The Official IT Thread

[longmeat]

It's not official yet, but it looks like I got two gigs going at the same damn time (one is remote). Both paying $60/hr. After taxes, I should be looking at ~12-13k/mo

Damn, I gotta upgrade my technology skills man. I'm starting to realize I'm falling behind the curve. I'm gonna spend the next couple months getting up to speed on all the new networking and security tools and hardware. I'm feeling out of the loop on some of these jobs that's coming across my inbox.

send any info this way bro.

Most of it's security shit; Checkpoint, F5 Big IP, Citrix Netscaler, FIM, Oracle IdM, ISE, Tripwire, Bluecoat, MS TMG, and brushing up on AD migration tools. I lost a couple projects during the phone screen because my skills weren't all the way there, and that shit hurt. A couple were remote gigs too. There was a remote one with AT&T that required a CCIE that was paying $100/hr. My goal is in the next 2 or so years to be able to have 2 remote and one contract jobs paying around 250-300/hr combined. Do that shit for a good 6 months and just stack paper heavy.

thats my goal. Gonna get crazy experience in the next few months with this job now. I work at a bank and i gotta rebuild and restructure their network. when im done by the summertime its time for the CCIE and then i'm trying to get a couple remote jobs making that kind of dough and just travel.

i wanna be working from a beach in hawaii one week niggas.

What's the starting pay for a person that just got his CCNA and goes to the ATL, or DC?

CCNA really ain't shit fam. On the real the CCNP Security ain't shit either. It's the type of experience you have that'll determine whether or not someone will hire you to put your CCNA knowledge to use. A CCNA with 10 years of strong networking experience can make bank. A CCNA with on real networking experience probably won't get a job above a Jr. network support cat, and they probably own't even let you hop on them routers and switches making 15-25/hr depending on the job employer.

@longmeat Hmmm, I thought security paid well. So which CCNP path is better? Voice, Routing & Switching, or Security? Basically what pays the most?

Security pays well, but a CCNP Sec or even CISSP isn't going to get you the job. By the time you hit those certs You better have close to a decade of experience. Same goes for voice and R&S. All them joints pay well if you have the experience. Do like king say and think strategically. Sometimes it's good to take a pay cut and get a good 2 or so years experience so you can ultimately hit that 200k mark later down the road.

 

[black caesar]

It's not official yet, but it looks like I got two gigs going at the same damn time (one is remote). Both paying $60/hr. After taxes, I should be looking at ~12-13k/mo

Damn, I gotta upgrade my technology skills man. I'm starting to realize I'm falling behind the curve. I'm gonna spend the next couple months getting up to speed on all the new networking and security tools and hardware. I'm feeling out of the loop on some of these jobs that's coming across my inbox.

send any info this way bro.

Most of it's security shit; Checkpoint, F5 Big IP, Citrix Netscaler, FIM, Oracle IdM, ISE, Tripwire, Bluecoat, MS TMG, and brushing up on AD migration tools. I lost a couple projects during the phone screen because my skills weren't all the way there, and that shit hurt. A couple were remote gigs too. There was a remote one with AT&T that required a CCIE that was paying $100/hr. My goal is in the next 2 or so years to be able to have 2 remote and one contract jobs paying around 250-300/hr combined. Do that shit for a good 6 months and just stack paper heavy.

thats my goal. Gonna get crazy experience in the next few months with this job now. I work at a bank and i gotta rebuild and restructure their network. when im done by the summertime its time for the CCIE and then i'm trying to get a couple remote jobs making that kind of dough and just travel.

i wanna be working from a beach in hawaii one week niggas.

What's the starting pay for a person that just got his CCNA and goes to the ATL, or DC?

CCNA really ain't shit fam. On the real the CCNP Security ain't shit either. It's the type of experience you have that'll determine whether or not someone will hire you to put your CCNA knowledge to use. A CCNA with 10 years of strong networking experience can make bank. A CCNA with on real networking experience probably won't get a job above a Jr. network support cat, and they probably own't even let you hop on them routers and switches making 15-25/hr depending on the job employer.

@longmeat Hmmm, I thought security paid well. So which CCNP path is better? Voice, Routing & Switching, or Security? Basically what pays the most?

Security pays well, but a CCNP Sec or even CISSP isn't going to get you the job. By the time you hit those certs You better have close to a decade of experience. Same goes for voice and R&S. All them joints pay well if you have the experience. Do like king say and think strategically. Sometimes it's good to take a pay cut and get a good 2 or so years experience so you can ultimately hit that 200k mark later down the road.

40K? SMH. Well I could at least stack money and get my PMP cert.

 

[longmeat]

It's not official yet, but it looks like I got two gigs going at the same damn time (one is remote). Both paying $60/hr. After taxes, I should be looking at ~12-13k/mo

Damn, I gotta upgrade my technology skills man. I'm starting to realize I'm falling behind the curve. I'm gonna spend the next couple months getting up to speed on all the new networking and security tools and hardware. I'm feeling out of the loop on some of these jobs that's coming across my inbox.

send any info this way bro.

Most of it's security shit; Checkpoint, F5 Big IP, Citrix Netscaler, FIM, Oracle IdM, ISE, Tripwire, Bluecoat, MS TMG, and brushing up on AD migration tools. I lost a couple projects during the phone screen because my skills weren't all the way there, and that shit hurt. A couple were remote gigs too. There was a remote one with AT&T that required a CCIE that was paying $100/hr. My goal is in the next 2 or so years to be able to have 2 remote and one contract jobs paying around 250-300/hr combined. Do that shit for a good 6 months and just stack paper heavy.

thats my goal. Gonna get crazy experience in the next few months with this job now. I work at a bank and i gotta rebuild and restructure their network. when im done by the summertime its time for the CCIE and then i'm trying to get a couple remote jobs making that kind of dough and just travel.

i wanna be working from a beach in hawaii one week niggas.

What's the starting pay for a person that just got his CCNA and goes to the ATL, or DC?

CCNA really ain't shit fam. On the real the CCNP Security ain't shit either. It's the type of experience you have that'll determine whether or not someone will hire you to put your CCNA knowledge to use. A CCNA with 10 years of strong networking experience can make bank. A CCNA with on real networking experience probably won't get a job above a Jr. network support cat, and they probably own't even let you hop on them routers and switches making 15-25/hr depending on the job employer.

@longmeat Hmmm, I thought security paid well. So which CCNP path is better? Voice, Routing & Switching, or Security? Basically what pays the most?

Security pays well, but a CCNP Sec or even CISSP isn't going to get you the job. By the time you hit those certs You better have close to a decade of experience. Same goes for voice and R&S. All them joints pay well if you have the experience. Do like king say and think strategically. Sometimes it's good to take a pay cut and get a good 2 or so years experience so you can ultimately hit that 200k mark later down the road.

40K? SMH. Well I could at least stack money and get my PMP cert.

We all gotta start somewhere. Think strategically breh. Put yourself in the position where 6 or 7 years from now you can be pulling in 2-300k as a top tier consultant. Be a 1% my nigga.

 

[lighthearted26]

When i graduate i will have zero experience and certs. What kinda entry level job can i get in IT? Is there such a thing? And i do plan on getting certs at some point but i know it won't be by the time i graduate school.

 

[traestar]

When i graduate i will have zero experience and certs. What kinda entry level job can i get in IT? Is there such a thing? And i do plan on getting certs at some point but i know it won't be by the time i graduate school.

Start looking at career paths:
http://certification.comptia.org/certroadmap.aspx

You can use the cert path to give you an example. But the focus is starting out in one field like Software Developer, Java Programmer, etc.

 

[lighthearted26]

Thanks for that link and I'm definitely trying to find one field to focus on but not java programming lol, fuck that.

 

[Mr Popo]

Just took the Security+ exam and passed!

On to the next one...

 

[King Erauno]

Just took the Security+ exam and passed!

On to the next one...

props. whats your next move?

 

[valdez21]

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

 

[King Erauno]

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

its goin bruh. finally got a handle on this GNS3 and workin on this CCIE R&S stuff. u?

 

[longmeat]

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

I'm working on my CCIE Security and this shit is humbling me. I made a schedule so I can stay motivated but Jesus Christ man smh.

I'm hoping I can pass by the end of the year. If I keep grinding I know I can make. I'm putting in about 4-5 hours a day on this bitch lol. A nigga ain't gonna have no life man!!!

 

[valdez21]

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

its goin bruh. finally got a handle on this GNS3 and workin on this CCIE R&S stuff. u?

gns3 is the truth. Took a break from the CCIE written and picked up the Sec+, CCNA:S, and should have the CCDA by next week. I've been in the books. Next will be the DP, then back on CCIE Written.

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

I'm working on my CCIE Security and this shit is humbling me. I made a schedule so I can stay motivated but Jesus Christ man smh.

I'm hoping I can pass by the end of the year. If I keep grinding I know I can make. I'm putting in about 4-5 hours a day on this bitch lol. A nigga ain't gonna have no life man!!!

Man you sound like me, no life for the last few months, but it's starting to pay off.

 

[longmeat]

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

its goin bruh. finally got a handle on this GNS3 and workin on this CCIE R&S stuff. u?

gns3 is the truth. Took a break from the CCIE written and picked up the Sec+, CCNA:S, and should have the CCDA by next week. I've been in the books. Next will be the DP, then back on CCIE Written.

What's up? How's everyone studying going?

I'm working on my CCIE Security and this shit is humbling me. I made a schedule so I can stay motivated but Jesus Christ man smh.

I'm hoping I can pass by the end of the year. If I keep grinding I know I can make. I'm putting in about 4-5 hours a day on this bitch lol. A nigga ain't gonna have no life man!!!

Man you sound like me, no life for the last few months, but it's starting to pay off.

I'm confused, you studying for the CCIE before passing the CCNA S and CCDP? Are you jumping do you already have your CCNP (R&S) already?

Pick a track and stick with it man, because once you start studying for the lab, it's information overload at that point.

 

[longmeat]

For the cats taking the security route, ASA 8.4 is doable in GNS3
http://blog.ciscoinferno.net/gns3-and-cisco-asa-8-4-part-1

Also it looks like you can setup a WLC as a VM too
http://www.4shared.com/zip/11Br48YW/Cisco-vWLC-AIR-CTVM-7-3-101-0.html

 

[King Erauno]

For the cats taking the security route, ASA 8.4 is doable in GNS3
http://blog.ciscoinferno.net/gns3-and-cisco-asa-8-4-part-1

Also it looks like you can setup a WLC as a VM too
http://www.4shared.com/zip/11Br48YW/Cisco-vWLC-AIR-CTVM-7-3-101-0.html

good looks on the links man. i tried the asa and for some reason i cant put an ip address on the interface. its like it doesnt even know the commands. i might need to look for another copy of those 2 asa files

 

[King Erauno]

@valdez21 yo yeah you need to just stick to one thing man. build up from the ccna onwards or if you crazy, just go for the ccie. i wouldnt even waste my time with the security + unless your job requires it and/or there is a guaranteed few thousand dollars with that.

 

[traestar]

Just finished MongoDB tests for Python Developers and DBA. Passed one, failed the DBA one because of the test. I'll take the DBA course again later on. Also still doing SQL Server 2012 training as well as another tutorial on SQL Server 2012. As I'm doing that, also looking back into internships, virtual ones to be specific. So I'm keeping busy.

 

[valdez21]

@valdez21 yo yeah you need to just stick to one thing man. build up from the ccna onwards or if you crazy, just go for the ccie. i wouldnt even waste my time with the security + unless your job requires it and/or there is a guaranteed few thousand dollars with that.

Yeah I know but I had to get them for work. They push us to get certs and reward us for them. So that's the only reason why.

I was grinding so hard on that CCIE that I got burnt out and took a break. Might as well use that time to study something else right? Yeah I have the CCNP:R&S

 

[Mr Popo]

Just took the Security+ exam and passed!

On to the next one...

props. whats your next move?

I'm debating that now. I thought about going to Network+. I would like to get my CISSP cert, but I'm not sure if I need to before pursuing it. Any info would be helpful

 

[longmeat]

Just took the Security+ exam and passed!

On to the next one...

props. whats your next move?

I'm debating that now. I thought about going to Network+. I would like to get my CISSP cert, but I'm not sure if I need to before pursuing it. Any info would be helpful

How many years experience do you have in networking/security. If you don't have a lot then you'll have to wait until you qualify. You'll also have to find another cissp who'll sponsor you.

The CISSP will open doors, but only if you have the right experience and enough years of it.