I am wondering if anyone can recommend resources on networking I don't mind if they are books or web pages. I just want to start learning a bit more about it as I want to take a gap year as a System Administrator or a IT Tech. I have experience programming and have been doing so for many years however i'm not a graduate so unlikely to get a software development job.
Thanks in Advance,
Dean
Answer
You can read as many books and websites as you want, but you're not going to really learn until you do some hands on work. Get yourself some cheap switches and/or routers on Ebay or somewhere and set yourself a home lab and start playing. Set yourself some projects and some goals, then when you get into problems, start looking for the solutions online or in books. Come here and we will help you out.
That said, why would you need a degree to get a Software development job? I know many many highly skilled software developers who have no degrees, and no need for one as they have experience. I also know many people coming out of university with a degree in software development that I wouldn't trust programming my TV. Systems administration is no easier, or less complicated than programming, and you're only going to enjoy it if it's actually what you want to do. If you're settling for being a sysadmin when you really want to be a developer, you're going to hate it.
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