Certifications about networking?

Question

Hi,

I have been learning a bit about networking on my own. I wish to acquire some certifications to attest to my knowledge. Which exams could I go for? I wish to appear in exams that are "vendor neutral". Please help.

Answer 1

Comptia (http://www.comptia.org/) certificate is what you are looking for, you can start with Network+.  however you will need to get a "vendor specific" certificate later , like Cisco, Juniper or Nortel if you are going to work in networking field  

Answer 2

Here are some of the certifcations you will want to research.

MCSE

MCSA

CCNA

CCNP

Security +

Network +

Answer 3

I would suggest that you start with certifications from Microsoft because 1. Microsoft's certificates are widely accepted across the world. 2. Microsoft is the world's largest software manufacturer. 3. Nearly 75-80% of the companies use Microsoft's product for networking.

I would suggest to start with MCSE and then you can move to Cisco's world starting with CCNA >> CCNP >> CCIE

There are couple of more certification providers like Checkpoint, Novell etc but that depends on your choice of speciality and the environment in which you would be working.

I am myself a MCSE and CCNA and currently working with Microsoft.