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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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and basic networking (switches, cabling, troubleshooting) can be taught live/learned on the job easier than in a class, generally. and I think a quick survey of where you are now with what machines you have, their status, their os and any quirks you've noticed on an ongoing basis. answer for yourself: what's your baseline? then plan to learn some basics, then also learn about the specific problems you're already having, then the rest is going to be learn on the job. besides, the system is working now, right? so unless they're getting all strategic on you, you probably don't need to spend a ton on classes.