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What next afetr CCNA
hello everyone, i am currently a Masters student majoring in computer science with networking and security as a backbone.... I'll be giving my CCNA this june and i would like to begin my career in networking and data security..... which would be a good certification to complement the ccna for this career path.... ccna…
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Questions Where to start
Trying to figure out where to start on obtaining certifications. For a little backround The first computer I built was a 386. Ive been working with hardware regularly since then. I took 3 years of computer programming courses in high school at a tech school that consisted of Visual Basic, C++, AS400 RPG, and Cobol. I…
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Ccent/ea
Hey Peoples, Haven't talk you all in awhile. How's everybody doing? Got a question. Would you recommend or should I say, have you studied for 2 certs at the same time? The reason I ask is I think I have a pretty good study formula to get the most out my studies. Studying MCITP: EA but also started slowly reading CCENT, but…
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Where to take the CWNA
So Im done studying for my CWNA and I have called Prometric to schedule an exam at my local testing center. But they cant find it in their system. Has anyone ever used prometric to schedule their CWNA? Thanks
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RHCE Prep tips
This comes from personal thoughts and If you've been through the RHCE exam, please add any tips you found useful!* Start with the RHCE Exam Prep Guide from Red Hat. Seek to ensure that you are comfortable with every topic there. * Use the Red Hat Online Documentation as additional study resources. * Create a practice…
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IBM Certificate
Does IBM offer a certificate after you pass the LPIC-1? I remember reading it on their website but I can't find it now.
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Fortinet
Anybody heard of Fortinet and their certifications? What is the weight of it, i mean, is it worth it? It is basically a Hardware firewall with which you can monitor the network traffic and websites visited and block unwanted websites and all. Please let me know what do you guys think? Thank you.
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Good sample packet capture sites?
I have been digging deeper into packet analysis (blatantly awful pun, I know) but find it generally difficult to get unique traffic to look at. I have been on over 150 different networks over the last two years but in all honesty if you're sitting on a generic bank or credit union switched network you're not going to see…
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RHEL 6 ? Any news ?
I am trying to find out what happend to the expected release date of RHEL 6 and all I can find are old article stating the removal of Itanium as supported platform ... Anyone know anything ?
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Forensics Certification
Any plans to expand forums to include forensics certifications. Or perhaps I'm missing them... Well, I did try a search for "ACE" and "AccessData" and didn't see any results. Would anyone suggest another place to discuss those on a general basis? This one is my next target.
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MS Second Shot till 30 June 2010
Microsoft Second Shot Campaign Voucher Form - MCP
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Fit to have a qualification
Just wanted some feedback guys and girls on IT Qualifications at work. I am in a company that has two IT guys, myself and another, this other guy has no qualifications and yet does a reasonable job, although he leaves the server work to me!! but i have been told that i am under him although i have A+ N+ MCSA etc It`s…
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Do I really need a A+ or CCNA?
Hello, I am new here and have been struggling on what certification courses I want to take in the next few months. I thought I wanted to take a A+ certification course, but after talking to a few people in the computer technician field, it was explained to me that if I already have experience with computer hardware, that I…
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Passed the GSEC today
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New Comptia Strata Green cert
Anyone heard of this certification? According to the email, it certifies that the employee can effectively choose "green IT" initiatives based on ROI, etc. Looks like the exam is $89 right now with 10% off.
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A quick review of CompTIA Strata Green IT
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cert path question
Ok my techexam peeps I need some help choosing a cert/career path to take. First a little background on me I made to switch from Pipe fitter to IT about 3.5-4 years ago. I started off building PCs for a large company and was quickly bumped into their server production department which basically meant, I got to do…
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Where to start..
This might end up being long. After stringing from deadbeat job to deadbeat job for the last 8 years (I am 25) I have come to the realization I don't need a job I need a career, and fast. A little background on me: GED No college No certifications Borrowed $500 from my grandmother to buy my first computer when I was 12, a…
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Snort IDS lab
Tonight I set up a lab for experimenting with Snort. For this lab I used: Lab: 3550 switch 4 hosts 1 vlan 1 EasyIDS server Setup EasyIDS: Download EasyIDS from EasyIDS Install on a piece of hardware or in a VM with two NICs Follow instructions on the site the download resides on Make sure you place the sensor NIC in…
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MCP Learning Rewards Program
Just got an interesting e-mail from Microsoft: Anyone already in the MCT version that can shed some light on the details?
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I'm Mike Meyers - and I like Techexams.net
Hi- My name's Mike Meyers. I write a number of CompTIA training books for McGraw-Hill and I've been lurking techexams.net for years. It's a great place for an author to get a sense for how people feel about my work as well as a great place for industry info. It's good to hear when I'm doing something right but it's…
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MS Scvore report format..Is this something new?
I took the 83-640 today. Got the score report and noticed it doesn't list how I did on individual areas. Did MS just start this? I just took my 70-620 Vista Configuring in January and it listed the different areas and how I had done in each.
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Office 2010
Hey Tech Examers I just installed Office 2010. I think it's pretty cool. I wrote a blog about my initial thoughts here: Office 2010 ? Initial Thoughts Let me know what you think! Thanks, Subl1m1nal
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Second Shot Expires 6/30/2010
Just wanted to remind everyone that Second Shot expires at the end of June. This is a great deal if you're on the fence about taking an exam now. If you sign up then if you do not get a passing score on the exam you can resit the exam for free!! Here's the official site: Microsoft Learning Career Portal: Special Offers
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CCSA R70 Self study guide Q
Hi Guys, we are about to deploy a pair of R70's in one of our DC's. i looked at takin the ccsa back in january but was side tracked with uni. anyway, looking at the checkpoint website again it appears they have a self study guide located here: https://www.checkpoint.com/services/education/training/self-study.html but this…
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CWNA/CWSP Lab?
Hopefully some of those who have sat CWNA and CWSP might be able to chime in. I'm taking PW0-204 in the next 4 months as it is a requirement for the MSIA program at WGU. Since you don't earn the CWSP credential unless you pass CWNA as well as the fact that a lot of the CWNA material is covered on CWSP, I might as well take…
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GCIA Preparation and attempt log
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Which InfoSec Certs are fluff?
Friends, I have been in the business of IT Education for more than 10 years but require the feedback from professionals like you! Do any of you feel that the certification you have recently completed was all "theory" and no "applied knowledge"? Do you feel any of the Certs are all "marketing" and will provide no…
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A digital forensics certification?
Is there one, or a recommended one? I think some companies like EnCase offer one but it generally can't be obtained without experience in the area of forensics. Is it unrealistic to say that a person could dab in forensics without attending a 6-month or longer training course? I understand the rules of evidence somewhat…
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GIAC Certifications
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Can you do the current CISA with the 2009 books?
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Finally Electronic Copy of CompTIA Certificates!
Hey Guys! Some good news to share, CompTIA finally have provided electronic version of the Certificates, you can download them from the same place of the Logos :D :D:D. Regards
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Free Second Shot vouchers for CWNP tests till 30 Aug 10
For details Special Promotions! | CWNP - Enterprise Wi-Fi Career Certifications
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New Member/Tester Advice?
Hello everyone, I got recommended to this site by my brother, and so far after looking over the materials I am impressed. I am fairly certain I will be using this site quite often in the future. I have a request for some advice that some may be able to give - Mainly, where do I begin? I am not too knowledgeable on IT…
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Expectations for GSEC in the real-world
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Got a 90% on GSEC (with no course materials), 90% on GCIH
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New Beginner ISO 27001
I have been working in I.T for 10 years as Systems manger/Security Administrator. I'm now thinking moving to Security Consultant Side. I have been doing some research and found ISO 27001 is a good certification for job/career. i am new to this as a beginner. I will be doing self study at my cost and found 2 books from…
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70-284
Hi All, Do we have a forum for the exam 70-284? Also, when does this expire? Thanks :)
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Interfaces configuration issues
on Ubanu 9.1 I am having issues with the configuration in my interfaces file. I have a block of 5 ip addresses (6 with the gateway) on network 173.*.*.200. I am using 173.*.*.201 as the ip address for my router connected to my cable modem. I have a Ubantu 9.1 server connected to one of the other 3 availble switchports of…
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E-Learn Security
Anyone else get the email that there course is now online? it seems interesting enough but I don't want to be the guinea pig. I may take a stab at it but not till after june . The lab is a DVD consisting of a Linux Live Distro image containing vulnerable applications that you will be able to pentest at your own pace.…
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Passed CIW-Site Designer V5
88% Used Prosoft books from my college.. Also referenced W3schools coding..
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Question about the 1Z0-052
on pearson vue's website it says: 1Z0-052-ENU Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop I On oracle's website: Oracle Database 11g: Administration I It says the exam name is: Oracle Database 11g: Administration I Is there any reason pearsonvue adds the word "Workshop" before the roman numeral I? Just curious about that,…
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IT SOX Compliance Certification?
Does anybody know anything about this certification? Does it hold any water if you are looking to get into the I.T. Compliance field? Thanks
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Between MCITP and MCM
Hyper’s post on the new entry level certs from MS made me want to bring this topic up again, but from another angle. Many of us have stated we wanted to see an “expert” level certification that sits between the MCITP and the MCM as the MCM is cost prohibitive at close to an actual cost of $25,000 if you consider the…
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CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) anyone
I was looking at it and sure looks interesting. How does anyone get started on it? I was looking at theiia.org but still not clear as to how to start on it. If anybody knows anything about it, can you explain a little bit as to how to get started, ho many years of experience you need and stuff like that. Thank you.
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Is it ok to skip A+, Net+?
I know most people seem to go the A+, Net+ route to start out in the industry. I don't have any industry experience, but I have looked over the material for the A+, Net+ and feel pretty comfortable with it, but given the costs I would prefer to skip them and go strait to a MCTS like 70-640 or 70-642. Would either of those…
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Microsoft MTA certifications
MS Learning leaked a new cert path on accident, called the MTA (Microsoft Technology Associate) It looks to be very entry level with titles like "Server Fundamentals" and "Network Fundamentals". Maybe this will start to eat into CompTIAs market niche They posted the cert path PDFs and then redacted them because of the…
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LPIC Study Group?
Hey, I am starting LPIC-1 soon and planing to take the whole LPI certifications, so I thought a Study Group would be an awesome idea. Anyone interested? It's still just an idea, I am not sure how feasible it is. Anyway, if you are interested, please let me know. Thank you.
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Query on Exin EX0-105 - Information Security based on ISO/IEC 27002
Hi all! just wondering has anyone here heard of or even passed this exam for the ISFS : Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27002 - EXIN Exams There's also a management level exam for the ISMAS credential. I'm thinking of doing the ISFS to help decide on a career path, i.e whether I want to go the technical…
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please help me decide between 2 exams.
if i already have my A+ certification, which of these 2 exams you think will help me get a job easier? Network+ OR MCSE(in windows XP only). ???i am ready for both but the money is short. any suggestions will be greatly accepted!
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Where to start CITRIX
I am too late now. I want to start my career as Master of CITRIX now. Please help me where to start now. I would like to be master in server enterprise side. Thank you
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*New moderators!*
Hi all, I'm proud to announce we have two new moderators! Ahriakin and Aldur. Both are well-known in the community so I will skip the introduction. :D - Ahriakin will help us moderate some of the Microsoft forums as well as the General Certification and Off-topic forum. - Aldur is our new Juniper forums moderator and will…
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Perl or Linux
Which is a better/more relevant/more viable certification between Perl or one of the Linux certs? Or, are they very similar?
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Kill the NFS CLIENT processes
Which processes need to be killed to kill the NFS CLIENT (not server) ? Some say NFS, some portmap, some nfslock but neither would release a frozen share. In my case for example it was so bad that I couldn't even 'lazy' unmount the share as the session froze as soon as I typed the share name. On another server I was able…
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9 yr old MCSE
I found this this morning. 9-year-old plots his fifth Microsoft certification I applaud this kid, but serioulsy there should be a age limit to attempt certain exams, now employers that read this might think, that cert's so easy a 9 year old can get it. I realize this isn't an average kid, but I don't think the average…
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Issue with PrepLogic
Has anyone ordered a voucher or training material through PrepLogic? I ordered a voucher and they sent a delivery email with instructions on how to get your voucher. I entered the access code and a was taken to a page on how to get your voucher code. It required me to print out a credit card authorization form and email or…
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Security career questions
I've been lurking here for a little while now, but I figured it's time to post something. I'm at a point in my career where I need to make an upgrade. The quick question - what is a day in the life of an incident handler like? My current job isn't super-security focused and I think it's time to leave the comfortable…
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a little help
Hey does anybody know why i can't get into Microsoft website? I wanted to find out what tests were still being offered
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which material to study for RHCE exam?
i want to take RHCE exam is it enough to study red hat material (i find it partly hard to understand) ? or there is another books should i read?
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Where to from here? Cert or Career Advice
Hey All, Ive hit that stage that im sure all new IT people get to, WHERE NEXT? I'll give you a quick run down. I have been working in IT for 4 years in a support/system admin role. I do all 1/2/3rd level support. I also do a fair bit of sysadmin work (Built and set-up mutliple DCs, terminal, print, file servers. Built and…
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MCP Login help
Hi, When I activated my MCP details I used an email address that I no longer use (and with it its own password). I now use a different @hotmail.com address to the one that I linked my MCP credentials to - is there anyway of changing this? I have been looking online for days but no luck and all I want to do is use my…
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CIW Certifications
Have any of you heard of or gotten any of these certs? Opinions on them are welcome. CIW Certification Pathways & Exams | CIW-certified.com
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Microsoft TechNet Deal
Hi Everyone, I found this today. I don't use TechNet, so I don't know if this is a good price or not. 1 year Tech Net Plus - $251.28 - SlickDeals.net Forums
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Is Cisco I.T. Essentials worth putting on a resume?
My teacher at school said that I am eligible for the Cisco IT Essentials exam, because I made a great score on the first half of the certification. All I have to do is go take the exam at school next week. Pass or fail, it won't cost me a thing, I just have to make a certain score on it. Is it worth putting this on a…
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Top 5 certs for 2010- Network World
Maybe you've seen this list before or maybe you just gave up on the "top n certs for this year" theme but here's the Network World's list of top 5 certs that boost your paycheck: 1. VMWare Certified Professional 2. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist 3. Cisco Certified Architect 4. CompTIA Green Computing Certificate…
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started a new blog
So I find myself in the unemployment line again. I've got free time and need motivation to keep studying. I've created a new blog to document what I'm doing when creating my lab and just writing down thoughts on what I learned that day and so forth. Has anyone else done this? I don't really want to give out the link yet…
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Passed EMC E20-670 (CAS Specialist)
Finally scheduled the exam yesterday. It was about what I had expected with a few curveballs thrown in here and there.
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First Time Certificate Exam Taker - Lazy but willing!
Hello everyone, I'm sorry to create another thread that is identical to so many others but I need some help -- I'm 21 years old and i'm tired of going no where in my life and I feel so overwhelmed by adult life in general, primarily by the income and finances department. It's really stressing me out and i've decided that I…
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Microsoft Elevate America Program
Microsoft has a program available in a limited number of states that offers free e-learning vouchers to unemployed IT Professionals. I thought it looked pretty good but the offer is almost over for most states and only available in a limited number of states. Microsoft Elevate America
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oy... Takes a peek and rambles on
So my employers forced my arm to re-take the CISM exam this June. I took it back in Dec 2008 and failed by 2 points or something measly like that. After snoozing through that bootcamp, running through the exam in about 1hr and 30 minutes... I was notified I failed. Arrogance? Not really. I don't care for paper pusher exams…
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Passed CWNA PW0-104
I passed the PW0-104 today! I felt very well prepared for the exam after drilling for the last few months on the objectives and taking the practice tests on CWNP.com. The test turned out to be much harder than I thought it would. You really have to analyze the questions to figure what they are really asking and what the…
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Rhce
Hi, I'm new to this forum and actually I applied for the RHCE exam 3 times and I don't understand that I'm not passing it, although I always double checked my configuration and every thing went fine, I sent a complaints to red hat about it and waiting for their reply. Has any1 had a similar situation? The problem is that…
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Passed CLA 10 on the 18th!
I passed the CLA (Certified Linux Administrator) for Suse 10 on the 18th. Pretty much if you get the list off of Novell's site of what you need to know and go through each item you will pass. Know common switchs like what you might use in tar for example in various circumstances/ Score 721/800 Woo hoo!!!
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CWTS Passed Today
What a sigh of relief 88%, The official study guide is very well written for the test. Now on to Security+
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Half way to MCSA/MCSE/MCP?
Good afternoon all. I've passed my Security+ and Linux+ exams. I'm about a week away from taking my Network+ and after that I'll get the A+ (just to have it). I'm curious, when I've completed all those...what else might i need to get to obtain the any of the above mentioned designations? Thanks!
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Cert Path
I have a BS in Security Systems(It was a lot more theory then practical work). I got my CCNA the summer I was graduated college and also got my first real IT job as a network/system engineer and a small consulting firm. I worked there for 2 years and in that time passed the 70-270 and 70-290. I put off certifications for a…
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What Was Your Most Difficult Cert or Test
Good day all, I did not see a subject in this forum yet. For a comparison purpose and to help others gain a prospective, what did you feel was the most difficult test you have taken? For me it was Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) though at the time I had little Linux experience. This was also before Red Hat went to the…
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A+ and Net+ Upgrade
Hey all, Maybe somebody can help me. I remember reading a few months back about some certifications that are similar to A+ and Net+ that you can pay a fee and send your CompTIA credentials to get this companies credentials. Anybody know what I'm talking about??? I did some looking again but I can't seem to find it. Thx in…
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Certified Novell ZENworks Administrator beta exam
Not sure if anyone here can use this. Maybe you know someone who is still looking at the CNE and is up to date on the information. Very short testing window.
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SoL 25
It has been a while (7 years) since I have worked with Linux. At that time, I was using SoL 17. I have just decided to get back to work with this again and I installed SoL 25 on a Dual Xeon server I have. SoL 25 installed just fine and I can log on to root, ping the server on both NICs, BUT I cannot seem to find a way to…
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software deployment
im just wondering how can i Software Deploy my Software within Windows 2008 and 2003? Want to Install Office 2003 so when people log onto the Computers within the Network they will see Office Programs, Within the System, even tho they are only Installed within the Servers? Would i need Nortons Ghost to do this or can it be…
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Passed LPIC 101 Today
I passed the LPIC 101 exam today with 690/800. The questions were extremely straight forward. No reading through a situation, trying extract what exactly needs to be accomplished, or filtering through marketing fluff. Unlike the Linux+ beta, I was actually very impressed with how this was put together. I used the Jang book…
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CompTIA partners with LPI
http://www.techexams.net/forums/linux/52983-new-linux-lpic-1-a.html#post398986 Just thought I would post in here for those not checking other categories. We should probably direct any discussions to that thread and leave this one be.
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How To Begin The MCSE 2003
Everyone, I have decided to begin my MCSE 2003 & MCITP:EA. I'm pretty confident that I can finish 2K3 within a year. My question is how should I begin studying for the exams ? which exams should come first (70-290, 291, 93, 43)...........is there a hierarchy or a better way to tackle certain MCP's first ? your input will…
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Worthwile security-related twitter feeds?
Anyone got some recommendations on worthwhile security-related twitter feeds? I don't care about personal information or bulk press releases. For example, I stopped following Ed Skoudis because he tweets too much personal stuff. Examples of streams I like are NMAP, Dan Kaminski, SANS forensics, and Barry Wels (a lock…
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Mac Certification?
I recently bought myself a Mac Mini to play around with. I was wondering if anyone has some form of Mac certification? Is it worth it? Is it true that it has to be renewed each year? I'm interested in just something that says, yes i know how to use a Mac. Currently I don't really, but I am learning :P First I need to sit…
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EMC E20-001 news and tips
For those who intend to pass the E20-001.... The exam is been update on October the 30th. Heaviest parts of the exam are: 1) Storage networking technologies and Virtualization a. Storage virtualization 2) Storage Security and Management 3) Business Continuity I think that the best resource for this exam is the Information…
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MySQL and Chroot?
Wondering if anyone can shed some light. I have a folder called LIVE which I've used rsync to copy the entire ubuntu 9.10 live cd too. Once done I mount --bind /dev and then sudo chroot LIVE. Now that I'm in the chroot environment I mount /proc /sys /dev/pts and begin installing all the software that I want. When I get to…
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Best Linux Cert if I only want one
I am in a position where I need to get back up to speed on Linux (Used XENIX years ago when dirt was new) and I figure the best way is to study for a cert. I need to be able to work in Linux but my main focus will not be day to day admin responsibilities I was wondering which single cert gives me the broadest coverage. I…
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Social Engineering
I am hoping you guys can help with something. Social Engineering is one aspect of security that I do really enjoy. Now there are books on the subject, but I am also thinking about taking college courses related to social engineering. Obviously, there pretty much no course called social engineering. My question is should I…
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When MCSE 2003 Is Retired
When Microsoft finally retires the MCSE 2003 series. Will HR/Recruiters only look for MCITP:EA/SA when hiring for jobs which are done by MCSE's ? Is that the time the EA/SA will become much more valuable ?
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Security Related Articles
Here are a couple of articles I recently read. This seems like the best place to post them. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2010/tc2010041_502327.htm http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=abmfWsuQyyk0
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pls halp me
I have a HP Compaq 6720s laptop .... and I have a problem.laptop not be opened and am trying to prove with f2.and has to give with this message ... Failed startup check.Status=failed-replace hard disk 1 warranty id =83klh-00000-20098-cnu73-10008-01 What should I do please help send a mail in this adress…
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Passed My 1st Microsoft Exam
Hello, This might seem a really silly question but I can’t seem to find a answer anywhere. Today I passed the 70-680 exam my first Microsoft exam. On my prometic account its showing as passed. I haven’t got my MCTS email yet with my access code. How long does this normally take? Many Thanks Russell
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Anyone went for MySQL certified DBA yet?
Looking at LAMP's dominance when powering the web and different certs available to prove one's competency in the lump of those technologies, has anyone go for the MySQL certification for DBA? After all, it's the "M" in LAMP and if you are looking into the LAMP segment of the job market it would make sense (I think) to…
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New Certifications from CWNP
Press Release: CWNP Announces New CWDP and CWAP Certifications | CWNP - Enterprise Wi-Fi Career Certifications
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Has anyone attended any online universities for IT Certificates
While I was on my favorite site today (Techexams.net). I noticed the banner for Villanova university for Master Certificate in IS Security. I went on the site and reqeusted more information after reading the course studies and price (5k) I became interested. I just wanted to know if anyone has taken this course or…
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how to get experience?
How do i get experience if the entry level jobs require experience? i was browsing for jobs yesterday and every entry level job i saw required at least two years experience
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MCITP:EA vs MCSE 2003
Fellow Members, I know that MCITP:EA is the new version of the MCSE. However, most job postings are still looking for MCSE 2K3 and not the EA. Which one should I pursue ? I really don't want to do both. If a job posting requires 2K3, will they take the EA as a substitute ? I would like to go for a Microsoft credential…
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How to make sure IT certifications actually matter
Here's a decent article I came across today: How to make sure IT certifications actually matter How to make sure IT certifications actually matter | Windows - InfoWorld