I am learning this right now in BNCOC (Basic non-commisioned officer course) kinda tough but getting the hang of it. any advice you could give me?

 

i know a little about routers and stuff, im an electrical engineering student. there is some good cisco books you can buy. im not cisco certified but i know some people who are. if you got any questions, pm me and ill try to get them answered.

 

hey thanks will do

 

Dude, you'll be making some bucks when you got out... but you have to get certified first... those CCNC... or whatever are big $$$ jobs...

 

i'm CCNA (there's CCNP and CCIE on top of that).

there are simulations you can play with to boot up, pwd recover, etc. the router. of course, get the Cisco CCNA books. it's really quite easy....at least until you get to the CCIE level. :gulp:

 

me too, hit me up and ill try to get em answered....

 

I work with alot of CCIE geeks too. Im close to done w/ my CCNA and i would be glad to help or ask friends for answers

 

hey thanks guys

 

The real question I have is once you get your cert (say CCNA to start with), how hard is it to land a decent paying job here in Hawaii?

 

the pay is nowhere what it used to be. believe it or not, i took a course @ mission college here in the bay area to get my CCNA...it cost $2k. after i got the certification, i left the industry altogether. luckily, i got the CCNA only for fun/curiosity since my old company paid for it.

CCIE used to make $$$! with just a CCNA, you'll be competing with a lot of newcomers in the industry. that's when experience counts. goodluck.

 

I think I have a copy of the router sim program laying around somewhere. PM me if you're interested and I'll try to find it.