femipeters015:
hello guys, just stumbled on this thread and i must say it has been very educated. i just got a job as an i.t consultant in a security firm, i have knowledge about software but i'm faced with setting up there networking system, Have been able to set them up, through the help of google, trial and error. my main question is where do i start from if i want to have a career in networking? can i depend on youtube video tutorials?.. thanks as i appreciate your quick response

What type of networking do you want to concentrate on? Wired or wireless?

femipeters015:
hello guys, just stumbled on this thread and i must say it has been very educated. i just got a job as an i.t consultant in a security firm, i have knowledge about software but i'm faced with setting up there networking system, Have been able to set them up, through the help of google, trial and error. my main question is where do i start from if i want to have a career in networking? can i depend on youtube video tutorials?.. thanks as i appreciate your quick response

A career in Networking??

Start with Comptia N+, it would take you through the basics then try CCNA. You might not necessarily take the exams but these courses are a great reference material for any Network Administrator.

You could also share your network topology/setup and certain problems or new designs you are trying to implement and all the engineers on this thread can help you out!!

pls who knows how much ccna exams costs now ?

chimeluiz:


A career in Networking??

Start with Comptia N+, it would take you through the basics then try CCNA. You might not necessarily take the exams but these courses are a great reference material for any Network Administrator.

You could also share your network topology/setup and certain problems or new designs you are trying to implement and all the engineers on this thread can help you out!!

okay thanks alot,i appreciate

slye:
pls who knows how much ccna exams costs now ?

check NCT academy Ibadan. They have very good prices. And they can book for you to write anywhere in Nigeria.

ogbevireo:


check NCT academy Ibadan. They have very good prices. And they can book for you to write anywhere in Nigeria.

Thanks bro, give me their address Pls

ogbevireo:


check NCT academy Ibadan. They have very good prices. And they can book for you to write anywhere in Nigeria.

I've gotten the address. @ring road, right?

ogbevireo:


@Techsupport. Good evening. Kindly give a candid opinion. In today's network market especially considering Nigeria are there places for new CCIEs?

In Nigeria can a brand new CCIE get a steady pay of 7 figures monthly?

How long would you say it would take to move from CCNP to CCIE if one had the opportunity to study 100% for a six month period would that be enough time to pass the lab?

How many CCIEs do we have working in Nigeria?

Peace!

Sorry for the late response.
Of course there is always a place for a ccie, I dont have the exact figure for ccie but i know that they make around $140k per year outside Nigeria, so 1 million naira a month is very very possible.
I will say this for the duration, it all depends on how much you know already. I will give the written portion of the exam 4 months of heavy study and i will prepare for the lab for a minimum of 12 months. I am being realistic here. there is no cutting corners to that 1 million a month salary

slye:
I've gotten the address. @ring road, right?

Yes its at ring road Ibadan. It is on the road beside MTN office.

Techsupport:


Sorry for the late response.
Of course there is always a place for a ccie, I dont have the exact figure for ccie but i know that they make around $140k per year outside Nigeria, so 1 million naira a month is very very possible.
I will say this for the duration, it all depends on how much you know already. I will give the written portion of the exam 4 months of heavy study and i will prepare for the lab for a minimum of 12 months. I am being realistic here. there is no cutting corners to that 1 million a month salary

Thank you boss!!!
Took ICND2 yesterday and I am now one step closer.

I really want to start studying for CCNP R&S immediately. I will appreciate if you can give a brother some advice as to what books to study. I have the OCGs for ROUTE, SWITCH & TSHOOT.

Also have LiveLessons videos by Wallace for ROUTE & SWITCH. Two set of CBT videos for TSHOOT by Jeremy and the combo of Keith & Sequoia.

I want to start with Route as it has more to cover.

Given your experience what other book will you advice I add to my reading list. I will read the books cover to cover before looking at the videos.

I hope to complete CCNP r&s by the end of November or lastest end of December.

want to write CCNA..dont know how to go about it. i am a novice, need materials and help.

Tgen:
want to write CCNA..dont know how to go about it. i am a novice, need materials and help.

Have you tried googling materials for ccna.

just started ccna class.. see the topology i designed....
everything works perfectly, i can ping all routers n pcs on the network

aikluck007:
just started ccna class.. see the topology i designed....
everything works perfectly, i can ping all routers n pcs on the network

Great keep up the hustle. If u run into any problem just let me know

Greetings to you all,

I need your your HELP on training pathway.

I just got a job in an ICT Company in Abuja. But I don't have the experience required. The company deals on Routers and Switches. (Internet Connections (Fibre, Radio, Vsat))

I need your help on how to succeed. What are the necessary training that I should begin as to be good with it.

I really need your assistance as I am ready to learn.

I will start work by 1st of September.

I await your suggestions.

Thanks

apasico:
Greetings to you all,

I need your your HELP on training pathway.

I just got a job in an ICT Company in Abuja. But I don't have the experience required. The company deals on Routers and Switches. (Internet Connections (Fibre, Radio, Vsat))

I need your help on how to succeed. What are the necessary training that I should begin as to be good with it.

I really need your assistance as I am ready to learn.

I will start work by 1st of September.

I await your suggestions.

Thanks

Whatsapp 08166894416. There is a lot to learn but every journey starts with a step. Would be in Abuja on a few days hoping to stay longer depending on project duration.

apasico:
Greetings to you all,

I need your your HELP on training pathway.

I just got a job in an ICT Company in Abuja. But I don't have the experience required. The company deals on Routers and Switches. (Internet Connections (Fibre, Radio, Vsat))

I need your help on how to succeed. What are the necessary training that I should begin as to be good with it.

I really need your assistance as I am ready to learn.

I will start work by 1st of September.

I await your suggestions.

Thanks

What's d name of d company and where in Abuja do u reside? I can teach u d little I know.. I gat videos too.. I'm @ Gwarinpa Abuja

I am at Sun City Estate, Galadimawa. I will appreciate the videos and little teaching. And guidelines.

aikluck007:

What's d name of d company and where in Abuja do u reside? I can teach u d little I know.. I gat videos too.. I'm @ Gwarinpa Abuja

apasico:
I am at Sun City Estate, Galadimawa. I will appreciate the videos and little teaching. And guidelines.

Pm me.. Can't drop my number here

I need an experience networking engr. With experience in CBT centre networking please call 08087674800.

Gents and Ladies, I have been away from this thread. lets give it life again. with the Covid pandemic going on, remote learning and remote work is on top of the food chain. this is your opportunity to get your share of the pie.
If you have a problem with remote connectivity, site to site VPN, SSL VPN , DMVPN or any type of network connectivity. please bring it here and I will be happy to help.

Techsupport:
Gents and Ladies, I have been away from this thread. lets give it life again. with the Covid pandemic going on, remote learning and remote work is on top of the food chain. this is your opportunity to get your share of the pie.
If you have a problem with remote connectivity, site to site VPN, SSL VPN , DMVPN or any type of network connectivity. please bring it here and I will be happy to help.

Hello sir.. You have a nice thread going here, I would like to be more active here, I will share share labs, topics, scenarios etc... I recently passed my ccna200-301 exam, so I am studying for Encore atm and looking for a job, I want to experience the real situations of a network more...

Gbengadaniel12:

Hello sir.. You have a nice thread going here, I would like to be more active here, I will share share labs, topics, scenarios etc... I recently passed my ccna200-301 exam, so I am studying for Encore atm and looking for a job, I want to experience the real situations of a network more...

Congratulations on passing your exam. If you want real life experience, bring up a topic or a lab and I will do my best to paint a real life picture of what you can expect from an enterprise network.

Techsupport:

Congratulations on passing your exam. If you want real life experience, bring up a topic or a lab and I will do my best to paint a real life picture of what you can expect from an enterprise network.

thank I forward to our discussions...this is what I worked on today.. Routing the Access layer using l3 switch.. Aimed at reducing spanning~tree protocol blocked port when we have redundant links

Gbengadaniel12:
thank I forward to our discussions...this is what I worked on today.. Routing the Access layer using l3 switch.. Aimed at reducing spanning~tree protocol blocked port when we have redundant links

This is good. It is a good theory to spanning tree understanding but in the real world, I will not design a network like this.
I will leave the layer 3 etherchannel. Instead of creating a layer 2 redundant uplinks only to have some ports shut down, I will create a layer 3 redundant 30 bit routed interfaces.
Then use dynamic routing to advertise my internal vlans.
But this is just me. Some people love to wake up at 2am and battle switching loop.

Techsupport:


This is good. It is a good theory to spanning tree understanding but in the real world, I will not design a network like this.
I will leave the layer 3 etherchannel. Instead of creating a layer 2 redundant uplinks only to have some ports shut down, I will create a layer 3 redundant 30 bit routed interfaces.
Then use dynamic routing to advertise my internal vlans.
But this is just me. Some people love to wake up at 2am and battle switching loop.

if I get what you are trying to say,Is that I should used a l3 Etherchannel from the Access switch to the Distribution switch and implement a dynamic routing protocol within the Access and DIST. BTW I did used eirgp to advertise my vlans in the above topology....

I worked on this, HSRP with two routers and also implemented a "tracking of interface"