Quote Originally Posted by Kenyth View Post
Thanks man! You highlight one of my problems, which I know well enough. My experience is now a bit stale. What I do know, (PC/laptop work, Microsoft System Administration and Group Policy, basic network administration and a smattering of Linux) is known by many. The IT generalist label is just too common these days. I'll have to retrain and specialize. Now, on to the next problem, finding time in a busy family life.
Don't forget to look at post secondary. I work for a university and we have good pay and benefits. The bigger the Uni, the bigger the IT department(s)

I've been here 11+ years now as a "network technician" I handle all the layer 1 and 2 stuff as well as managing/maintaining equipment. I also troubleshoot/fix user networking issues when it's beyond the helpdesk's abilities.

FWIW, our "PC unit" are pretty much all "generalists" in the MS domain admin area. They create/deploy desktop images, manage servers, etc I'm sure most, if not all, colleges and universities require similar staff and you'd fit right in....even if you are a little rusty.

All my MS skills have turned to rust.........LOL The last MS server platform I worked with was Server 2003! But if you want to know about VLAN's, I'm your man! I can do layer 3, but our "security" specialist handles all the layer 3 with the exception of our client (staff) subnets. Those are done internally on our core switches by yours truly.