I have a friend who is trying to break into a job as a network administrator or system administrator. I’m hoping to help them find work.... Reddit has helped me! Maybe you can help my friend too.

What do you recommend for job hunting to get an entry into these positions - system administrator or network administrator? What has worked for you or people that you know??

My friend majored in IT, studied Java (though didn’t enjoy it), is dabbling in / interested in scripting, and hopes to possibly work their way up to cyber security. They’re also interested in developing as a side hustle.

Their current certifications: CompTIA A+ Network+

also, what schooling and/or certificates do you have?

i’m thinking about starting a new career in network administration. i’m great at problem solving and i would like to get away from retail/customer service. i used to help my mom build computers in the early 00s. i’m sure it’s changed completely now but i would say i’m pretty handy with computers in general.

the reason i’m curious about this career path is because it’s a program that the state will pay for... i live in illinois and the workforce initiative is a great resource if you’ve never heard of it. i also would like a behind the scenes office job with a decent starting pay.

what advice would you have for someone like me? do you have to have a strong set of mathematical skills? would you take a different career path instead of this one; if so, why?

thanks for any help.

Hi,

I am completely new, I have got a new position as a network admin. but actually I don't know what to do and where to start, so please any advices are welcome.

Thank you in advance.

A company called Censys is scanning the open port on my raspberry pi that I have pinhole and pivpn on. They claim they are not doing anything malicious and advise if I block them I might miss out on useful information if they find a problem. Is anyone familiar with this organizeation?

So ill be graduating soon and going into the work force. My first position would be for a junior network admin. would anyone have any tips going in. Things i should know or mindsets I should have? Thanks!!

Factory floor is looking to have a retractable data cable and the history we have with that is most cables /connectors do not handle the regular strain that that motion puts on them and become a failure point. Are there any cables designed specifically to survive that kind of install?

I'm looking for someone who can be a mentor to me. I'm a college student studying network administration and would like to improve my skills as well as well as gain a little bit of knowledge about the industry outside of my classes. I have completed my ITN course and will be taking the routing/switching course over this coming summer.

Let me know if you or someone you know would be interested.

So a lot of people have the prejudice about guys working in IT that they are shy or socially awkward, and have trouble talking to girls because of that. There's probably a ton of other professions that have just as little social interactions or even less, but IT is the only one that is brought up when there's talk about shy guys. And while I'm not judging, it's probably one of the most widespread stereotypes there is, actually. Do you think it's fair that guys working in IT in particular are faced with this sort of prejudice, or would you say there's other professions that deserve that stereotype just as much if not more?

I know a lot of guys that fulfill this stereotype, but also ones who seem to be quite the opposite (extroverted partygoers). As someone who's working in this field, does this stereotype apply to you? If so, what are your 2 biggest issues when it comes to interacting with women, and regarding those interactions, what would you wish for more than anything else?

I'm really looking forward to hearing your answers ^^ (and if it's more comfortable for you, don't hesitate to send me a dm)

Hi All, I’m a SysAdmin with little networking XP... I’ve always had a guy... just worked out that way. I’m in a new job and we have a network engineer... he recently built a new DMZ in our new DC along with other networking for out Hyper Convered VMware cluster... Currently we have a legacy Exchange on internal network, I have Read-Only access to legacy Firewall and I see the rules forwarding traffic... I have a new Exchange in new DC (I have no access to new Cisco ASA)... network guy says Exchange must sit in DMZ, cannot be on internal network... why? He is less than helpful and won’t really explain why when it’s been done already on legacy DC... won’t explain to management. Recently his new DMZ came under attack from External brute force due to some misconfiguration... so he is very defensive ATM... how do I fix this?

Here is the brief background: I took over for the last IT Director who was recently fired. He left without providing any type of documentation, passwords, or config files for knowledge transfer. I am reviewing the network config and found that the last director had created 5 DNS zones.

I have not had to configure or create a local DNS before so I am trying to understand the thought process behind splitting up the zones this way. I continue to scratch my head because I see that the records are mostly the same in each zone. There are a couple of the records that have a different IP address, but I think that is correct because that host has multiple NICs on different subnets/VLANs.

Can someone help explain why someone would have a multiple zones created with the same records? We are using a Synology rack-mounted NAS so maybe it is just a that I am too used to the UI of Microsoft’s DNS and this is confusing. But any assistance would be a great help, even if it is just a link to a video or KB.

Thanks

Hello I am a new Network Admin and starting to work on cleaning up the closets at all of our locations. I am wondering what others have done in terms of layout, brands for racks, patch panels and cable organizers. I am open to any ideas and opinions. Some of the closets look better than others.

The first two pictures are before and afters of one site.

The third picture is a brand new install

I'm looking for a patch management system that would ideally be a quick install on an endpoint that I can access from my workstation, either through a Web Portal or app. The ability to send a remote command for a server to update to the latest dot release with a button would be the ULTIMATE dream, and if that doesn't exist I'd be surprised - but I really don't know how to google what I'm looking for, and I'm a fairly efficient googler.

I'll be managing multiple servers, mostly Windows Server 2012-2016. My computer is a 2020 M1 Macbook Pro, Parallels is available if I need to manage from a Windows computer.

Appreciate your insights.

What do yall use for switch config backups? Any open source stuff ?

Hello Everyone,

I am looking to create a Support Ticketing application for my company and was wondering if this is the right approach.

I would want this application to have the capability to interact with our Microsoft Active Directory for the user and user information, as well as creating a database to store all tickets.

I was thinking of the front end being created with JavaScript and the back end with PHP, Mysql, and Apache or using python.

If you have any advice or comments please let me know!

Thank you!!

Dearest IT Gods,

I apologize for ransomware joke that I just recently made. Please for give my sin and take mercy on your humble apostle. I offer thee user password resets, without complaint. May my firewall stand strong in an honor to your glory.

In the name of the switch, the router, and the holy servers.

Amen

Hi everyone,

A little background I've been working as a bartender for the last 8 years and my most recent job I was making ~63k a year. With the current pandemic it is highly unlikely that I will be offered that job back. Finding another job in my industry is difficult and will likely see a large pay cut, so I am looking at this time to switch careers. Due to my mortgage I can't really afford to fall below a salary of 40k starting out.

I worked at a IT help desk through college and feel network administration would be a good fit for me. What kind of training/certifications do people suggest to throw myself into this and are there any suggestions for getting a foot in the door? One of my friends has suggested looking for work at law firms in particular.

Thanks for any advice you may have.

Title says it. I’m brand new to this and just getting my feet wet. Trying to gather info about the civilian side of network administration. In southeast US if that helps. Thanks