Networking Tool Kit
Henry is God
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What would guys say are the vital tools for an entry level networking position?
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FloOz
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Loopback plug, cable tester, crimper, punchdown tool, screwdrivers just to name a few -
dead_p00l
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Network position as in installing gear and pulling cables or support such as a NOC?This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the
beauty of the baud. -
Monkerz
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Coffee, Red Bull, Aspirin, stress ball, screwdriver, crimper, fiber cleaning kit, copper/fiber cable tester, punchdown tool, laptop, assortment of console cables, "Speaking in layman's terms" handbook, nmap, putty, visio, Solarwind's Orion, tftp server, notepad++, wireshark, cain....
What I could think of at the moment. Maybe after a refill of coffee I can jot down more. -
lantech
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Except instead of aspirin I would go with something like Percocet or Demoral (SP) and alcohol for drinks
2012 Certification Goals
CCENT: 04/16/2012
CCNA: TBD -
Monkerz
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Wow, I knew AZ was making some changes concerning immigration, but geez if you can dope up and get drunk on the job, I am totally living in the wrong state.
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demonfurbie
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zipties
heat shrink tubing/lighter
pocket knife/multitool
multi-meterwgu undergrad: done ... woot!!
WGU MS IT Management: done ... double woot :cheers: -
Akaricloud
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A good Fluke network tool such as their Linkrunner Pro will save you many, many headaches. Makes it very easy to test cabling, find where they go, show VLANS, switch ports, ect.
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eansdad
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Akaricloud wrote: »A good Fluke network tool such as their Linkrunner Pro will save you many, many headaches. Makes it very easy to test cabling, find where they go, show VLANS, switch ports, ect.
+1 Gotta love the Fluke...
