Pick a rack that is in line with your budget and goals. The vendors are selling older networking gear that will allow you to get hands on knowledge with real hardware to supplement book knowledge.
This way when you are on the job you know exactly what you are doing and if there is something you don't know or understand you can purchase real hardware to rapidly increase your skills. There are some sites that will allow you to remotely connect to networking equipment, but it just is not the same as having the real hardware and it will show when faced with the real deal on the job.
techjuice|7 years ago
Pick a rack that is in line with your budget and goals. The vendors are selling older networking gear that will allow you to get hands on knowledge with real hardware to supplement book knowledge.
This way when you are on the job you know exactly what you are doing and if there is something you don't know or understand you can purchase real hardware to rapidly increase your skills. There are some sites that will allow you to remotely connect to networking equipment, but it just is not the same as having the real hardware and it will show when faced with the real deal on the job.