I want to go in for learning some technology should i go in for linux redhat or for Solaris.... and pls tell how much is the diffrence between the two from the point of view of a network administrator...

The architectural difference is smal, due both are based on System5 architecture.
But Linux is more on the cutting edge.

I am Cert. Solaris 8 Admin and RHCE and prefer RHCE: It's not just "Multible choise", you have to prove that you can install and repair a system in real.
It's more difficult, but Linux is used more often than Solaris, and thus easier to learn or do you have two Sun's left for training ?

And one last point: SUN is expensive, an my Management like to hear "It's cheaper (or even free)"

Hth
Fluppi

I think flupi has a pretty biased opinion against Solaris, so here is my opposite biased one ...:

Only Solaris is based on SystemV (RH is doing similar things on the surface, but is not, and cannot for licensing reasons, based on SysV).

One can argue about the "more often" usage of different O/S, and about the league they are playing in, but anyway that give no indication about the quality of it, nor to its ease of learn.

You do not need "expensive" Sun hardware to run Solaris, a PC will be enough.

Try Solaris 10 beta (free), and see where the cutting edge can be.

To answer unome1 question:

If you want to train yourself on network administration, be trained on the network related specifics of servers and workstations O/S (including Windows) that are commonly found in a network. You'll seldom find a network with only Linux or Solaris boxes.

Study the software/hardware and technology making a network infrastructure too, like routers, switches, load-balancers, firewalls, VLANs, VPNs and protocols: Ethernet, TCP/IP, IPV6 ...

The answer is it depends. What I would suggest is to make a list of companies you want to work for and do some research. What do they use, one or both?

If you can find contact information, ask the technical staff at some companies and if you can find them, knowledgeable IT recruiters. It varies by geographical area and company.

hi,

i guess there's a good point in what everyone had said.
However, i find that there is actually great similarity between Solaris and Linux. I believe by mastering either 1 system, u could easily pick up the other as well. Afterall, both are developed based on Unix platform.

There are indeed great similarities between Solaris and Linux, due to the fact Solaris is based on genuine proprietary Unix source code, while linux was developed from scratch to provide a Unix like open source implementation.

Concerning the ease to pick-up one version while knowing the other, that depends on how deep you scratch the surface, and what area of the system is of interest to you.

For example, it makes a lot of difference if viewed from a programmer, an end user or a network/system administrator.