IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[↓R↑LYB]

I do that shyt now, and i'd pass it off


Rebooting the server would most likely fix that shyt tho

Enjoy help desk breh

 

[Silkk]

Enjoy help desk breh

That don't work on me

 

[↓R↑LYB]

That don't work on me

Posting gif's of cacs ain't gonna help you breh. This is what you'll be doing for the rest of your career, I hope you enjoy

Boring service desk shyt like password resets. Im good in Houston, i just cant stand this wack ass level 1 shyt no more.

 

[Silkk]

Posting gif's of cacs ain't gonna help you breh. This is what you'll be doing for the rest of your career, I hope you enjoy

Job boring but i have the flexibility needed right now, just turned down a 80k network analyst position to stay in Houston. Jobs will be there.

That psychology stuff may work on other guys, not i

 

[Splash]

Breh learn to subnet

 

[ADK]

Ay @Silkk what cert do I need to work at a hekp desk

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

How many hours have you spent working on your resume this weekend?

Yesterday before I went to bed I spent probably an hour and some change tweaking up what I already had , basically putting my skills and computer knowledge on there , but I'm still not really satisfied , I feel like something is missing for some reason . I've been doing this almost everyday for like a week .

You have any experience? And I don't necessarily even mean just job experience....college classes or projects related to IT, volunteering, fixing your cousin's computer, etc. Anything would help.

That said you might have to do what I did and start out in a call center. My first IT job was a tech support rep making $10/hr basically just resetting passwords and telling people to reboot their modems and I was able to get a helpdesk technician job after that. Once you have your first job it gets easier to find the next one. I would say hit up Comcast/AT&T/Verizon/etc or whatever ISPs are in your area to see if they're hiring. Their tech support departments usually have high turnover, so they take people with no experience as long as they're reasonably tech saavy and can be polite on the phone.

Good looks for the valid advice breh , will definitely follow suit

 

[Silkk]

Ay @Silkk what cert do I need to work at a hekp desk

A+ at least, you would probably be better off right now getting some call center experience tho

 

[Silkk]

Breh learn to subnet

Of course i am

Just fukking with @bdizzle

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Job boring but i have the flexibility needed right now, just turned down a 80k network analyst position to stay in Houston. Jobs will be there.

That psychology stuff may work on other guys, not i

It's not psychology breh, I'm just reposting what you wrote

Was this a job that you actually got or a job a recruiter emailed you about? Because I'm confused why you would turn down a job paying 80k as a Network analyst so you can make less money doing something you don't like

 

[Silkk]

It's not psychology breh, I'm just reposting what you wrote

Was this a job that you actually got or a job a recruiter emailed you about? Because I'm confused why you would turn down a job paying 80k as a Network analyst so you can make less money doing something you don't like

It was in my hometown of baton rouge. I love Houston to much go back, especially so soon.

Plus here i have time to study at work and improve my craft, BS on here, and meet a lot of dope people.

Like right now i'm just posting on here while doing my CCNA courses

 

[lepard]

I'm a Sr System Administrator right now, need to find a way to break into the six figures asap

Any ideas?

I want to go into System Engineering but once you get in there, people don't leave!

 

[Mainevent_7]

Looks like I'm leaving the DC area to work at the client site in San Diego for a year. Definitely, going to be an interesting experience.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

@bdizzle @RubioTheCruel @Ice_MF_Mike I got a foreign connect for IT jobs

I'm being put in for a position that says they'll pay for my CCNA and give me networking experience, as well as pay some other education.



My question is, if I start doing contract work out of the country (this would be in New Zealand) would it affect my future ability to get jobs in the US? The skills and experience should be universal right?

 

[Illmagic]

Why are you having trouble with?

Here's a site that asks random subnetting questions. I used it a lot to verify I knew my shyt.


subnettingquestions.com - Free Subnetting Questions and Answers Randomly Generated Online


Here's a sample question:




Here's the process I go through in my head when subnetting:


Determine the network mask

/25


Use the network mask to determine the subnet of the host

1. Convert the subnet mask (/25) to binary - 11111111 11111111 11111111 10000000

2. Separate the network portion (1's) from the host (0's)

Network - 11111111 11111111 11111111 1

Host - 0000000

3. Since the first 3 octets are all 1's, you know the subnet starts with 192.168.92

4. Convert the last octet from binary to decimal to determine the subnet

10000000 in decimal is 128, so the subnet for this address 192.168.92.128 (If you don't know how to go from binary to decimal, look it up).

192.168.92.128 is the subnet for the IP address


5. To determine the number of valid hosts use the formula 2^n -2 where "n" is the number of host bits

2^7 = 128

128 - 2 = 126

There are a max of 126 available hosts in the 192.168.92.128 subnet


6. To determine the first available host, add 1 to the last octet in the subnet

subnet = 192.168.92.128

add 1 to last octect = 192.168.92.129

192.168.92.129 is the 1st valid host on the subnet


7. To determine the last valid host add the number of valid hosts to the last octect in the subnet

number of valid hosts = 126

Last octect in subnet 192.168.92.128 = 128

126+128 = 254

The last valid host in the subnet is 254 or 192.168.92.254


8. To determine the broadcast address, add 1 to the last valid host in the subnet

Last valid host is 192.168.92.254

Add 1 to last valid host = 192.168.92.255

The broadcast address is 192.168.92.255


Summary:

Host: 192.168.92.137/25

Subnet: 192.168.92.128

First valid host: 192.168.92.129

Last valid host: 192.168.92.254

Broadcast address 192.168.92.255

Available hosts: 126


It's a bit confusing at first, but if you practice for about an hour or so, you should get the idea. For the exam you should be able to subnet in your head, so practice it before you take the exam.

The whole process is killing me. Converting to binary Im definitely not getting. I know I could use a calculator but I need to be able to do it by hand. Its a bit fustrating. Im gonna keep at it though and read over your notes and see if I can get it. If not maybe the networking path just ain't my lane. One way or another I gotta find a escape from help desk. Ima keep grindin. Apprciate the help