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Hi guys,

new here, just thought I would pop in to say hello to you all before I go off and start asking questions...

Erm, studying for a CCNA in the near future, currently attending Liverpool Comuniy College...

Hope everyone is ok, and patient..

 

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G'day from me Laz-Man.

So do you have any experience in networking or do you just like words like Cisco, router, switch, ATM, Frame Relay, OSPF, RIP?

 

Let's not forget ARP and RARP...

Have moderate experience, mostly older Legacy Ethernet experience back with Win98/95...

Finished working in IT in 1997..

So I am what we call a CCNA 'Newb'

 

I am sure that past experience will come in very handy. I think a lot of newbies to IT these days find things more difficult to understand because they lack the experience which Windows 3.x and Win9x gave us. Things are too wizard driven these days IMHO.

Good luck!

Pete

 

Greetings, Laz-Man. Welcome to CertForums.

 

Cheers guys, thanks for the warm welcome...

 

welcome to the forums mate!

 

Welcome to CF!

 

Hi, welcome aboard CF. Glad you like it.

Good luck with the CCNA.

 

Welcome to CertForums!

 

Wow, you fella's are really bright and chirpy... I guess I am at the right place and I guess I am in the presence of actual adults... Or people who act their age...

So many forums on the web now are moderated by 11 year old's with PC World PC's...

 

What makes you think this place is any difference ? Wait till you mention beer around here !

 

Beers coming up!

 

VB's all round *toss*

Welcome to the forum. I see you've met the inmates.

 

Woah there my good man, im allergic..

 

Did someone mention beer?

 

Yeah and what with Christmas just around the corner,it will be beer beer and more beer.

Welcome to the local brewery

 

I just saw this Pete, and you're right; real men do DOS.

 

*REAL* men do bash.

 

Apart from the very rare occasion that someone mentions Linux+ I see no point in extolling the virtues of Bash over DOS when such a large percentage of this forums members are studying A+, N+ and Microsoft Certs. Understanding MSDOS is fundamental to grasping Windows concepts, especially installations and network roll outs.

From what I have seen of Boyce's A+ questions, Comptia are still pushing people to grasp the concepts of older operating systems, especially DOS. It is at this level, that things are configured by hand, no wizards, no plug and play.

Where does Bash fit into all of this?

Once these people have mastered the most prolific OS on the planet, then I think it would be a good time to start delving into the Open source alternatives. I am very impressed with Open Office but Linux I am afraid still doesn't feel anywhere near as nice as Windows 2000 pro. If I have to pay for an OS as good as W2K Pro, then so be it!

PS I know you were only kidding but you rattled my chain and I felt obliged to speak