Re: New Job.

[Eugene Nine <enine () ninefamily com>]

On Tuesday 27 September 2005 09:00 am, palmer.howard () gmail com wrote:
> Hello all. I would like to send a thank you before hand for the response’s
> and suggestions I am to recv from this email.
>
> After month's of searching, I have been hired into a job position as the
> Network Administrator. The company currently has a very bad setup of there
> Network infrastructure and has hired me to come in, asses the damage, and
> design a network, no matter the budget, that would help to keep and grow
> them for the future.
>
> I have very little experience (on the job training) with designing a
> network. I am a new graduate of Technical college, where I graduated with
> all A's, and did very well on my Capstone with designing/building a Network
> infrastructure. I have 5 to 6 years in the IT field, N+, A+, Solaris 10,
> Linux+, and the AS degree in Computer Network Systems;CCNA-pending. My
> experience comes from designing/building PC/Laptops, remote desktop
> support, and my most pervious position was System Database admin on
> Solairs/Unix platform;Telnet,SSH,VNC,VPN, VT100 Terminal..etc to remote
> clients.
>
> What I ask from you expert's is this.
>
> Help!! I would like to be pointed in a direction that may help to guide me
> in creating a "beginners" style network. Are there any basic/template
> designs available?
>
> There are a list of things I know we need.
>
> 1. A new Web Server.
> 2. File server
> 3. FTP server
> 4. Application server
> 5. Cisco routers.
> 6. A wall mount rack.
> --
Cisco's CCDA stuff is prety good for methods of evaluating current 
infrastructure and designinh new.
There are also several good sources such as http://www.opengroup.org/togaf/