Ask HN: How do I become an expert at network adminstration?

Re:Ask HN: How do I become an expert at network adminstration? by runjake on Monday October 07, 2013 @01:07PM (#6509618)

Avoid RFCs unless you're working on a specific problem. You're also not going to be able to become an expert in all the different fields, so focus on specific fields.

For IP networking, I can specific recommend the following books as "force multipliers" of knowledge:

- Routing TCP/IP (Cisco Press)

- Network Warrior (O'Reilly, Cisco-centric, but good, easy to digest intermediate knowledge of layer 2 and 3)

- TCP/Illustrated (A deep dive into TCP/IP. RFC-level depth but easier to conceptualize)

If you're looking for recommendations for other specific areas, let me know and I can probably point you in the right direction.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I become an expert at network adminstration? by cz20xx on Monday October 07, 2013 @06:57PM (#6511889)

Well, aside from being able to build networks, I'm mostly interested in securing them in the best possible way. I know there's no such thing as perfect security, but I like the challenge of always trying to be one step ahead. This probably stems from an interest in crypto, too.

(found a cheap copy of TCP/Illustrated 2nd ed. on Abe Books. I do so love that site.)

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