Shifting To Networking

chris26 · 02-26-2008, 08:58 AM

Hi Guys! Good day!

I would like to shift a career in networking. Maybe you can advise me what is the career path in networking. What is the position I should target as a beginner in this field? What is the first thing I need to do? What certification do I need to take first?

I would like to build a career in networking, however, I do not want to do the cabling or the "physical" work. Hope you guys can advise me.

By the way, I am working as a helpdesk support and had an experience supporting linksys products ( if you can consider that a networking experience )

Thanks!

**Cellus** · 03-01-2008, 06:21 PM

Cisco. Cisco, Cisco, Cisco. If you want to learn networking from the real professionals, you may wish to consider the CCNA certification.

You could also obtain the CompTIA Network+ certification, which for the most part is the INTRO half of CCNA.

I should advise you, you will be doing cabling. That comes part and parsel of networking. However if you work for a sizeable (and sane) company, any real labour (such as installing cabling for a new building) would be contracted out by cabling techs.

nepsis · 03-02-2008, 04:59 PM

Just to give my 2 pennies, I'd agree with Cellus. A CCNA is a great place to start and a brilliant qualification to go for!

But I'd still say with that you'd be hard pressed to find a job where you design the network and don't do any physical stuff. Cause you would have to build a bit of experience from somewhere. Then again I could be talking crap! ;) So yea... Cisco all the way!

02-26-2008, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
chris26 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP	Shifting To Networking Hi Guys! Good day! I would like to shift a career in networking. Maybe you can advise me what is the career path in networking. What is the position I should target as a beginner in this field? What is the first thing I need to do? What certification do I need to take first? I would like to build a career in networking, however, I do not want to do the cabling or the "physical" work. Hope you guys can advise me. By the way, I am working as a helpdesk support and had an experience supporting linksys products ( if you can consider that a networking experience ) Thanks!

03-01-2008, 06:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-02-2008, 04:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
nepsis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 10 OS: Debian	Re: Shifting To Networking Just to give my 2 pennies, I'd agree with Cellus. A CCNA is a great place to start and a brilliant qualification to go for! But I'd still say with that you'd be hard pressed to find a job where you design the network and don't do any physical stuff. Cause you would have to build a bit of experience from somewhere. Then again I could be talking crap! ;) So yea... Cisco all the way!