From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 04:49:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7E751065671 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 04:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@brianwhalen.net) Received: from entwistle.sonicboom.org (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 774918FC16 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 04:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@brianwhalen.net) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (dsl093-034-235.snd1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.93.34.235]) by entwistle.sonicboom.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m4G4GF1K028669 for ; Thu, 15 May 2008 21:16:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bri@brianwhalen.net) Message-ID: <482D0A98.8050809@brianwhalen.net> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:16:24 -0700 From: Brian User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Some Advice X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:49:57 -0000 n00dles wrote: > Hello All, > > I'd be grateful if you guys/girls could offer up some insight and or wisdom. > I'm about to start a new job working for an ISP, although I've been > using/working with Unix predominately FreeBSD it has not been in a NOC > environment. > > So I guess I'm asking if you have any pointers that might help me make a > good start with what I hope will be an enjoyable role. > > Thanks in advance. > > When I think back to that point of my career, O'Reilly books were very helpful, have a gander at www.oreilly.com. Brian