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[spacebug]

I'd like to either read a good book or take a class on networking basics so's I can be more effective at work. Despite having no training in it, I'm the default sysadmin here. Whee! However, work is happy to pay for classes for me (within reason- we likely can't afford to do stuff like getting me certified in anything.)
There's a class on Windows Server 2003 via the Science Museum, and while I'm sure a lot of the basics are the same, we have a Mac server and a hybrid network.

Any suggestions, O Geek Friends of Mine?

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[spacebug.livejournal.com]

'cept that the server's running 9.1...

[burnunit.livejournal.com]

oh. sweet. well, then you're going to want to learn some hardware basics too, since anything still running os9 server is going to be aging pretty quick (if it hasn't already started showing signs of age).
figure out a good backup process, get a good old copy of Norton Utilities and Disk Warrior, maybe TechTools, buy an external hard drive

What kind of hardware? G3? G4?

I highly recommend the Missing Manual. I think there's an os 9 version. (rummaging thru amazon... here it is) When I was administering an os 9 server on a beige g3, most of our problems were not with the server admin stuff, it was hardware centered or with the backup process.
I did almost nothing extra on the admin side, but plenty of routine work to keep the operating system and filesystem in top shape.

I relied a lot on http://www.lowendmac.com for info and ideas.