Scrubbah

Network Engineer of 10yrs here.  Do it.  It's a challenging job.  Become an expert and doors will open for you...  I design and build Continuous Integration systems.  From home.  In my basement.  Sometimes I don't wear pants.
 
Seriously, absorb as much knowledge as you can, become the content matter expert no matter where you work in IT.  Experience and attitude are all that matter.  Certifications are nice and some companies probably look for them - In my experience in IT, real world experience and technical aptitude will take you a long way.
 
ITIL certifications are big in the corporate world now.  Understand business process, agile methodology, and become a scrum master, then you can wear no pants, like me!

btw: cache would only help if you have multiple people viewing the same content

NCIX: http://bit.ly/UXYMqg
Amazon: http://geni.us/1IQe
 
The G550JK is a well-balanced machine that strikes a solid balance between form factor, looks, performance, and cost.
 

 
Alright, now onto the really good stuff. We have an ASUS G550JK (signed by some of the HighLANder attendees including Linus, Luke, Logan, and Austin) to give away to one lucky viewer! All you need to do to qualify is post your favourite thing about the G550JK from the review above in this thread and you can be selected at random to win this laptop!
  
Best of luck to everyone!
 
One entry per household.
 
The giveaway is worldwide and closes July 18th. The winner will be drawn LIVE on The WAN Show, so make sure you're watching at twitch.tv/linustech at 4:30pm Pacific on July 18th!
 
UPDATE:
 
The winner of the notebook is ShuColate
 
NEW UPDATE:
 
The previous winner did not respond, so we drew a new one - congratulations [member=jacewa]!

One alternitive is the asus n550jv http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IAA5BSS/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1401223792&sr=8-2π=SX200_QL40 no sli, but it has a gtx 850m, a touchscreen, and it is metal. Other than that they are mostly the same.

It's not listed you have to add it to your cart then on step 3: Accessories you select removable graphics 755M and then the power options and select the 170W Adapter (Needed to run them in SLI) and it adds like 171$ to your purchase 

I purchased the y510p with dual 755M's via ultrabay and the 170W adapter to run them in SLI for 1,068 or 1,174 with taxes, but I just ordered it so it hasn't gotten here yet. I think the specs look great for just over a grand though.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/iproute_ospf/command/reference/iro_book/iro_osp3.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa82/configuration/guide/config/route_ospf.html
 
do your own homework

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However, cat5e can still do 10Gb/s for up to around 55m (Ideally keeping it a little shorter as it may not be exactly 55m - it depends on several environmental/interference factors as well).