What kind of jobs deal with linux and wireless ?

YuckTheFankees

I really like learning linux and wireless networks, so I'm intersted to know what jobs require both. I've looked at indeed.com and dice.com but I couldn't find anything. I mostly found linux only with system admin jobs, and none of the wireless engineer or any wireless jobs asked for linux experience.

Thanks everybody.

SteveO86

Tough calling considering they are different sides of the coin.

Linux = System
Wireless = Network

Unless you find a small/medium size business where you can use both skills.

YuckTheFankees

That's kind of what I thought but I was just double checking. They both interest me but I guess I'll have to choose one of them for a career.

SteveO86

I can't speak much for Linux but as far wireless goes, you can't wrong with the CWNP stuff, they absolutely amazing for WLAN knowledge. Vendor neutral and they cover a lot of from aspect of RF and general 802.11 knowledge.

YuckTheFankees

Yeah Ive been looking into the CWNP exams, ccna: wireless, CCNP: wireless, CCIE: wireless. But I start a technical support job tomorrow that uses linux, so I was thinking I should use this linux experience to move higher up in my IT career.

SteveO86

As far as wireless I'd get the CWNA beforet he CCNA: Wireless trust me even you work with Cisco Wireless equipment it's better and easier to understand how wireless work over how to work with LWAPP or WLC.


But if you role pertains more to Linux then you must learn what you need to succeed, I hear LPIC is good for Linux, and Linux+ from CompTIA counts as LPIC-1.. I think. My Linux knowledge is minimal so I'd wait for linux guy to chime in