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This is a good question. I work with Openstack and was clueless about a lot of enterprise networking concepts .. e.g. vlans, GRE tunnels, VPN, etc. I have also
by turnip1979 12y ago
This is a good question. I work with Openstack and was clueless about a lot of enterprise networking concepts .. e.g. vlans, GRE tunnels, VPN, etc. I have also looked into courses but haven't found something that fits my needs (focus on knowledge instead of a cert). Instead of buying networking gear, you might be able to use some Cisco emulation software. I've heard that is sufficient for the first level of cert. Unfortunately, it seems you can only get access to the software by taking an official course. I've watched a bunch of cert related videos on Youtube and those have helped me.
- nucleardog 12y agoDepending on what you're looking at setting up you can also see about picking up some older Cisco gear. When I was studying for the CCNA I picked up a couple of 2500 series routers off of eBay for ~$80 shipped. They were a generation or two out of date at the time, but I picked up some newer IOS images off of a torrent site and was able to use them to experiment with most of the topics covered. I imagine a couple of older routers/switches for the hands-on experience combined with simulation software for more complex setups would still get you pretty far.