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Is Network Specialist a Systems Administrator?

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by xsubxwooferx

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Im in college for Degree in Network Specialist and if I remember I picked the CISCO route instead of Unix/Linux....I went to school library for books and I didnt see no CISCO just mainly Unix Networking like a book about Systems Administration with Unix and such..Is it bascially the same thing or what?Even though im on CISCO option should I read that book?

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by jmgarvin

Sys Admin - Administers servers and server applications.

Net Admin - administers network appliances like Cisco routers, switches, and sometimes things like firewalls and IDSs.

The Unix networking book (is white and blue with a red stripe?) is pretty excellent and a good read to see how things kinda work...

by xsubxwooferx

O'Reilly's Essential System Administration With Unix. I think I am going to change from Network Admin to Systems Admin just because it seems more interesting and funner?

Also, Would I get confused if I have vista laptop and working with a Unix/Linux Computer at work?

Last Question...Do most company's use Linux/Unix over Windows?

by larryd4

O'Reilly's books are very good and you will probably end up dual booting your laptop to have Vista and Linux on it.

As for your last question..

Oh boy is that going to open up a can of worms.. ;)

by older mycroft

They've got to be really, haven't they? I mean, they're both involved in the same industry, doing the same job, it's just that one has been doing it for years and the other one is almost ready to start out.

Why does the old guy get more money?

Strange thing is, I went and knocked on his door but there was no answer. Why d'you think that was?

[b]Maybe he was OUT, like the books you were trying to find in the library![/b]

Duh!!...

<[b]Joke![/b]>

by bens

But didn't you mean... ?

Equally as bad as yours...I know ;-)

by xsubxwooferx

Im in first chap talking about superuser and commands for roots and stuff but lil confusing. Yet should I use Linux on my vista laptop to try it?

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