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Nobu

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So I took a test for a Camera Technician job working for the city, and it made me realize I don't know jack about networking. Well, I was pretty sure for most, but there were some questions I definitely guessed on.

What's a quick and effective way to get spun up on network admin concepts and troubleshooting techniques? I probably won't be hired this round, but I would like to be prepared if the job comes up again and they call me.

(Edit: I looked it up and I correctly guessed that the unique 48-bit address that identifies a device on the LAN is the MAC address. +1 on my score! 🙌)
 
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Not sure about quick. If you're willing to put in a little time, many community colleges offer courses. Many are Cisco-created and sponsored CCNA. Decent chance the teacher is knowledgeable (most of the ones I had were teaching as a side from their normal networking-based jobs). There should be al least a virtual lab available, if not real hardware. When I did it some years back, the 101 course was all the basics (IP addressing, subnetting, the OSI layers, etc.)
 
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Ever take any udemy courses, know if they are good?
 
in addition to all other suggestions ( whoops sorry for late reply)

you can learn a lot with command prompt, pings and tracrts at least as far as your ISP and local area works.

Outside of that the links and books here are good, and take a dive into reading /learning about winsockfix programs /windows app.

Also I had a lot of fun in windows firewall checking out all those settings and how it interlated to those programs and connections.

Also, get a Ethernet to USB converter, PCI or PCIx ethernet card for back ups and emergencies. Less learning networking and fixing/preparedness.
 
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