How to learn about networking?

[ItsRyan]

I am looking to get into networking however I'm not sure how to get into it or how to learn about it. Are there any videos I can use to learn about it. Any help would be greatly Appreciated, thanks!

[Guest]

 

A starting point for you

 

Have fun with network models and protocols. 

[mcraftax]

1 minute ago, ItsRyan said:

I am looking to get into networking however I'm not sure how to get into it or how to learn about it. Are there any videos I can use to learn about it. Any help would be greatly Appreciated, thanks!

Yep this playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF360ED1082F6F2A5

I've watched it all after getting interested in networking.

There is other sites like Cisco's Network Academy, Microsoft Virtual Academy.

https://www.netacad.com/ 

https://mva.microsoft.com/

And also Cisco Packet Tracer Software.

https://www.netacad.com/about-networking-academy/packet-tracer/

[ItsRyan]

3 minutes ago, obi-fade-kenobi said:

 

A starting point for you

 

Have fun with network models and protocols. 

Thank you

[Akolyte]

Networking has become much more of a narrow industry (You have to be really good to be into it) and there are CCNA and CCENT videos on Youtube, search those terms on Youtube and watch from the beginning. Those are Cisco certifications and will teach the Cisco CLI for Cisco networking equipment but will also teach networking in general. 

[ItsRyan]

1 minute ago, mcraftax said:

Yep this playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF360ED1082F6F2A5

I've watched it all after getting interested in networking.

There is other sites like Cisco's Network Academy, Microsoft Virtual Academy.

https://www.netacad.com/ 

https://mva.microsoft.com/

And also Cisco Packet Tracer Software.

https://www.netacad.com/about-networking-academy/packet-tracer/

Thank you!

[Lurick]

While certs are great and will definitely give you a huge leg up, don't rely on just having the piece of paper to get you anywhere serious. If you've got a CCNP and can't even tell me the basics of BGP the interview will be over faster than you can spell it. It's much more important to know how things work then just being able to memorize enough stuff to pass a cert test. Being able to think outside the box is much more valuable then you might think and is the reason why I can run circles around CCIEs even though I don't have mine yet. So don't just take the time to memorize everything you see, ask yourself why it works that way, you'll probably learn much more jumping down the rabbit hole than just reading from a book

 

Application is another important aspect, sure you might have the certs but if you see a command line on a real device and don't know how to get to global config mode, you might want to go back and start over. You can pick up some old switches and routers for dirt cheap off ebay or you can look at virtual environments now like VIRL and either host it on a server at home or rent a server like Packet for a few cents an hour.