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Originally Posted by Dave20046

I've never touched cisco kit in my life, infact what do they make other than switches? Isn't it all command line?

they are slowly modernising and they sell full network kit, you get yourself qualified by them and your boss would have to give you a pay rise because it's an industry recorgnised traingin course

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by TheOnlyNemesis

they are slowly modernising and they sell full network kit, you get yourself qualified by them and your boss would have to give you a pay rise because it's an industry recorgnised traingin course

I thought an MCP was an industry recognised qual too? Worth looking into I guess, I have heard modern cisco kit is 'pee easy'.

[TEC]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Managing and maintaining a computer network.

Originally Posted by TheOnlyNemesis

seriously, look into cisco courses, ....

Dunno about the payrise but well worth the effort having Cisco network stuff rather than MCP (not bad having both if actually working on networks)

Originally Posted by Dave20046

I thought an MCP was an industry recognised qual too?....

Err it may be but a lot of places know realise that having the certs is nothing compared to someone who does hands on

Originally Posted by Graciepants

heheheheehhehe, i got insured at 18 on a 2.0l golf GTI with no ncb for cheaper than you are now :P

I'm going to hazard a guess its a business insurance rather than just social/domestic, its the reason I refuse to use my bike to visit other offices round here, I aint insured, doesn't mean I don't commute to distant offices occasionally

Originally Posted by TEC

I'm going to hazard a guess its a business insurance rather than just social/domestic, its the reason I refuse to use my bike to visit other offices round here, I aint insured, doesn't mean I don't commute to distant offices occasionally

nope just me on my own

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by TEC

Dunno about the payrise but well worth the effort having Cisco network stuff rather than MCP (not bad having both if actually working on networks)

Agree, Just not sure about the cisco stuff as it's not currently relevant to my job but I'll look into it. ta

Err it may be but a lot of places know realise that having the certs is nothing compared to someone who does hands on

Indeed, I'm better practically than at the certificate stuff, been doing it a couple of years now competently a lot of the crap on the exam was pinickity theory you rarely use.

I'm going to hazard a guess its a business insurance rather than just social/domestic, its the reason I refuse to use my bike to visit other offices round here, I aint insured, doesn't mean I don't commute to distant offices occasionally

Quite right, that's business cover too.

Yey well done Dave Now I can call you a geek without having to run off in the other direction, you've got the qualification to prove it!

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Yey well done Dave Now I can call you a geek without having to run off in the other direction, you've got the qualification to prove it!

Professional geek to you

Originally Posted by Lou M

£1k cheaper? My insurance isn't anywhere near £1k! Ahh the pleasures of being old!!

I was feeling old the other day and then I got asked for ID for buying some booze at the supermarket! Woohoo! I'm 30 in a month

And congrats on the geek qualification

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Today I took an exam and passed so am officially a Microsoft Certified Professional, ok small achievement but never mind that - best of all my insurance renewal came for my car .......£1k cheaper

well done Dave......or should we call you Bill?

[Bri w]

Originally Posted by lukemillar

I was feeling old the other day and then I got asked for ID for buying some booze at the supermarket! Woohoo! I'm 30 in a month

And congrats on the geek qualification

Asked for ID.

I got offered a seat on a bus - cheeky young whippersnapper.

Well done on the MS course. My engineers had to go thro' that and the CISCO. Not easy...