FW: [nsp] Advice fow a Newbie

[Voll, Scott]

James--

The internet.... What a weth of knowledge.  I agree with Mark, OJT and
troubleshooting.  

Are you going to be on your own, or are you going to be on a team?  If
your part of a team, You can learn so much from the other people.  

I work in a three person team.  The knowledge my supervisor has is from
real world experience, where mine is from the cisco Academy like yours.
The things I've seen are not always the things he as seen.  The third
person on the team comes with hacking experience.  He looks at things on
a whole new level.  So we all get educated by each other.  

The lists are another great form of knowledge.  I subscribed to this
list and one in my local area.  Along the same lines, my local list is
Portland area cisco users Group, who also puts on monthly classes.  Last
month we talked about the PIX and the month before the Catalyst 6509.
This month is Wireless security.  Just get as plugged in as you can.
Learning from other is a great way to learn.  Keep your Ears open.
There has been times that if you listen, you may come up with the same
problem a couple months down the road.  

Hope that helps

 

Scott Voll
Network Analyst, CCNA 
Willamette ESD
scott.voll at wesd.org



-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Persiko [mailto:mark.persiko at bvsd.k12.co.us] 
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:20 AM
To: Hampton; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [nsp] Advice fow a Newbie


In most jobs I've had I've learned the most from OJT - on the job
training.  Get as much hands-on experience as you can with the
technology you will be working with, while on the job.  Most often this
will happen when you are asked to troubleshoot things or put out fires. 

Another source of information on new technologies can be well-written
books on topics.  Find others who are willing to share information with
you and peer with them on problems.

Regards, 
 Mark


- Mark C. Persiko, Network Engineer
- IT Division, Boulder Valley School District
- mark.persiko at bvsd.k12.co.us 
-----Original Message-----
From: Hampton [mailto:jamhampton at toast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:56 PM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: [nsp] Advice fow a Newbie


Hi all,
   I'm new to list list so forgive me if I violate any list protocols. I
need some advice, I have a CCNP and have graduated from all eight
semesters of the Cisco Academy, I have also done a few jobs on the side.
I am soon to start my first real job at an ISP with a fairly large
infrastructure and ill be learning and handling allot of new
technologies besides the routers (i.e.  Unix, VPN's, database, wireless
access point). What advice can you all give me to help me transcend from
a labrat environment to a live production network, as well as how to
handle a slew of new and unfamiliar technologies.

Thanks, James

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