[KLUG Members] Re: Nautilus in RH 7.3 and Samba
shares...revisited... -- certs, IPCop ...Cool!
Tahnesha Pinckney
members@kalamazoolinux.org
Thu, 05 Dec 2002 15:34:32 -0500
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>>> b.j.smith@ieee.org 12/05/02 03:15PM >>>
Quoting Tahnesha Pinckney <tep@hanify.com>:
> That's very true...although, if you ask me, I would have preferred
> setting up a Novell/Unix network instead of a Windows/Unix one.
But,
> because my position requires me to become an MSCE I decided on the
> latter.... :(
I don't think much of the "computer-administered" certifications. But
even I've
had to "give in" this past summer due to by unemployment (see the URL
in my sig
for more). I've been unable to persue them due to my 24x7x365
"on-call"
schedule as of late.
I was going to take the RHCE next, which is lab-based/peer-reviewed --
so it's
actually a "respected" certification. But you have to travel to a
RedHat
training facility (for obvious reasons), which makes it difficult for
me. I'm
still working out a time with my supervisor.
I was considering RHCE as well (maybe I wouldn't be having all these
probs..), but could not negotiate a "business" reason in my request to
have the firm fund it. They would only cave in on the MCSE since most
of our systems here are running WinNT 4.0 and a migration to 2000 looms
on the horizon...
I'm considering the CompTIA Security+ which just came out (nothing
great, but
some egghead manager might think otherwise). And I'm already scheduled
to take
the first three (of the MSCA portion) around turn of the year, and will
get my
MCSE eventually sometime in 2003Q1.
Their Network+ and Server+ courses are quite good...both of which I'm
taking as well. I wouldn't be the surprised if the Security+ is just
the same. As for the MCSEs, I'm taking the first exam at the end of the
month which, if you ask me, seems like a very simple exam to pass in
comparision to all the Linux/Unix stuff I'm trying to learn..
> Well, if you have both Windows and UNIX clients, they you'll need to
> learn both.
Correct.
> No, although when I get a cable modem (which might be sooner rather
> than later despite how heart-wrenching it will be for me), this will
> have to be taken into consideration.
Of course. It's "always on." ;-P
> I have a PII 200MHZ, 94MB slim-line desktop PC at home doing nothing
> but collecting dust.
A perfect candidate!
> And I have an extra copy of RH 7.2 as well.
You don't need a Linux distro. IPCop is its own, self-installing Linux
distro.
It's a small CD image download, only ~25MB. You don't even need a very
big
hard drive (85MB+ last time I checked).
> I guess I could use that instead of buying a hardware firewall since
> they can run for quite a bit of $$.
Well, even the low-end, limited ones (DLink, Linksys, etc...) cost
~$100-200.
The "mid-range" ones from SonicWall (VxWorks-based) and WatchGuard
(Linux-based)
are $500-5,000.
--
Bryan J. Smith, E.I. (BSECE) Contact Info: http://thebs.org
[ http://thebs.org/files/resume/BryanJonSmith_certifications.pdf ]
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<DIV><BR><BR>>>> b.j.smith@ieee.org 12/05/02 03:15PM
>>><BR><BR>Quoting Tahnesha Pinckney <tep@hanify.com>:<BR>>
That's very true...although, if you ask me, I would have preferred<BR>>
setting up a Novell/Unix network instead of a Windows/Unix one.
But,<BR>> because my position requires me to become an MSCE I decided on
the<BR>> latter.... :(<BR><BR>I don't think much of the
"computer-administered" certifications. But even I've<BR>had to "give in"
this past summer due to by unemployment (see the URL in my sig<BR>for
more). I've been unable to persue them due to my 24x7x365
"on-call"<BR>schedule as of late.<BR><BR>I was going to take the RHCE next,
which is lab-based/peer-reviewed -- so it's<BR>actually a "respected"
certification. But you have to travel to a RedHat<BR>training facility
(for obvious reasons), which makes it difficult for me. I'm<BR>still
working out a time with my supervisor.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I was considering RHCE as well (maybe I wouldn't be having all these
probs..), but could not negotiate a "business" reason in my request to have the
firm fund it. They would only cave in on the MCSE since most of our
systems here are running WinNT 4.0 and a migration to 2000 looms on the
horizon...<BR><BR>I'm considering the CompTIA Security+ which just came out
(nothing great, but<BR>some egghead manager might think otherwise). And
I'm already scheduled to take<BR>the first three (of the MSCA portion) around
turn of the year, and will get my<BR>MCSE eventually sometime in 2003Q1.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Their Network+ and Server+ courses are quite good...both of which I'm
taking as well. I wouldn't be the surprised if the Security+ is just the
same. As for the MCSEs, I'm taking the first exam at the end of the month
which, if you ask me, seems like a very simple exam to pass in comparision
to all the Linux/Unix stuff I'm trying to learn..<BR><BR>> Well, if you have
both Windows and UNIX clients, they you'll need to<BR>> learn
both.<BR><BR>Correct.<BR><BR>> No, although when I get a cable modem (which
might be sooner rather<BR>> than later despite how heart-wrenching it will be
for me), this will<BR>> have to be taken into consideration.<BR><BR>Of
course. It's "always on." ;-P<BR><BR>> I have a PII 200MHZ, 94MB
slim-line desktop PC at home doing nothing<BR>> but collecting dust.<BR><BR>A
perfect candidate!<BR><BR>> And I have an extra copy of RH 7.2 as
well.<BR><BR>You don't need a Linux distro. IPCop is its own,
self-installing Linux distro.<BR>It's a small CD image download, only
~25MB. You don't even need a very big<BR>hard drive (85MB+ last time I
checked).<BR><BR>> I guess I could use that instead of buying a hardware
firewall since<BR>> they can run for quite a bit of $$.<BR><BR>Well, even the
low-end, limited ones (DLink, Linksys, etc...) cost ~$100-200. <BR>The
"mid-range" ones from SonicWall (VxWorks-based) and WatchGuard
(Linux-based)<BR>are $500-5,000.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Bryan J. Smith, E.I.
(BSECE) Contact Info: <A
href="http://thebs.org/">http://thebs.org</A><BR>[ <A
href="http://thebs.org/files/resume/BryanJonSmith_certifications.pdf">http://thebs.org/files/resume/BryanJonSmith_certifications.pdf</A>
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