August 2001
Intermediate to advanced
364 pages
12h 39m
English
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Appendix B. Resources and References
A good network administrator is part librarian. Anyone who thinks he can learn everything he needs in this profession from a single book, or even a couple of dozen books, is lost in a fantasy world. This appendix is designed to get you up to speed quickly, but professional growth is a never-ending task. I am not attempting to be exhaustive or definitive here. I’m just trying to give some starting places that have worked for me. This is a personal overview of my favorites.
Sources of Information
While this appendix is devoted primarily to books, there is a variety of other obvious resources. You should already be familiar with most, but the following checklist may be useful in jogging your memory. It is in no particular order.
- User groups
These seem less popular than they once were, but they still exist. For system administrators, USENIX at http://www.usenix.org and SAGE at http://www.sage.org are two good places to start.
- Mailing lists
There are thousands of these. Finding ones that are helpful can be painful. Be prepared to subscribe, lurk, and then unsubscribe to a number of different lists (or visit their archives). Follow a list for a while before you start posting to the list.
- Newsgroups
Keep in mind that you may find an answer in related groups. Your Solaris problem may be answered in a Linux newsgroup posting. A quick search of Deja News can sometimes be helpful.
- Vendor web sites
In networking and telecommunication, a vendor that doesn’t maintain ...
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