. I've been a network engineer for about fifteen years. I'm currently preparing to renew my CCNA with the updated exam topics. I'm feeling confident about it so within the next month or two I plan on attempting the exam. After that my goal is to go for the CCNP/CCIE Enterprise certification. I don't know if I'll stop there though. I have an interest in getting security certs and possibly the CCDE. I've also considered the CCIE Service Provider cert. I'm intrigued by those monstrous routing tables a SP engineer must see on a daily basis.
Besides computers, I'm interested in writing, books, science, history, genealogy, exploring, the occult and supernatural, baseball, films, and music.
Welcome here.
Hello CiscoWizard, glad to have you here. Is this the R&S CCNA renewal you're doing?
Quote from: deanwebb on November 24, 2021, 07:48:55 AM
Hello CiscoWizard, glad to have you here. Is this the R&S CCNA renewal you're doing?
Yes. I'm pretty much all set to take it. I just need to book the appointment.
Quote from: icecream-guy on November 22, 2021, 12:11:02 PM
Quote from: CiscoWizard on November 21, 2021, 11:40:13 AM
Greetings and salutations. My name's John. I'm a CCNA in New York City. I've been a network engineer for about fifteen years. I'm currently preparing to renew my CCNA with the updated exam topics. I'm feeling confident about it so within the next month or two I plan on attempting the exam. After that my goal is to go for the CCNP/CCIE Enterprise certification. I don't know if I'll stop there though. I have an interest in getting security certs and possibly the CCDE. I've also considered the CCIE Service Provider cert. I'm intrigued by those monstrous routing tables a SP engineer must see on a daily basis.
Besides computers, I'm interested in writing, books, science, history, genealogy, exploring, the occult and supernatural, baseball, films, and music.
Welcome here.
Thanks!
Hello, my name is Thomas and I'm a Linuxoholic...
Seriously, I'm following a PhD in antenna numerical simulation and loved to write scripts to send the code, compile, run the program, and fetch the traces on the super-calculator. This is how I stepped into the Sysadmin world.
Little by little, I enjoyed working with Linux more than the topic of my studies and started to follow moocs and courses over the Internet. The thesis is almost done now and I'm looking for a job in the IT field.
And I'm from Nice in southern France (350 sunny days a year, and 15.25 days of Biblical downpour...)
Hello thomasb, and welcome to the forums!
I am a retired IT person that lives in the Indy area. I still love to mess around with computers even though they do frustrate me sometimes. :smug:
Quote from: NealPT on February 11, 2022, 03:59:00 PM
I am a retired IT person that lives in the Indy area. I still love to mess around with computers even though they do frustrate me sometimes. :smug:
Welcome aboard, we take all kinds here! :)
Hello all - quick introduction.
I'm a new member living up near Vancouver BC. I have an IT background but mainly as a Linux administrator. I have a solid understanding of networking but am far from an expert.
Looking forward to reading through some of the posts and learning.
Hello, Docster! Glad you're not a bot! :)
welcome aboard!!!
Hi everyone ! :)
Young french guy, 25 years old, with 2 years of experience in a company in the field of network/system & security. I would like to improve my skills in cybersecurity in the future. No certifications to pass yet but I intend to! I am mainly working on Palo Alto, F5 LTM/APM, Stormshield technologies, I am also administrator of a Wallix Bastion solution. Don't hesitate if you need help, I hope to be able to help as much as possible here and find some too :)
Sincerely,
Hello and welcome to the forums. I've been doing cybersecurity for the last 9 years, going on 10, and there's a lot to do in the field.
If you want to do more with security, I STRONGLY advise that you look into cloud technologies. Not just AWS/Azure/Google Cloud, but also Netskope/Zscaler solutions. Visibility tools are also very important, so if you get a chance to work with Armis/Forescout/Nozomi, jump on it.
And if you can do Operational Technology (OT) security, you will have the world knocking on your door. I have seen it happen and been part of the world knocking on the OT specialist's door. :D
I'm Andrew. I work for TD Bank as a developer. I don't have much experience with networking but I do understand a lot of the concepts, and I took a networking class in college. I'm 22, and I plan to get several certifications (Agile, Azure, Linux SysAdmin, among others) to complement my degree in computer science.
Hello Andrew! Welcome!
Hey guys, Alick here. I've moved from he Linux sysadmin world over to the networking world.
Completed my CCNA, and currently studying for my CCNP.
I don't do anything in IT. I am a Machine Operator and someone who draws parts for my company through Solidworks. I am here just to see if I can get some help figuring out an issue going on with our Network through two of my computers that I work through. I have been in this line of work for 15 years, and have worked at this one job for 11 years. Recently the IT guy we used to have left to go to a different company, and now the guy that does it doesn't know what is going on and isn't an IT guy. If you have a good idea on Networking issues please look for my Forum if you could possibly assist me, I would greatly appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Walker
Hello gents, we're here to help!
Hey all - I'm Jason and I thought I knew about networking, but turns out not the case...lol. Got my first question up about revising my home network to split personal from work. Here to sponge all knowledge y'all are willing to disseminate. Pretend I am a five year old and put your patience pants on with me. See ya in the threads:)
Hello, welcome to the forums!
am far from a networking pro however I do know my way around PCs my first PC was 486 running win 3.1 I have used all windows that were made after except 11 sick of windows and now use Linux as my main driver and windows 10 ameliorated if for some rare reason can't do what I want on Linux as far as networking I have setup a couple of routers changed firmware to tomato for VPN would like to learn more
Welcome. Glad to have you here!
Hi, I'm from Venezuela, I'm a programmer, learning some basics of networking =]
Welcome aboard, glad to have you here!
Hello!
I'm Elijah, I'm a network engineer at AirBridge Broadband. I am currently CompTIA Network+, CWNA, MTCNA & MTCRE certified. Feel free to ask me any questions!
Welcome aboard, glad to have you here!
Hey, all right, welcome to the forums!
Hello all,
I'm Ken. I'm not an IT professional, unless you ask my friends and family. I've been tinkering with computers since the C64 days, and do all my own computer and networking stuff. Therefore, my network is most likely not as good as it should be. I have become pretty good at building and fixing PCs though. Have used Linux on and off over the years, currently back on Linux after Windows 10 ticked me off.
I spent almost 30 years in the Army, and have a second career as a Diesel Technician. Looking forward to learning new things from those smarter than I.
Welcome to the forums MX372.
Quote from: MX372 on August 25, 2023, 08:33:07 PM
Hello all,
I'm Ken. I'm not an IT professional, unless you ask my friends and family. I've been tinkering with computers since the C64 days, and do all my own computer and networking stuff. Therefore, my network is most likely not as good as it should be. I have become pretty good at building and fixing PCs though. Have used Linux on and off over the years, currently back on Linux after Windows 10 ticked me off.
I spent almost 30 years in the Army, and have a second career as a Diesel Technician. Looking forward to learning new things from those smarter than I.
Howdy and welcome aboard, hope you're able to learn and share here with all of us. :)
Hello, everyone! I'm todd93 (you can just call me Todd if you like). I'm 48, I live in south-central Missouri. I've tinkered with computers, gaming systems, phones, and other electronics as a hobby for about 25 years. I'll have to admit, networking is not one of my strong suits, which is why I joined the board. Professionally, I'm a heavy equipment operator, have done quite a bit of plumbing, and for 15 years, I was the head custodian of a school building in a large school district in Missouri... Currently, however, I deliver salvage auto parts for the number one salvage yard in the US!
I'm a musician as well, I play guitar and have dabbled with banjo, I like to reload ammunition, love shooting, love working on projects around the place here... I'm just a normal, hard working guy who enjoys busying himself with various projects!
Not sure what else to include, feel free to say hi!
Quote from: todd93 on September 05, 2023, 08:24:58 PM
Hello, everyone! I'm todd93 (you can just call me Todd if you like). I'm 48, I live in south-central Missouri. I've tinkered with computers, gaming systems, phones, and other electronics as a hobby for about 25 years. I'll have to admit, networking is not one of my strong suits, which is why I joined the board. Professionally, I'm a heavy equipment operator, have done quite a bit of plumbing, and for 15 years, I was the head custodian of a school building in a large school district in Missouri... Currently, however, I deliver salvage auto parts for the number one salvage yard in the US!
I'm a musician as well, I play guitar and have dabbled with banjo, I like to reload ammunition, love shooting, love working on projects around the place here... I'm just a normal, hard working guy who enjoys busying himself with various projects!
Not sure what else to include, feel free to say hi!
Welcome aboard
Quote from: todd93 on September 05, 2023, 08:24:58 PM
Hello, everyone! I'm todd93 (you can just call me Todd if you like). I'm 48, I live in south-central Missouri. I've tinkered with computers, gaming systems, phones, and other electronics as a hobby for about 25 years. I'll have to admit, networking is not one of my strong suits, which is why I joined the board. Professionally, I'm a heavy equipment operator, have done quite a bit of plumbing, and for 15 years, I was the head custodian of a school building in a large school district in Missouri... Currently, however, I deliver salvage auto parts for the number one salvage yard in the US!
I'm a musician as well, I play guitar and have dabbled with banjo, I like to reload ammunition, love shooting, love working on projects around the place here... I'm just a normal, hard working guy who enjoys busying himself with various projects!
Not sure what else to include, feel free to say hi!
Hey there and welcome aboard! We are always happy to lend a hand to folks with questions!
Hello,
New on the forum, I hope I could learn from you guys as my networking course have been done longtime ago...
Regards!
Quote from: danje57 on September 10, 2023, 01:24:36 PMHello,
New on the forum, I hope I could learn from you guys as my networking course have been done longtime ago...
Regards!
Welcome,
we can help you troubleshoot your deficiencies. Personally I have been working with IC technology since 1983, learned my way through a degree in computer systems and programming microprocessors, unfortunately in an area where there was no call for such resources in the area I lived in at the time. I am now a network security engineer supporting over 200 Cisco ASA firewalls, running on legacy 5585, and newer 4100 series, we are slowly moving to Cisco FTD, but it is a MAJOR project.....
Quote from: danje57 on September 10, 2023, 01:24:36 PMHello,
New on the forum, I hope I could learn from you guys as my networking course have been done longtime ago...
Regards!
Hey there and welcome aboard! Don't hesitate to ask us a question, I do it all the time when I get stumped. :)