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Hey pixellany!

I just noticed that you are from Pasadena, CA

I work in Glendale! I pass Pasadena EVERYDAY on the 210 on my way to work! Small world...

-C

Always glad to hear from a neighbor.....

Get a room you two, ehh?

every body
i had passed the RHCE exam on 08/15/2008

good luck!

I'll toss my $0.02 in:

The RHCE exam is formidable. It is not easy. What makes this exam difficult is the breadth of information you are expected to know -- and most importantly -- perform. As you can see by the linked study guide, this is true.

I firmly believe that most people do not pass the test on the first iteration. I know several people that are quite knowledgeable and they failed it on their first attempt. This is not meant to scare you, but simply impress you with the breadth of the test.

However, if you study that guide and have sound troubleshooting and engineering principles, you should have a good chance at it. Understand how to solve problems on your own, i.e. forget about Google.

I've been using Red Hat since 5.2 and decided to go ahead with it earlier this year. I was successful, but still well impressed with the exam process Red Hat has come up with. If someone has RHCE, generally they have decent knowledge / skills. It's a far cry from MCSE or CCNA.

Well an RHCE shouldn't match a CCNA, it should be CCNP equivalent really. I found the CCNA *MUCH* harder though, but then maybe slightly harder due to the format not just the knowledge.

I found that the CCNA was hard...but studying for the RHCE I feel that the RHCE is harder (although this is speculation...I will find out in Feb).

The thing (in my opinion) about the RHCE, from what I gather, is that you have to know EVERYTHING...even though they won't test you on it...

For Example...it's something like this...

"You HAVE to know A-Z...but we may only test you on A,W,X,Y...but you never know...A may not be on the test!"

The requirements for the RHCE are so broad...but with the CCNA; I _knew_ what was on the test. I read Lammle's book; hopped on the simulator and I passed the CCNA my first try.

But with the RHCE it's more like "YOU HAVE TO KNOW SELINUX...even though it might not be on the test..."

WTF

But after I pass (hopefully) my RHCE...I'm on the the CCNP!

-C

custangro,

Do you think that a combination of RHCE anD CCNP is a good one?

Yes.

To be completely honest; studying for my CCNA helped me to better understand iptables.

-C

Yes, Cisco and UNIX make for an excellent knowledge pair. Can't go wrong with that combination.

Well yes, but by A that means knowing A, Aa and Aardvark, not the rest of the whole section.
yes, sure but that's a LOT, and it's a hell of a lot harder *remembering* your dscp markings than *knowing* how to use tcpwrappers in a very simple way.
I'm off on an Extreme and Juniper tip myself... oh and a CCVP and RHCA.

absolutely. I wouldn't say a CCNP was that essential if you're only really doing LAN's and such, but I would ideally like to be able to refuse to work with any sysadmin who can't pull a tcp packet apart as well as configure their services and such. A detailed knowledge of network technologies makes EVERY server easier to understand.

Wow...good luck!

I hope your employer is paying for that

I know it can get expensive...I should know...I paid for all my certs MYSELF :P

-C

I don't want to hijack this post...so see my update here...

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...384/page2.html

-C