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[thatni99ajahmal]

First thing great thread i just got out the army and my job was intel i love it but dont wanna have to deploy all the damn time soo quick questions..

Im studying for my CCNA i want to concentrate on voice..

But as i search the internet it never really explain what voice jobs actually do so i was wondering could anyone help a brother out..

 

[John_Blazini]

You realize how little you know once you land that real job lol..dayum ...

 

[major pain]

First thing great thread i just got out the army and my job was intel i love it but dont wanna have to deploy all the damn time soo quick questions..

Im studying for my CCNA i want to concentrate on voice..

But as i search the internet it never really explain what voice jobs actually do so i was wondering could anyone help a brother out..

In order to do well with Cisco Voice on the job these days, you need to understand the basics of routing and switching.. and well. I would start there for sure; mainly because you have to get the R&S cert before moving into the Voice, but you REALLY need to understand the technology first. Knowing the foundation, makes the rest a lot easier.

The Cisco Voice track helps you learn the basics of supporting (not necessarily installing or designing) different types of voice capabilities. SIP trunking, POTS, PRI etc. are all covered in basic configurations for a couple of different Cisco platforms like Call Manager Express or Unity.

Companies that are investing heavily in Cisco will want their support staff to know SIP but also be able to support the older technologies as well, especially if they are migrating to SIP.

All-in-all, the best way to truly learn this and many of the things Cisco offers is to invest in a lab environment. If you can physically touch as well as read along with the different materials, you can really prepare for what to expect on the job. Hope this helps.

 

[King Erauno]

^^^ to add to that...VOIP is now and the future. you can make a shitload of $$$$ with your ccnp Voice and CCIE voice

 

[King Erauno]

You realize how little you know once you land that real job lol..dayum ...

yup. nothing is a better teacher than experience. you can read all you want but books dont cover alot of shit that will encounter day to day. i feel the same way at every new job

 

[John_Blazini]

You realize how little you know once you land that real job lol..dayum ...

yup. nothing is a better teacher than experience. you can read all you want but books dont cover alot of shit that will encounter day to day. i feel the same way at every new job

Crazy huge network and nothing I prepared for lol..working with nexus 7ks and shit lol.. but this job is like injecting my resume with steroids

 

[black caesar]

^^^ to add to that...VOIP is now and the future. you can make a shitload of $$$$ with your ccnp Voice and CCIE voice

So with this knowledge, OK can create van app like Groove IP and Talk atone? There is money to be made there...

 

[King_sorrow]

on average how long does it take to study for the ccna?

 

[King Erauno]

on average how long does it take to study for the ccna?

depends on your study habits. for a beginner, maybe 3-5 month

 

[King_sorrow]

whats everyones favorite method of subnetting?

this shit is killing me lol

 

[King Erauno]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/4o4mhu

a nice short read. a non tech guide to cisco success. its about 40 pages

 

[valdez21]

whats everyones favorite method of subnetting?

this shit is killing me lol

Check out Jeremy's method from CBT Nuggets, pretty easy.

How yall studying coming?

 

[King Erauno]

slowly but surely. just finished reading this old ccie security book. hitting these videos and then gonna start prepping to take the written then ill give myself 1000 hours of practice for the lab. i think i can get it done by dec

 

[Ioniz3dSPIRITZ]

Do you have to have experience in the work field necessarily? If I conduct projects within my own network at home would that constitute as experience as well? I would like to get into an internship or find a job within the field but it may not work with my school schedule. I currently have a job that works around my school schedule perfectly and I don't want to put that in jeopardy by getting an IT gig that won't.

 

[major pain]

Do you have to have experience in the work field necessarily? If I conduct projects within my own network at home would that constitute as experience as well? I would like to get into an internship or find a job within the field but it may not work with my school schedule. I currently have a job that works around my school schedule perfectly and I don't want to put that in jeopardy by getting an IT gig that won't.

Understanding the concepts and theories is what lab work does. Field or real life experience is what most employers will look for when hiring candidates. Unfortunately, no amount of training (especially self-study) gets you prepared for the pressure of supporting a client/user base.

The folks that take it upon themselves to do obtain a good mix of both, tend to be the ones that continue to be marketable and successful.

 

[MrSoutCity]

ccna is changing on september 30th fyi. going to be V2

they're taking old shit away, hubs, RIP routing, and removing the security and wireless topics since they are in their own track.

they are adding EtherChannels, HSRP and GLBP, snmp and syslogging.
http://www.networkworld.com/communi...ce=NWWNLE_nlt_network_architecture_2013-03-28

its about time, but this will help anybody working on ccna get a jump on ccnp/ccie topics if they wish to go that far. yall niggas studying for this test need to get it out the way before 9/30

I been putting the ccna off for the longest. I just started hitting the books hard this week. I won't be ready for September. WTF should I do?

 

[MrSoutCity]

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[King Erauno]

ccna is changing on september 30th fyi. going to be V2

they're taking old shit away, hubs, RIP routing, and removing the security and wireless topics since they are in their own track.

they are adding EtherChannels, HSRP and GLBP, snmp and syslogging.
http://www.networkworld.com/communi...ce=NWWNLE_nlt_network_architecture_2013-03-28

its about time, but this will help anybody working on ccna get a jump on ccnp/ccie topics if they wish to go that far. yall niggas studying for this test need to get it out the way before 9/30

I been putting the ccna off for the longest. I just started hitting the books hard this week. I won't be ready for September. WTF should I do?

try to make sure all your materials now cover the new ccna blueprint. i think there are a few books out now that cover the new stuff

 

[MrSoutCity]

ccna is changing on september 30th fyi. going to be V2

they're taking old shit away, hubs, RIP routing, and removing the security and wireless topics since they are in their own track.

they are adding EtherChannels, HSRP and GLBP, snmp and syslogging.
http://www.networkworld.com/communi...ce=NWWNLE_nlt_network_architecture_2013-03-28

its about time, but this will help anybody working on ccna get a jump on ccnp/ccie topics if they wish to go that far. yall niggas studying for this test need to get it out the way before 9/30

I been putting the ccna off for the longest. I just started hitting the books hard this week. I won't be ready for September. WTF should I do?

try to make sure all your materials now cover the new ccna blueprint. i think there are a few books out now that cover the new stuff

I just ordered 2 books from amazon last night. I going to ask the network director at my job for a router and a switch this week.

 

[King Erauno]

http://blog.ine.com/2013/07/10/how-i-passed-the-ccie-data-center-lab-exam/#more-8722

good read. one of the instructors at ine.com got 4 CCIE's and a CCDE. tells what he did and how he did it to get his latest CCIE. pay attention to the part where he has the charts. You gotta get a good foundation on these topics, or any that you choose. passing an exam is just a byproduct, but you still know your shit at the end of the day