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What is the deference between network engineer and network administrator ?

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Question added by Mahmood Abd Al-wahub Mohammed Hmood , IT Support Engineer , Alakwaa for exchange and mony transfer com
Date Posted: 2014/12/28
zeeshan ali
by zeeshan ali , Junior technician , Media monitors pvt

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR:The person who is reponsible for the wholte network operations

NETWORK ENGINEER:The person who has asigned any task regarding the network to lookafter it.

احمد ابراهيم محمد الخيال
by احمد ابراهيم محمد الخيال , خدمه عسكريه , الجيش

Network administrator = LAN side i.e. Servers, desktops - Network Engineer = WAN Side Servers, switches & Routers!

 

network engineer, could be anywhere. network administrator mostly stick on a specific workplace.

Bijay kumar Shah
by Bijay kumar Shah , IT Officer , Himalayan Snax and Noodles Private Limited

Network administrator = LAN side i.e. Servers, desktops - Network Engineer = WAN Side Servers, switches & Routers!

 

In CISCO Term

CCIE = Network Architect CCNP = Network Engineer CCNA = Network Administrator 

Both network administrator and network engineer sounds to be the same but  difference can only be based on the job description from one organization to another

Nadeem Afzal
by Nadeem Afzal , System / Network Administrator , Kwick Hightech & Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd.

The both terms are related to Network Transmission and Equipment configuration.

 

Network Engineer is responsible to maintain end to end transmission medias like Fiber, Copper etc.

Network Administrator is responsible for the configuration of Network Devices like routers, switches, firewalls other equipment related to connectivity between sites.

 

Regards,

Nadeem Afzal 

Muhammad Ahsan Javed
by Muhammad Ahsan Javed , System and Network Administrator , Lahore School of Economics

network engineer and network administrator both are responsible for network transmission and configuration. the difference is network engineer responsible for the end side of the network he is supporting to administrator and network administrator works on switches, routers and firewalls etc..............

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