Apache

Just bumping the thread in reference to Post 10 regarding salaries in America. Are these at all accurate?

Apart from a salary, yeah, that's brilliant. Cheers. I also found http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9032818 and http://www.computer-forensics.co.uk/comput...ics-careers.php

ok, I'll pose the question another way... IT Security Professional Starting Salary: $90k Entry Level Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Technical Field Desired Qualifications: Cisco/Microsoft Certified Qualification Computer Forensics Analyst Starting Salary: $40k Entry Level Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Technical Field Senior Network Administrator Starting Salary: $100k Entry Level Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Technical Field Desired Qualifications: Microsoft Certified Qualification Does that sound right?

I'm not really looking for government jobs, just IT jobs in general in the US. I'll wait for an actual American Systems Administrator to reply to this. All I want to know is the entry level qualifications and a starting salary. I'm really not asking for much. All I have to produce is a poster. lol

Why? What security? What are you talking about? Anyway, this has got nothing to do with the MoD. It's a research project into IT jobs in America and the UK. Neither the project, not the information I'm requesting has anything to do with top secret government organisations, confidential information, nor any privacy invasion. I thought this, being an American based IT forum would have been a good place to ask.

The DPA doesn't apply here. Starting Salaries and Essential Qualifications are public domain information. I'm not asking for specific protected information about people's own jobs, just about the sector in general. At least I think that's what you were implying, your post was very vague.

I'm working on a research project for University, finding the differences between working in IT here in the UK and over there in the US. We have to research the area of work we want to go into. In my case this is Information Security, Computer Forensics and Systems Administration, I'm currently looking at following a friend into a career with the Ministry Of Defense as an Information Security Technician (read: Government Paid Greyhatter). I have to write a report detailing the various differences including: What this job might involve for a new graduate. The academic entry requirements for this career. The skills and knowledge required to do this job. The career prospects for a graduate entering this field. How demand is going to change in the future for people in this career area. A typical starting salary for this career. Any other information you feel relevant. I was wondering if you could give me any help with this in terms of a Sys Admin job in the United States. Mainly I need to know starting salaries, essential qualifications etc, the rest is just the filler information which will stay constant.

My name is Pete aka Apache Favourite game: WoW, C&C Red Alert Series, Dawn Of War Favourite OS: I've always been a Windows guy. Settling into Vista now after detesting it at first but finding it very stable now. Favourite console: Sega Megdrive 2 (Sega Genesis for all you Yanks) Nationality: British born, bred and proud! Accent: North West England, the Chester accent is hard to place, slight scouse twang but it's quite posh, not a British accent like most Americans know though. Sex: Male Age: 25 Race: White Height: 5'10" Status: Single Build: Default Favourite band: Far too many to list. Mainly Metal, the heavier the better, favv. band at the moment is Lost Horizon. Favourite book: Lord Of The Rings - Currently reading: Kevin Mitnick: The Art Of Deception Favourite author: JRR Tolkein, Anne Rice, CS Lewis, Steven Lwhead, Bernard Cornwell. Favourite movie: The Crow Favourite TV Show: Sharpe, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Stargate Favourite actor: Brandon Lee, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellan Favourite actress: Angelina Jolie (It's my life goal to sleep with her one day) Other hobbies: Singing and playing guitar, touring folk festivals and rock/metal festivals in the UK and Europe, mostly going as a punter but playing a few as well. Car: Renault Megane RT 1.4e Occupation: Student (BSc Hons in Computer Network Technology going on for a PhD Information Security), Sys Admin at Manchester Metropolitan University, Freelance Web Page Designer and Photographer.

I know there is a way to do this. I remember it from the days of Netbus, there was a program called bundle.exe with which you could hide the netbus server executable within a harmless file, which when openned, ran the executable as well. The only place I've seen this bundle.exe is in a scriptkiddie megapack I downloaded about 10 years ago. I can't tell you much about it anymore but I remember it had all the manuals (JRCB, Terrorists Handbook, etc), Netbus, Back Orifice (before it was BO2K, Divine Intervention 2, Black Ice Defender, Zone Alarm and various ICQ sniffers and utilities. If you can find that megapack then you'll find the file you need. it was about 50Mb, took months to download back in the day, haha, good old 14.4!. I remember at the time I found it by fluke on either Direct Connect or WinMX. Let me know if you find it, I'd like to remenisce.

Re: CSS Web Design Challenge Do we have to keep in the disgraceful html tags and the atrocious spelling and capitalisation?

I had to have an attempt at the Text Adventure one. I used VB.NET Console App. The game is Munchkin is ever you have played it, the idea of the game is to get to level 10. If your level and your bonuses are equal to or higher than the monsters then you level up, if you fight the monster and lose then you level down. If you try to run away from a high level monster then there's a 1/3 chance it will catch up and engage in combat. have fun :D Imports System.Console Module Module1 Dim CharName As String Dim CharLevel As Integer = 1 Dim ItemBonus As Integer = 0 Dim MonsterLevel As Integer Sub Main() Dim PeakLevel As Integer Dim DungeonRoom As Integer = 0 Randomize() WriteLine("Welcome to Munchkin.") WriteLine() WriteLine("Name your munchkin:") CharName = ReadLine() Clear() WriteLine("Munchkin " + CharName + ", press any key to break down your first door...") ReadLine() While CharLevel > 0 And CharLevel < 10 Clear() DungeonRoom = DungeonRoom + 1 If CharLevel > PeakLevel Then PeakLevel = CharLevel End If WriteLine("Munchkin " + CharName + " is now level " + CharLevel.ToString) WriteLine("Your items give you an attack bonus of " + ItemBonus.ToString) WriteLine() WriteLine("You break down the door and see...") WriteLine() If Encounter(d(4)) = True Then Fight() End If WriteLine() WriteLine("You see a door n front of you") WriteLine("Press any key to break down the door...") ReadLine() End While If CharLevel <= 0 Then Clear() WriteLine("Munchkin " + CharName + " died.") WriteLine() WriteLine("Highest Level Achieved:" + PeakLevel.ToString) WriteLine("Doors Kicked Down: " + DungeonRoom.ToString) WriteLine() WriteLine("THE END") ReadLine() ElseIf CharLevel = 10 Then Clear() WriteLine("You reached Level 10!") WriteLine() WriteLine("Doors Kicked Down: " + DungeonRoom.ToString) WriteLine() WriteLine("THE END") ReadLine() End End If End Sub Function d(ByVal e As Single) Dim Result As Integer = CInt(Int((e * Rnd()) + 1)) Return Result End Function Function Encounter(ByVal e As Integer) Dim isMonster As Boolean Select Case e Case 1 MonsterLevel = CharLevel + d(10) WriteLine("A Level " + MonsterLevel.ToString + " Monster!") isMonster = True Case 2 WriteLine("A Level " + CharLevel.ToString + " Monster!") isMonster = True Case 3 WriteLine("Wax On! Wax Off! A wisened old man teaches you his ways, LEVEL UP!") isMonster = False WriteLine() LevelUp() Case 4 WriteLine("A +1 Potion of Ubernessnessness........ness") isMonster = False ItemBonus = ItemBonus + 1 End Select Return isMonster End Function Sub LevelUp() CharLevel = CharLevel + 1 WriteLine("CONGRATULATIONS!!!") WriteLine() WriteLine("Munchkin " + CharName + " has acheieved level " + CharLevel.ToString) End Sub Sub LevelDown() CharLevel = CharLevel - 1 WriteLine("YOU NEED NOOB LUBE!!!") WriteLine() WriteLine("Munchkin " + CharName + " got pwned and is now level " + CharLevel.ToString) End Sub Sub Fight() Dim CHOICE As Integer WriteLine() WriteLine("1. CHAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGE!") WriteLine("2. Cry like a girl and run.") CHOICE = Val(ReadLine()) Clear() Select Case CHOICE Case 1 If CharLevel + ItemBonus >= MonsterLevel Then LevelUp() Else LevelDown() End If Case 2 Flee() End Select End Sub Sub Flee() Dim i = d(6) If i <= 2 Then Clear() WriteLine("The monster caught up with you!") If (CharLevel + ItemBonus) >= MonsterLevel Then Clear() LevelUp() Else LevelDown() End If Else Clear() WriteLine("You got away... this time!") WriteLine() End If End Sub End Module It's only a very quick rendition, I'd love to develop it more.

On Hats: I personally don't think there is such think as a hat when it comes to hacking. The whole hats thing was to merge the true terms of "hacking" and "cracking" with the publics misguided use of the word "hacker". There is a line which people do choose to cross but it's not a line from white hat to black hat hacking, it's a line from hacking to cracking. I think the whole hats thing paints the wrong picture as well because every "white hat hacker" is actually grey, they need to be to do their job. Every "black hat hacker" is grey, no-one that is competent and intellectual enough to be able to confidently call themselves pure black hat is either lying about their "skillz" or is lying about how they got to that stage. You'll find most people who call themselves black hat are 12 years old and have just downloaded Back Orifice or Subseven. Equally so, anyone who calls themselves pure white hat is painting a far more rosier picture of themselves than is true. A hackers only crime is curiosity, but it's that curiosity that tarnishes the white in us all. On Courses: I'm currently doing a BSc (Hons) in Computer Network Technology at Uni in the UK. It teaches mainly networking skills and it majorly a team based and group led course. I'm doing this course to go on for an MSc in Advanced Computing which will give a head start into Next Gen hardware and software, various security procedures and a lot of other things but the course isn't fully written yet. Endgame is either Sys Admin or carry on my PGCE and become an IT Teacher full time although I'm less enthusiastic about that. Another route I could have gone down which is separate to Computer Forensics previously mentioned in this thread - which I understand to be mainly working with law enforcement, obtaining evidence on paedophiles and physical computer forensics for instance if a bank manager was arrested for embezzlement or a terrorist cell was uncovered with hardware still intact etc. - would be Information Security which is really the area in which "white hatting" is mainly associated. Information Security is the production of new encryption techniques, stress testing of security measures, investigation of illegal activity and works more with the software than the hardware, unlike Computer Forensics. Most of the highest paid jobs within IS in the UK are within the government and specifically, the MoD, I do have a contact if you would like some more information although it may take a while to get anything from him, he's notoriously difficult to sit down and actually talk to although a good quality bottle of Port and a few hours on WoW should give me at least 20 minutes to extract some information from him. Speciality: Closest Course Security (Hardware): Computer Forensics Security (Software): Information Security Networks: Computer Network Technology Development (Hardware): Computer Science Development (Games): Computer Games Technology Development (Software): Microsoft Certified "LANGUAGE" Course Administration: Pure Computing Degree There's loads of others as well but they are the basics. My Advice: You say you are only 16. My advice to you would be, for now, to be a 16 year old. Don't worry about your lifelong career just yet. Study hard and get good grades in A Levels or take a computer based college course like a BTEC or HNC/D (A preferred route, A Levels are too broad and often lead to difficulties in your first year at Uni). Take a couple of years out before going to University. Whilst at college, talk to the Sys Admins there, you can very often get a job with them helping with imaging or college-wide hardware upgrades where they need as many hands on deck as they can (although this is done over summer/christmas breaks so make sure if you do ask that you are available.) If you are clued in and enthusiastic they will often help you out. In the break between college and Uni I would then seriously think about what I wanted to do. Read up on different courses in your area, be prepared to travel to get the right course. Give yourself at least a year to get a clear idea because all the time you are in Uni you are accruing debt. This is easily paid off but can be very costly to you if you choose the wrong course or lose passion half way through and flunk for a year. It'll also put you behind the game and you'll have to begin at square one. One very important thing you should work on and think about from now though, and I know I'm gonna sound really anal here... spelling, grammar and punctuation. You must have seen it yourself in the past, no-one takes notice of someone on a forum no matter how sincere they are if their message reads "yO bouyZ..... HOW DUZ I LYK HAK MY GFS MSN???!!1111". I know that doesn't apply to you but simple things like misspelling "career" in the title to the post make you sound less clued in and enthusiastic about what you are asking. A lot of this is just me being completely anally retentive after teaching in a high school but it surprising how much difference it does make in life. First impressions are the most important impressions you'll make and online/in writing, bad spelling is like walking into a job interview with an open bottle of vodka and a lit fag. Not the right impression to give.

so long as you just change the realmlist and leave the patchlist as it stands, the client should automatically update as it goes. Which emulator are you running, ManGos can throw huge fits is the client is too new. I haven't really use Ascent since it was Antrix. I know Antrix liked it's client to be as up to date as possible. With either if you set you config file to maxbuild=99999 then you shouldn't have too many problems with version conflicts. I wouldn't worry too much about coding your program to version check, it's an integral part of the client and the client itself will tell you if it needs upgrading, there should be no reason to check it third party.

Over the christmas break, due to there being no students in, there's only a bare bones staff, only 5 of us on campus on the IT Staff. We thought about that but you can't get the vb to work at system start. The one thing I thought to do was boot to a shared network drive instead of the PXE that either mimics the Imaging software or shortcuts to the imaging server. Have any other sysadmins using a Novell Netware Network had similar problems?

I'm working as a Sys Admin in my university while I do my studies. We've got over 650 computers spread out over 2 miles of campus and it's coming up to the dreaded time of the 6 month re-imaging of all the computers over the christmas break. We're running Novell Netware 4.91 SP4 and we image using the Zenwork PXE Boot Imaging Client running on Suse Linux. We've got the multicast automation running fine, as soon as there are 653 computers on the multicast server, it automatically starts sending the image across and it only takes about 40 mins to complete the entire thing including rebooting to the logon screen, however, to be able to get to that stage you have to go round each computer, reset, hold down Ctrl and Alt for an undetermined amount of time for Suse to boot up, otherwise it boots normally through the network boot to windows. This is a built in feature with Zenworks and we can't override it and it means we still have to travel the full curcuit of the campus to grab all the computers. Is there any way to automate keystrokes on boot up? Once into Suse it automatically picks up the Multicast Server and initiates ready state and we can issue a mass reboot through VNC, all we need is an automated way to hold down Ctrl and Alt on system startup. So far we've been able to speed the process up slightly by using the age old "place-something-heavy-on-the-keyboard" trick on a row of 10 PC's as we reboot the next 10.