Passed my ccna on first attempt on 28th Dec 2023 . People thought I couldn't make it but I proved them wrong . I am a woman with a child , holding a full time job .
My journey from growing up without electricity and running water to being one of the senior network guys managing a territory 10x the size of my motherland still makes me shake my head. These inspiring networking videos keep me going even when sometimes I feel like an imposter from a different world.
Enjoyed this. Got CCNA certified a year ago and now I am 3 weeks into being a junior network engineer at a mid size company. I just diagramed our network and also did some work with assigned dhcp reservations for new printers on the print vlan.
I love your story, and I feel a lot of people have something similar. I'm currently studying for my CCNA while working as an IT Operations Specialist, and once I feel confident I'm gonna start applying. My dad was a network engineer when I was growing up and now he's a network security analyst III so that's where I got my IT knowledge and inspiration from. I'm about to move offices and I'm gonna be by myself with the routers, switches, and servers so I'm going to see if my org has stuff lying around where I can create a physical lab.
My big goal is to become an expert cyber security engineer with a broad range of knowledge over its different aspects (cloud environment, pentesting, automation, etc) But in order to do that, I have to master one of its foundation. Thats why I wanna be a network engineer first. I did an internship for implementing a SD-WAN network and graduated uni, few months later I got my CCNA. Now I don't know how I'll actually find a job. Junior Network engineer/administrator is out of scope because there's so few jobs openings for them in my area and they're always asking for 3 years of experience (I have none) People have advised me to start with IT help desk/NOC.
I landed my first "network only" related job with no commercial network related experience and they wanted 3y experience too. Just try and apply, it cost you nothing.
Im currently a commercial electrician apprentice. Im noticing a lot of the light switches and other appliances we are installing are ported for data cabling instead of the old hot/neutral-ground cabling. Im starting to think that i should educate myself in network engineering as the IoT is starting to become a reality in my field.
Very interesting story, thank you. And now I'm working as a regular system administrator (8 years) and now I'm actively studying to become a network engineer, this also inspires me. A c++ programmer by education. Basically, I come up with tasks for myself, watch you and do lab tests in EVE NG))
20:04 I've just recently finished my first homelab to use for testing various vulnerable VMs : Pfsense > Kali > Splunk (SIEM) > DC with a few win machines > Security Onion as IDS > a few vulnerable VMs. The best bit was trying to design, the route/the path, deciding who can communicate with whom, who should be discoverable, or who should be completely isolated. Should packets go only one way or both etc etc.. All in all, thanks for sharing your experience! I am career switching and your down to earth personality is amazing! Subed!
How about someone who isn’t going through school to a degree and plan on gaining experience by trying to get into an internship or a training program, that is outside of school? Cause I’m trying to I don’t got a degree I got Google IT support cert and going to get a Comptia Network+ through Coursera it’s cheaper tho it may not be much but it gets my foot in the door of knowledge.
thanks for sharing!! had a similar way in my career and now i am managing, monitoring and planing networks for a data center in austria and i would have never thought to work on such a scale (county and country wide spanning networks and paths) and i just love it and many of your videos gave me a new confidence and better understanding for some topics which were rather complex to me in the first place and know some of them "oh so fancy concepts" (like VRF) are more like an "easy going" principle as stated - thank you so much for creating your content here and sharing
Whoa whoa.. hold on. Shouldn't the vendor also knows how to do routing, looping prevention, Cloud integrating, et cetera? I am beginner network technician and I currently learning about routing, load balancing, remote management, etc.
The tech space can be a weird place since lines blur fairly easily between different professions in the industry. It is not uncommon for Network/Systems/Programmers to have a partial understanding of eachother's roles and to maybe know how to do a thing or two in eachother's field. Many companies also try to create "unicorns" where you might have someone who is proficient with all functions in IT, but it is rare for someone like this to be effective with everything. But yeah starting out you will probably also get a bit into Cloud, and Cyber Security, etc.
@@PoTTerBeanBagHa it just helps having your foot in the door already and where someone can vouch for you. I guess it's similar in other professions too. Though entry level positions in a call center in some big ISP is usually the first stepping stone for most network engineers and they are usually very quick with hiring in bulk.
Yeah the sound a dial-up modem made is quite nostalgic! Although I do remember one time I forgot to turn off the dial-up connection over a weekend and my father received a pretty hefty phone bill. Got quite the spanking for that.
Hi, I am very Interested in waking down this path, any advice for someone who is currently an iT Mobile technician wanting to transition into to role role mentioned ie monitoring network engineer? Subs to your channel 🙂
i have a question please i want to know how many certificates that you had to become engineer, and how many years took from you to enrich your knowledge thanks in advance
Personally the amount of certificates I took had no real bearing on becoming an engineer. I know some people hope that if they pass a set amount of certificates that it will guarantee them careers as a network engineer. I immediately started working after highschool at a call center for an ISP, there was no time to just study and gather certs. The salary was terrible but this was a stepping stone where I learnt a lot. While I was working there I did do various things over the years like the COMPTIA N+ and A+ as well as attend CCNA bootcamps. But actually getting exposed to working on networks and doing things practically is what grew me as an engineer. I'd say it took me about 5 years while working at the call center before I fully understood what I was doing. But this is a number that changes for everybody, some people learn faster and others slower.
@The Network Berg thank you so much i really appreciate it that you reply me, i have a question, i have 35 years in my age do you think that i can get a job without that im having these certificates , do you think that i still have time to build a career and get good job , Knowing that I have a lot of information in this field "personal effort, education via the Internet", I may just need some certificates that prove that I have experience in this field, i can work on this while im working with some company and study at the same time ?
Bro, thank you for the great content. Im a Software Dev from south africa, but id like to change into the networking field. Which sort of companies should i be looking at to join?
Most ISPs are always looking for someone new to join, this typically means starting at the bottom working at a call center. If you aren't afraid of the transition then you should try with either of the Big guys like Afrihost Mweb Cool Ideas Axxess You could also try and get into a Telco like MTN Vodacom Vox Telecoms
Dude I've been subbed to your channel for a while and recently discovered. Are you from South Africa? I saw a few mutual connections following you on LinkedIn.
@@TheNetworkBerg last question I'm trying to get Mikrotik certified but not sure on where to take the exam is it available on Pearson Vue like the rest or?
@@LionAndroid No unfortunately not, you MUST see a trainer in person to write the exam, the training can be done online but when you book the exam it still needs to be through a trainer and in person. The best place to check if on MikroTik's website mikrotik.com/training/africa David Savage from MikroTik SA is an amazing trainer in South Africa and is the person I did my MTCRE and MTCINE through.
