sfetaz wrote: Give me Windows Server 2003 and ask me to setup a work environment and network hands on, and by the end of the day the network and client computers and such will all be setup properly
sprkymrk wrote: sfetaz wrote: Give me Windows Server 2003 and ask me to setup a work environment and network hands on, and by the end of the day the network and client computers and such will all be setup properly Setup and setup properly are two distinct modes and not always the same. My question is this: If you don't READ the best practices and most secure way to set up any network, how do you KNOW it is actually set up properly and not just hacked together? Now no offence is intended, I'm just giving my honest opinion and I'll state up front I have no idea of your skill level, so I am just throwing some random thoughts out there for anyone reading, not just the OP. Anyone can insert an install disk, click NEXT past a few obvious choices, and get any Windows OS set up and running. Then with a little (very little) know-how, anyone can eventually get DHCP and a few shares going. Just because you can access shares on a server and access the Internet from all your computers doesn't mean you set it up PROPERLY. Unless you read those big fat boring books (or the TechNet and KB articles, or whatever) you're not really going to know what the correct and secure way is. I also find it very hard to read the stuff, I can't seem to stay focused on one subject through an entire book. I'll get a quarter of the way through and then lose interest, pick up a book on something else, get part way through, lose interest, rinse and repeat.... Best thing to do is just try it with one exam first, like 70-270 or 70-290. Pick something you really like so it will make it a little less painful. Work with VM's as much as possible, even skipping chapters and doing the labs at the end can be helpful - then go back and skim the chapter. Good luck.
How do you know if you are cut out for this?