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| QueensDelight 2005-02-03, 6:24 pm |
| what would be a good cert to go after right now. I was thinking about finishing up this I-Net+ cert, then moving onto CCNA or MCSA 2003? Im in school for my networking degree, and we start the CCNA class in March, wasn't sure to just go head and start to read up on it, or? | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-04, 1:38 pm |
| IP Telephony, VoIP | |
| darthw 2005-02-06, 1:42 am |
| I'd finish up i-N+ as the general knowledge will apply to many IT jobs and many IT certs. If you're going to be doing CCNA in school, go for that one. CCNA is only one, or two tests (depending upon whether you want to take the exam at once, or split it into two exams.)
Then, if you want MCSA, go for it, so you're not studying to two exams at once (MCSA and CCNA). It will probably be a more efficient use of your time.
To do IP telephony or VoIP anyway, you're going to need networking knowledge, so CCNA would take you further down that path. If that's even the direction you want to go.
I prefer MCSA myself. | |
| firstmode 2005-02-06, 11:57 pm |
| I agree, You might want to try for an msca or an MCDST since you only have a couple of months. You could also try linux+ or server+ if you wanted to go in a different direction | |
| QueensDelight 2005-02-09, 7:34 am |
| Yeah thanks for the reply's. Yeah I thought about server+, since i deal with servers all day. Thought that would be good for me to pick up. Im just not trying to make the certs collide together. Meaning I know I take CCNA in march, so I would to concenrate on that, but would like to finish up this I-net+ cert. I would like to receive I-net+, ccna, mcsa, server+. not in that order but would like to work on those, but just want to work on one at a time. | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-09, 10:19 am |
| A+ is the only recognized Comp-Tia cert, the rest are just practice for real certs... | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-09, 6:05 pm |
| Spend your efforts on somethign more worthwhile.
CCNP/DP/IE
CCSP/CISSP
RHCE/SCSA
You get the point. | |
| rmarrero 2005-02-10, 11:59 pm |
| CISCO certifications has time spans. If your planning to take one, better check if it will help you or else it would be useless. I suggest I-Net+. | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-11, 2:04 pm |
| Time spans, WTF are you talking about? | |
| rmarrero 2005-02-11, 8:38 pm |
| WTF im talking about is that all CISCO certifications has expirations! It is time limited! Do you now get the F that i mean? | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-12, 12:47 pm |
| The "time limit" adds to their value. But whatever Network+, I think I am going to call you that from now on, Netowrk+. | |
| curiousgeorge 2005-02-12, 3:40 pm |
| I got my CCNA back in 2000, but I let it expire last year because I've always been in network administration, not programming routers.
I don't believe in keeping/getting certs that you never use. | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-12, 11:59 pm |
| Well Cisco I would consider to be "Data Telecom" Networking is a very ambiguous term... You click software buttons, it's differnt. | |
| rmarrero 2005-02-13, 8:02 pm |
| No offense ciscosucks, as what curiousgeorge said: "I don't believe in keeping/getting certs that you never use." thats what this was all about. Why go for your CISCO if the person asking is working on his networking degree. I go for CISCO if i think i can use it in my future (1-2 yr) carrer but why take it if you cant actually gain from the knowledge of it! | |
| curiousgeorge 2005-02-13, 9:19 pm |
| Ciscosucks, I think you might be confusing the original poster with that last comment. Ruoters are also used in data telecom, but certainly not exclusively in that area. At my work, Networking Services takes care of the routers and Data Telecom takes care of VoIP.
We use Enterasys routers and the programming is all GUI based (similar to home routers), so actually the guys who program routers "click software buttons". It's not as different as you think. | |
| ciscosucks 2005-02-13, 10:17 pm |
| LAN != Data Telecom, anyways different worlds clearly. Do whatever worthless certs you want. |
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