To be a good network administrator, you need to read computer books. Lots of them. And you need to enjoy doing it. If you’re the type who takes computer books with you to the beach, you’ll make a great network administrator.
You need books on a variety of topics. I’m not going to recommend specific titles, but you should get a good, comprehensive book on each of the following topics:
Network security and hacking
Wireless networking
Network cabling and hardware
Ethernet
Windows Server 2003 or 2008
Windows XP or Vista
Linux
TCP/IP
DNS and BIND
Sendmail
Exchange Server
In addition to books, you may also want to subscribe to some magazines to keep up with what’s happening in the networking industry. Here are a few you should probably consider, along with their web addresses:
InformationWeek: www.informationweek.com
InfoWorld: www.infoworld.com
Network Computing: www.networkcomputing.com
Network World: www.networkworld.com
2600 (a great magazine on computer hacking and security): www.2600.com
The Internet is one of the best sources of technical information for network administrators. You’ll want to stock your browser’s Favorites menu with plenty of websites that contain useful networking information. In addition, you may want to subscribe to one of the many online newsletters that deliver fresh information on a regular basis via e-mail.
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Source:http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/network-administration-building-a-library.html
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