I will check it out. I registered there and never got an email confirmation. I need to click on the link in it to get confirmed so I can post. Still waiting... Thanks for the advice on the exams. I read the security book once through and am taking the practice exams now. I will start studying for the A+ and Network+ exams and hopefully knock all three out by the end of May. I have been in this field for a few years now but I guess I just have first time jitters from taking my first cert exam. I'm not sure if I will go for Server+. I guess I'd have to check it out some more. I'm favoring the CompTIA exams because they are pay once and certify for life sort of deal so it might not be bad to just take the test and hang on to it. Linux+ - From what you said, I think I will just install Linux on a VM and just start using it full time until I get fairly used to it. I'll just plan to take the test much later in the year so I can get a good grasp of it. I know a decent amount of linux. I ran my own webpage off my xbox for about a year so I know basic commands and how to install programs and troubleshoot. I've never really used it as a desktop before. After I finish these CompTIA exams, where do you suggest I go next as far as certifications? Microsoft or Cisco? or others? Thanks again for your help. Bobby
