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 .

@tahntalus

3 ай бұрын

How long did it take you to prep?

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.

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.

@alittax

11 ай бұрын

I'd love to read your story if you'd like to share it.

@semmywap2916

6 ай бұрын

You belong. People like you are the most successful people in the world

nice to hear . that's pretty much how it went with me and how quickly you knew how it was put together

Thank you for sharing your journey into networking. Your an awesome dude.

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

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.

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))

I took a class for networking earlier this year and then lost focus...thank you for this video. Youve inspired me to work back at it.

thank you boss this was helpful in deed

You made me feel better about myself, Started from layer 1 laying the cable. But I feel like stuck down there.

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!

Good info my friend

Enjoyed this

Awesome video

That sound brings so many memories, my first connection was in 1991.

@TheNetworkBerg

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@pbrigham

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNetworkBerg oh my good, lesson learned that's for sure.

You are the best!!!

@TheNetworkBerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words :D!

DigiNET, fond memories 😁

we are waiting your video with the BGP community on v7

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 🙂

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.

@zchantzis

5 ай бұрын

where do you live buddy?I'm the same situation,i wish you good luck!

@GrimmerPl

4 ай бұрын

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.

13:16 - whats crawling on the wall under the tv bro

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.

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?

@TheNetworkBerg

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@TheNetworkBerg

Жыл бұрын

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.

@badrnaciri4504

Жыл бұрын

@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 ?

Pls close the your behind running display screens.

@TheNetworkBerg

7 ай бұрын

Sorry?

are you South African mate?

@TheNetworkBerg

Жыл бұрын

Yes I am South African

@brucemclaren-

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNetworkBerg knew the accent was Southern African😂

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

Жыл бұрын

Yes I am South African :D!

@LionAndroid

Жыл бұрын

@@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?

@TheNetworkBerg

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@LionAndroid

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNetworkBerg noted thanks for the prompt response. Drop more videos.