Network+

I have my A+ and am looking for the next certification to get. I'm wondering if the Network+ is worth it, or should I start on the MCSE?

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-- What? No more Jolt!?!?

Personnally, I would skip the Network+. It doenst mean that much around here, dont know about where you are from(hope that makes since). Good luck...........

skip
ccna is much better.
you can almost fly through nplus if you pass ccna.
but thats only what i have heard.
i dont have the money to throw away on a non useful cert.
wish i did though, id be a tech god..lol

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UsePost
A+, MCP, MCP+I, MCSE, CCNA

I was thinking of taking this, simply as something else to put on my resume. I've looked over the books, and taken a couple practice tests, I think I could take this one dry.

Truthfully, I don't think it will help my career much, but it can't hurt.

I have my A+ and NET+, the A+ test was a joke the netplus was a little harder so in my opinion it qualifies as a better cert. Now It isn't something you should really should have to study for it is really almost like the net essentials. Good cert though

no guarantee that it will get you more money. I could never hurt to get as many certs as you can

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A+ Net+ MCP

Murphy's law of computing


When you reach the point at which you really understand your computer, the chances are it’s obsolete.

Net+ is really just extra fluff when it comes to certifications. Of course, it looks good on a resume, that you have more certifications, but in relation to MCSE, MCP, etc., it is not something that is necessary.

On the other hand, I'm A+ certified and plan on taking Net+ next week. The more certs the better. :D

Net+ is a good idea for this reason and this reason only: you are going for a job and there are 2 candidates(you and Bob) for a position. Both of your resumes look the same and you both interviewed well. They are having a tough time deciding on who to hire. But you have you Net+ and Bob doesn't because he skipped it. You get the job and Bob gets the the W9 form. Think about it...hehe

MCSE can be somewhat difficult now with Win2K. If you have no prior NT4, or networking basic experience, you can get lost, or frustrated in MCSE.

If you're planning to get your MCSE, Net+ can be a good prep class for you.

:eek: :rolleyes: :p :cool: :p :rolleyes: :eek:

When looking at certifications, think of it this way.

1. Do you have the experience to back it up:
Yes. Goto 3
No. Goto 2

2. Focus on the more desired certifications, as you will be reliant on these to be considered - Cisco and MCSE 2000

3. With experience ANY certification is good. In the tech field your resume can be 1 page with less than 5 years experience, and 2-3 with more - the only exception is certifications and letters of reccomendation = you can always attach those regardless of the size of your resume.

Any cert is a good certification, especially if you can pass it dry - it gives you more to seperate you from the pack.

A local school is running a $600 class will prepare you for the A+ and the NET+

It is an 80 hour course, and I know that A+ will be a cinch, but I think I will just get a god study guide to prepare for the NET+, rather than wasting the $$!

Has anyone taken the Network+ exam and if so, was it as hard as the course objectives appear to be. I heard that you have to make at least an 82% to pass, pretty steep shicto!! Let me know on what to concentrate on. :D

DUDE!!! Do the Network+! I just interviewed with a company Tuesday where the manager suggested going to Network+ as my next step in my pursuits.

:D :eek: :D

Can someone give me details to the question I just asked 2 up ago. I need details please! I'm taking it in 2 wks.

Go to CompTIA for info about the test
http://www.comptia.org/certification/index.htm

PizzaMan

That's not exactly the kind of info I wanted. I wanted to know how hard it was since it takes an 82% to pass. I am studying CCNA and I would like to have a ball park idea of what I am up against here. By the way I have taken many online practice tests for this and I have found many answers that conflict with one another. Watch out! :mad:

DigUm, Try this site for help it is very good www.examnotes.com :D

Just a quick note to all, BEWARE 80 hour courses. 90% of them won't teach you anything you don't already know. If you already know the material, they will help you pass the cert., but if you already know the material, you could go through cramsession.com a few times and then pass the cert anyways.

Went to school for a year knowing little about computers, landed a tech job afterwards, but was left in the embarrassing position of telling my employer that I had to go look up in a book how to install a hard drive. Learned three times as much in a month on the job as I did in a year of classes (This despite a 97% average.)

All the certs in the world don't equal real world experience ;)

Here's my take. The Network+ exam (like the A+ exam) is very good IF you have no experience or real knowledge of networking. It can show that you at least know the vocabulary. Also, just studying the material will teach you a good bit of practical information. If you even have a year of experience working on networks, don't bother. Try the CCNA, which is a bit harder and definately more respected.

I'm about to take this test. I need to know if it is adaptive. What was it like? About how many questions were multiple answers, troubleshooting problems, that kind of stuff? What should I really concentrate on? :D

DigUm, let us know how you do, good luck :D

CtrlAltDelete,

I will, but how bout someone actually answering my question, please?!

Check www.examnotes.com, they have network+ forun, lots of help :D

I am gonna take the Network +, where are the brain dumps ?

I personally teach a MCSE Win2k track, and we use the Net+ course as our opener to the track as it gives the best non-MS-biased introduction to networking that there is out there. As far as the cert itself, most of the posts here are right in that it doesn't carry a lotta weight, but its a great primer for further studies.

As far as CCNA goes, if you can pass the CCNA exam, you have little need for the Net+ stuff at all. The biggest drawback of all is CompTIA's arrogance with the cost of the tests through Prometric. I personally think CompTIA can stick their $160+ cost on Net+ up some rear orifice. If the cost of taking it hadn't been covered by my employer, I'd never have taken it.

*Dan*

Well said Lint. Where does Comptia get off charging $190 bucks for 1 test. On top of that they create a vague and biased test. All to make money that's it. And if it weren't for my employer paying for it I would be going after MCP. Just as long as I pass I'll keep a lid on it.

Net+ will be my last comp tia cert too, moving to MCSE and CCNA, one plus though is that some of the topics on the net+ test carry over to the cisco exam :D
DigUm did you check that examnotes site ? :D

I did indeed, good stuff. I've check out Bernie's as well as about 6 different others. 2 Days to go, I'll give you all a brain dump afterwards.

:D
Here is my BrainDump. Actually enjoyed taking this test even though I was sweating bullets during.

1.What prots are included in TCP/IP (choose 3):
a.NetBEUI b.TCP c.SNMP d.IPX e.SMTP (check to make sure)

2.Know the IP classes and addresses that correspond.

3.What 2 types of tape bkup's clear the archive bit?
a.Supplemental b.Differential c.Incremental d.Full answer-c,d

4.Know port #'s and applications that operate on them.

5.Choose 2 prots that are NOT routable.
a.NetBEUI b.TCP c.IPX d.DLC e.SMTP answer-a,d

6.Name 2 types of Encryption
a.EncryptAPI and some other one.

7.1 or 2 questions on router troubleshooting.

8.There is no Subnetting on the exam, take a break!

9.Know steps in troubleshooting.

10.Know OSI and corresponding prots and devices.

11.What do you use to transfer files in a Unix environment (choose one).
a.DNS b.SNMP c.FTP d.telnet answer-c

12.Know when a crossover cable is needed. (ie.switch to hub, pc to pc, etc.)

13.Know 10BaseT cabling

14.Know Thicknet (RG11) and Thinnet (R58) cabling and there connectors

15.Know topologies (tricky ?'s on exam)

16.I didn't have many Netware/Unix ?'s, not one ? about DOD Security Standards.

17.Know 3 reasons POTS is good.

18.About 8 to 10 troublshooting scenarios

19.The drag and drops were easy

20.No fill in the blanks

21.You have 300 clients and are experiencing a bottleneck at a hub, what can you replace it with for better performance. answer-switch

22.Describe topology that has at least 2 nodes that are going to and from a device. KNOW YOUR TOPS!!!!!

23.Name redirectors for Netware (NCP) and MicroSoft (SMB)

Everything on the exam was covered by the Sybex E-Trainer, which I give my highest recommendations!!! If you cover the E-Trainer thoroughly, you will have no problems on the exam. Get this,,,,the exam questions (most of them) were worded exactly the same as the practice material that I covered, outstanding!!! I scored approximately 85-86% by the new system. Total study time, a little over 32 hours. You don't need a class that costs $900 to pass this test. Just cover your study material and make sure it is relatively up to date!! Onto CCNA!!!

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Originally posted by Deity:
Net+ is really just extra fluff when it comes to certifications. Of course, it looks good on a resume, that you have more certifications,

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The more certs the better - a cert tends to be just more fluff - experience is what makes it valuable - in the same regard - the reason we get certs is to impress the HR guy reading our resume - so, the more certs the merrier.

Congrats, DigUm thanks for the heads up
also well said cyberhh :D

Thanks for the dump, Digum! Studying for the test now, not sure when I will have TIME to take it. At least I have some idea what's up now...

The way it was explained to me, if you are going for MCSE or MCP 2Kserver, if you have the N+ it will help the rest make sense.

I hope to do the Network+ exam in the Autumn. I don't have a lot of Networking experience and found the MCSE/CNA courses too difficult at the moment.

It cannot hurt to have certificates like this, as it shows a broad range to your (future) employers.

Keep in mind that if you are interested in any Novell certifications, the Network+ counts for the 575 Networking Technology course.
So you can take the one test, get certified and be a little ahead for your CNE.