Anyone else currently studying these? Or something similar?

eh...

GL Mac, it's pretty hard, but very rewarding

google: CBT Nuggets, very good help for me.

People you might want to talk to: mf, Virol and Chosen

I think they all have a CCNA (apart from Chosen, but he's a network guru)

Yeah i just started doing a CCNA Security enjoying it so far.

ye i studied them. many a year back was pretty good and everything but ye it wasnt pretty good sometimes it was just like average but you get that you know bra.

Pretty easy if you actually have an interest in the subject.

CCNA = Absolutely the best thing i could of chosen as a foot in the door for networking. Just amazing, covers basically L1-L3 OSI layer stuff quite in depth. Lots of theory and lots of prac work. I recommend doing it at tafe if you have the option, not only is it so stupidly cheap you can use the equipment whenever you choose. Very highly regarded in industry, if you have this and ur going for a mid level technician or basic level engineer its great. You need your certification though.. makes a very big difference. Not to mention now that i'm at uni with CCNA and nearly CCNP behind me, any networking subject i just ******* destroy ****s on every level.

Tafe = Adv. Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering, 5 days a week $400 a semester. Think the CCNA subject worked out to be somethign stupid like $50

CCNP = What i am currently studying, have 2 semesters left and is just a absolute massive step up from CCNA. Mainly deal with enterprise level networks and a big focus on security and much more in depth on routing protocols. Lots on VPN's and QOS ect...

Bach of IT = CCNP subjects are about $900 at QUT

MSCE: Few boys have this at work.. since i work for a microsoft certified partner company its very important. But meh, this is more system administration. So CCNA and MSCE are hugely different fields. Unless you aim to work on windows only network environments i would go for a more generic certification that teaches you the theory of system admin so you can jump between OS's with ease.

I'll probably end up doing a few of the microsoft certs though, cause work will pay.

NOTE: Someone i know that would be good to speak to is evolved. He has his CCNP cert and works at a preety high level. Virol does as well, but he's a cheeky ****.

I see you idling Virol

Hmm...I got my CCNA certification a few months ago. I was initially confused between MCSE and CCNA as well - but I went for CCNA. In my experience, MCSE deals more with the software side of things whereas CCNA is concerned more with the hardware (routers) side. This way you'll have more in-depth exposure to networking than otherwise. But I could be wrong I'm not an expert.

CCNA and MCSE are 2 totally different things though lol??