Cisco's got a couple of big advantages that have nothing to do with price/performance:
Support - Cisco's TAC (Technical Assistance Center) is best of breed. You'd be hard pressed to find a better help desk. They'll help you resolve a problem that comes up, or they'll give the clueless newbie a completely functional router configuration from scratch. Technical support is what accounts for the difference in price between a Cisco product, and a comparable product from another vendor.
Widely Available Knowledge - Because Cisco has been around so long, and because IOS has maintained a consistant interface since its debut, it's not hard to find people with Cisco knowledge. You can go anywhere to get formal Cisco training, and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of Cisco technical titles available in any bookstore with a technical section.
If your machine can't autonegotiate link speed and duplex with a Cisco switch, it's due to the $5 NIC manufacturer's shoddy drivers.
(And just so you know, manually setting 100full on your workstation is not the end-all, be-all fix you think it is. If the switchport is trying to negotiate, and your card is now hard set, it can still negotiate improperly on the switch side. You've told your card not to participate in the negotiation.)
1080i, which, as you may have guessed, is an interlaced format.
720p is the highest progressive scan HDTV format that is commonly available in the consumer market. 1080i is the highest resolution commonly available in the consumer market...
The specifications do define resolutions all the way up to 1080p60, but good luck in finding a set that will support it.
Actually, this shouldn't happen, because any clueful network/firewall guys are already doing egress filtering of outbound TCP/UDP 135-139, and 445, as a result of some other worms from the last couple years...
What's more, they were probably not hot-swap parts. I wonder if the bandits had the courtesy of shutting down the router before making off with the DS-3 cards.
I certainly hope Verizon has to pay Sprint for the loss, both the replacement cost of the cards, and any costs incurred by Sprint associated with the customers affected by the outage.
Dell sells rebranded Samsung flat panels, and they kick ass. They have the best refresh rates (not the same term as in a conventional CRT, but rather, the amount of time it takes to light or darken an individual pixel), and fantastic contrast ratios.
The Apple displays look great, but saying that the Dell displays look like shit puts you squarely in the Apple Fan-boy category.
As the other reply said, I meant $40k annually. My bad. Also note that I'm in the DC area, and because the cost of living here is pretty high, salaries are commesurate.
You won't make $100k with a CCNP at 23, because you probably don't have a lot of experience, but at age 30 I'd had 11 years of networking experience (Entered the Marine Corps at age 18, no college), I was making $120k without even a CCNA as a Cisco guy.
Some would view that as a plus (myself included)...
Moving to a new city may help, but the poster also asked about Certifications.
I have no direct experience with the RHCE, but I don't know any Cisco certified guys making only $26k. CCNAs make upwards of $40, and it's not a difficult cert to attain.
Now understand, there are a lot of CCNAs out there, so getting a job might still be a difficult task. I can only assure you that once you get one, you'll be making a lot more than $13/hr.
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Support - Cisco's TAC (Technical Assistance Center) is best of breed. You'd be hard pressed to find a better help desk. They'll help you resolve a problem that comes up, or they'll give the clueless newbie a completely functional router configuration from scratch. Technical support is what accounts for the difference in price between a Cisco product, and a comparable product from another vendor.
Widely Available Knowledge - Because Cisco has been around so long, and because IOS has maintained a consistant interface since its debut, it's not hard to find people with Cisco knowledge. You can go anywhere to get formal Cisco training, and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of Cisco technical titles available in any bookstore with a technical section.
If your machine can't autonegotiate link speed and duplex with a Cisco switch, it's due to the $5 NIC manufacturer's shoddy drivers.
(And just so you know, manually setting 100full on your workstation is not the end-all, be-all fix you think it is. If the switchport is trying to negotiate, and your card is now hard set, it can still negotiate improperly on the switch side. You've told your card not to participate in the negotiation.)
This is exactly the post I was going to make... Glad I read the comments first.
Nice save...
(AVN Awards not linked because I'm at work... Sorry porn fans.)
1080i, which, as you may have guessed, is an interlaced format.
720p is the highest progressive scan HDTV format that is commonly available in the consumer market. 1080i is the highest resolution commonly available in the consumer market...
The specifications do define resolutions all the way up to 1080p60, but good luck in finding a set that will support it.
I'm amped that this thread is dead!
(And for the record, this was posted from a laptop with a mobile Athlon 64)
Oh, your company isn't, you say?
I said "Clueful."
Well, it's not like the Coast Guard is important... to an Island nation... Ok, maybe it is.
There are no MAC addresses on serial connections...
They were (4) DS-3 modules, which are not cheap.
What's more, they were probably not hot-swap parts. I wonder if the bandits had the courtesy of shutting down the router before making off with the DS-3 cards.
I certainly hope Verizon has to pay Sprint for the loss, both the replacement cost of the cards, and any costs incurred by Sprint associated with the customers affected by the outage.
Not if it's 30 pounds in tits...
Dell sells rebranded Samsung flat panels, and they kick ass. They have the best refresh rates (not the same term as in a conventional CRT, but rather, the amount of time it takes to light or darken an individual pixel), and fantastic contrast ratios. The Apple displays look great, but saying that the Dell displays look like shit puts you squarely in the Apple Fan-boy category.
I'm a router jock, so by the time I show up at someone's location, a quick PuTTY download isn't always an option.
It's a great thing when it's other people's daughters... Not so great when it's yours.
Tempter of Fate!
You have just assured her a career that involves a G-string, a shiny brass pole, and compensation doled out in singles!
You won't make $100k with a CCNP at 23, because you probably don't have a lot of experience, but at age 30 I'd had 11 years of networking experience (Entered the Marine Corps at age 18, no college), I was making $120k without even a CCNA as a Cisco guy.
(I'm now a CCIE, if that means anything to you.)
Moving to a new city may help, but the poster also asked about Certifications.
I have no direct experience with the RHCE, but I don't know any Cisco certified guys making only $26k. CCNAs make upwards of $40, and it's not a difficult cert to attain.
Now understand, there are a lot of CCNAs out there, so getting a job might still be a difficult task. I can only assure you that once you get one, you'll be making a lot more than $13/hr.
Noone expects the Spanish Inquisition!
I was trying so hard not to post in this thread.
Nice...
I was prepared to laugh.
I was left wanting.
Even today, they bounce harmlessly off Darth Vader's open palm.
He's frequently on "Marine 1", and could easily be on "Army 1" or "Navy 1."
Of course, now I'm just nitpicking.