Had I known that was on a posting somewhere, I probably would have applied. I 
am well versed in both desktop and networking issues (having to use both all 
the time makes great training). 

Technomage

On Monday 04 November 2002 12:26 pm, you wrote:
> Y'know, that's what I always thought a "Network Administrator" was, too.
> But when the company for whom I work had a job opening for a desktop
> support technician, we got a ton of resumes from people who listed "Network
> Administrator" as a job title for jobs that consisted of troubleshooting
> and repairing PCs-- in environments where the PCs were connected to a
> network. In interviews, several of these folks didn't seem to understand
> even basic LAN stuff (e.g. DHCP, DNS), or even know what an IP address is. 
> To me, "Network Administrator" implies that you understand "networking"
> (i.e. routing, switching, the OSI model, subnetting, ethernet, etc.), but I
> get the impression that not everyone agrees with that definition.  Maybe
> there should be an RFC that defines a standard for job titles (Support
> Technician, Network Administrator, Network Engineer, Systems Administrator,
> Systems Engineer, etc.).  :)
>
> ~Jeff
>
> On Sunday, November 03, 2002 2:13 PM, der.hans wrote:
> > Network administration is routers, switches, and other networking
>
> equipment,
>
> > not desktop or server operating systems.
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

-- 
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or 
numbered!
My life is my own - No. 6