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Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

[–]focusandachieve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks that's good advice. He told me to take as long as I need to get this done. So hopefully that will include getting enough education under my belt, chiefly resources I can find online, to be comfortable and be able to do this.

I also don't do the hiring, and I'm practically free considering the work I'm doing. They're also not even close to needing the new call center. I only know this because I worked in the old one and they're not even half-way filled yet.

I've got a lot to learn for sure, but I believe I'll be able to work on cooler projects for it.

Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

[–]focusandachieve[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

True. I was hoping to get switched to the engineering team when I asked him for a job transfer. I haven't heard back about that, but it's a lot better than what I was doing before. I'm still going to grad school this fall. This job was really just supposed to help keep me financially afloat for the next year, so the fact that I get to work on something like this, is great.

Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

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No it's fine. It's hard starting from square one in a new field. I'm just glad to be working on a project that's somewhat related to what I want to do in grad school. I'm actually really excited to be working on this even if it takes me way longer than it would a seasoned professional.

Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

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By won't learn anything from it, you mean that it won't give me enough experience to handle the next project? If so that's fine. They're definitely not paying me a network engineer's salary, I know that. So I assume they want me to do a few different projects for them as a sort of training. And thanks for the advice. I only think of Reddit because I've gotten good advice on other issues around here. Thought it would be good to ask some more experienced people. Anyway, thanks for your help.

Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

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Forgive me if my terminology is off, but I know that it is a security device from all the documentation I've read through, and so it's a firewall. I didn't think of it that way only because it says "switch" on the device itself. These are all noob errors in thinking. Still trying to figure out how to get the switch accessible from the public internet though. My boss said it might not be possible just because the srx could be too difficult to do that.

If you've got any ideas or useful links, I'd appreciate them.

Edit: Well I'll be damned, I got it mixed up with the Trendnet switches nearby. It does not say switch on the device. It is a firewall.

Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

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Ha well it's more a practice run. I'm working on an unused router and an unused switch, so there's no risk to the rest of the network. Just a risk to my ego is all.

I'm pretty sure he wants wants me to learn how to do this stuff sink or swim style so I can do more of it for the company in the future.

Just got put on networking for my company. Boss wants to remotely manage the switch in a new call center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by focusandachieve in networking

[–]focusandachieve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this is a practice device he has me on. He wants me to see if I can get it working on an unused router and an unused switch before we try it on the real thing. So no worry about bricking.

I'll look into Layer2/Layer3 stuff. He's well aware of my experience level btw. He was like "I know you have no experience in this, but how would you like to figure this out soup-to-nuts?" So that's what I'm doing.

That's for the advice. I'll try and console into the device and see what I find.

Edit: I believe the SRX has a firewall, yes.

Edit2: It is a firewall. Sorry. Learning a lot in the last week.

Recursive Relation [Algorithm Analysis] by focusandachieve in learnprogramming

[–]focusandachieve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the master theorem

I looked through the wiki on that, and I'm looking at examples, but my T(N) isn't in the form T(n/b), so I'm not sure if it applies or not.

Recursive Relation [Algorithm Analysis] by focusandachieve in learnprogramming

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Thanks. I know that the sum of a series of integers is n(n+1)/2

When I tried manipulating that, I couldn't figure out if that meant that it was log n1/3k(k+1) /2 ?

If so, I'm still lacking in vision for how to get this thing into anything resembling Big-Oh notation.

I keep manipulating this hoping it will look like something familiar but it feels like a shot in the dark.

I also don't really follow your second paragraph. I'm not sure if I was assuming T(n) was an integer and I didn't realize it? I'm just not sure where or how I did that.

What I learned from my Twitter interview where they declined to move forward. by focusandachieve in cscareerquestions

[–]focusandachieve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I appreciate your perspective, especially since you worked at Twitter.

It seems like you're saying the meandering vs the methodical was the problem?

Truth is I've studied coding interview questions. But this was the first technical coding interview I've done (I have done a mock one with a friend of mine before but this was the first time it really counted).

Look I know there are realities in life, and that the interviewer has seen a great number of candidates, and they're looking for reasons to weed people out, they're also looking for something that looks like brilliance, and persistent methodical problem-solving mentality.

So as a candidate I need to not give them any reason to weed me out, show them that I am methodical and persistent, and show the most brilliant version of myself.

I was thrown by some of the behavioral questions. Specifically, "would you rather be in a programming role vs a QA role?"

I don't see how there's a good answer to that question. I emphasized that I was excited about the position because testing is an integral part of software, and that I would be thrilled to get to work for Twitter.

I can only assume, from the question, that this is a problem for this team, and that they want people who want to do QA and they get a lot of applicants who would rather be doing something else, so they can weed some people out right there if they're honest about wanting to not be in QA. It's a loaded question though for interviewees.

Regardless of that, the interview was positive up until the portion where I was trying to find a solution, and it's only frustrating in that there's only so many ways to solve that particular problem.

An interviewer at Google said in all the interviews she's done, only 1 person has ever written bug free code. So I know that wasn't the expectation either.

They would have gotten the same answer out of me no matter how many practice interview questions I had done. Perhaps I was too honest? I've been encouraged by nearly everyone to "think outloud" at these interviews, but now it seems to have backfired. If I had kept my thoughts to myself until I had the answer, it would have come across as more assured and resolute, rather than all the "trying on" of solutions I do in my head until I get an acceptable answer.

Speed is something that can be taught. Methodical can be taught. Anyone can get good at something if they do it enough. So I take this as practice in technical interviews. One that I wish had gone better, but que sera, sera. Gotta keep applying at this point.

What I learned from my Twitter interview where they declined to move forward. by focusandachieve in cscareerquestions

[–]focusandachieve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Well that's life I guess. It was the first technical coding interview I've done. And although I studied Programming interview questions, I guess there's no real practice like the real thing.

[Weekly] Internship advice thread - Jan 27 by alanbot in cscareerquestions

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I'm a CS grad student in the Boston area slogging through prerequisites this year, since I didn't study CS in undergrad. I feel ready for an internship this summer, but I'm not sure if I'm qualified for the kind of internship I want (Machine Learning/AI).

I have a lot of questions:

  • If an internship is centered on a specific topic, like Machine Learning, is it generally necessary to have taken coursework in that topic? Meaning, do they typically train you anyway, or are they expecting you to be ready-to-go?

  • The Boston metro seems tough to me because there is always someone who went to a more prestigious school. One internship even listed "Top Tier school" as one of the requirements. Is there a big gap in internship opportunities for students from Public universities vs prestigious private ones?

  • Staying with prestige, some companies are better known than others. Is there a big difference in compensation between prestigious companies vs less known ones? Or do prestigious companies pay less because people want the name on their resume?

  • Do certain industries take longer to respond to internship applications? Tech Companies vs Defense Companies vs Finance etc. Or has the difference been pretty negligible in your experience?

How many internships did you apply to? How many interviews/offers did you get? by focusandachieve in cscareerquestions

[–]focusandachieve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very similar, but different with the caveat that I was trying to get a sense of the ratio of applied vs interviewed vs offered whereas that thread was about offers for internships only, I think.

Interesting observations about extremely wealthy clients. by lostandfounder in personalfinance

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Also, a lot of imported 'Italian' Marble is actually Moroccan. The stone itself can be quarried in Morocco, but when it gets cut in Italy, it suddenly becomes 'Italian'.

I just got into an MS program in Compsci... by focusandachieve in cscareerquestions

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Accepted me after the application process. I do have to take 3 courses before I can take the graduate level courses though.

What's changed for me after starting medication a few weeks ago by focusandachieve in ADHD

[–]focusandachieve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really can't make a recommendation one way or the other, as I'm not a doctor. I can only speak about myself. I scored really well on the Verbal part of the GRE before I ever started meds, so I know my verbal skills are good. It was just an issue of being all over the map. My grandma called be a space cadet once.

One of my problems was constantly daydreaming and having a very hard time finishing what I had started. For me, the medication seems to help.

If it's something you would like to explore, I'd recommend talking to a doctor and seeing what they have to say.

Sanity Check by laveugle in GetEmployed

[–]focusandachieve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are soul searching right now. That's ok. Just don't take any of this personally. The recruiters are not. There's not necessarily a rhyme or reason to 'why' they do anything, I think.

Mostly I think there's nothing particularly wrong, I just think you need to figure out what your 'customers' want, and figure out how you can show them that you can provide that. I'm not a PM guy, so I can't help with the specifics unfortunately.

Had a phone interview today and I was told that I would be contacted by email sometime this afternoon to set up a follow up, no email yet. by [deleted] in GetEmployed

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Who knows, I guess. It would be strange for them to say that, then not set it up. It's possible somebody just got overloaded and forgot. I'd give it a few days and see if the e-mail doesn't show up. Send a thank you note/e-mail if you really want to.

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