Geof Schwer's Web Page

Welcome to Geof Schwer's Home Page!

In the beginning, the Information Highway was a bit difficult to transverse unless you could swim; hence, the term 'Surfing the Net.'

Cruisin' the Original Information Highway My Way!

Contact Information

On-Campus Phone: Extension 3018 Off-Campus Phone: (254) 867-3018

Toll-free Phone: 1-800-792-8784 (when the TSTC Operator answers, ask for Ext. 3018)

E-mail: gschwer@cns.tstc.edu

Web site: http://cns.tstc.edu/gschwer

Click on the thumbnail photo to see my Class Schedule and Office Hours

Qualifications and Background

Academic Background
MBA -- The University of Texas at Austin
BBA -- National University of Mexico, Mexico DF, Mexico

Professional Certifications
Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Novell Certified Network Engineer (CNE)
Panduit Certified Installer (PCI)

TSTC-Related Experience
TSTC Faculty Ranking ~~ Associate Professor
CNS Co-Operative Training (Co-Op) Coordinator
11 years of experience teaching in the CNS Department
25 years of experience working with computers and networks
Instructional specializations include WANs, Solaris UNIX and Cisco CCNA

Purely Personal Stuff
I do not believe that Al Gore invented the Internet or that "green" is always good
I do believe that Sears Craftsman tools make excellent birthday and Christmas gifts
I have no use for cellphones or pagers, and expect my students to turn them off in class!
A beer at night is great for your health, especially when watching the Bowflex girl on television
Did I mention that the Bowflex girl herself would make an excellent gift regardless of the occassion?!

I'm a Corvette "freak" and have owned, rebuilt and raced them for more than 40 years
I'm an FCC-licensed General Class Amateur Radio Operator and my Call Sign is KE5NPI
I don't care for buttermilk or fish and despise liver regardless of who cooked it!

Syllabi, Class Assignments & Tests
Syllabi ~~ Click on the button for your course

  Click on "Mr. SyllaBILLus" to see the Syllabus for ITSC 2380
Class Assignments ~~ Click on the button for your class

Class Tests ~~ Click on the button for your class

Slide Sets for ITCC 2310, Accessing the WAN ~~ Click on the appropriate Chapter button

Slide Sets for ITSC 1307, UNIX Operating System I ~~ Click on the appropriate Chapter button

Handouts for Cisco/WAN courses in general ~~ Click on the appropriate button for the desired item

Some Really Cool Stuff...
1. RJ-45 Pinouts for Ethernet, Token-Ring and Telco networks... You'll never again make a wiring mistake with this great resource!

  Click on the thumbnail image to see the new CNS RJ-45 Pinouts Wall Chart.
Attention high school instructors: to obtain a free, 24" x 36" copy of the CNS Pinouts Wall Chart,
please e-mail your request to Sherry Pierce, CNS Department Chair, at ckimbrell@cns.tstc.edu.
2. The Cisco Networking Academy's "Packet Tracer 3.0" Program... Practice designing and troubleshooting a variety of network architectures.

  Click on the Cisco icon to download a "zipped" version of Packet Tracer 3.
3. The "5-in-1" Network Administrator's Cable... Test Ethernet/Crossover/Modem/Null Modem/Cisco Console connections with one cable!

  Click on the thumbnail photo for instructions on how to build this nifty, multi-use troubleshooting cable.

Things that make for a great website...
When the Internet was in its infancy, many website developers felt that the only way to make a "so-so" website really great was to add a few eye-catching animations to it. Never mind that most of these animations had less to do with the content of the website than the "appearance" of it. One IT magazine reviewer even wrote that "...adding meaningless graphics to your website is no more effective than putting a bunch of dancing girls or a flaming bouncing ball on it." Regardless, having grown up in the days of Archie, Gopher and Pine, I felt obligated to add a few "meaningless" touches of my own to this website. Check 'em out...


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