Comment Re:ex CCNA wannabe (Score 1) 72
Well, there are two things I want to say here:
1- As for whether distribution layer is needed or not, I aggreed with an earlier post (somewhere up the page) that this is just an abstraction. By "distribution layer" you mean the place where filtering and access control (i.e. policy networking) is happening. So IMO it all depends on whether or not such functionality is required in your company.
2- I've seen a few posts bahsing cisco concepts and certs in this article. Personally I have been through a few cisco courses and I found it interesting and rewarding. I believe good or bad depends on the way you look at it. If you try to cram all the cisco-specific terms and jargons it may be boring but if you look at it as a way to gain understading of how things work, it is interesting and can apply anywhere, on any equipment brand, not just cisco.
1- As for whether distribution layer is needed or not, I aggreed with an earlier post (somewhere up the page) that this is just an abstraction. By "distribution layer" you mean the place where filtering and access control (i.e. policy networking) is happening. So IMO it all depends on whether or not such functionality is required in your company.
2- I've seen a few posts bahsing cisco concepts and certs in this article. Personally I have been through a few cisco courses and I found it interesting and rewarding. I believe good or bad depends on the way you look at it. If you try to cram all the cisco-specific terms and jargons it may be boring but if you look at it as a way to gain understading of how things work, it is interesting and can apply anywhere, on any equipment brand, not just cisco.
