{"id":3231,"date":"2025-02-23T22:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/?page_id=3231"},"modified":"2025-03-01T00:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T06:20:40","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/?page_id=32\">About<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3203\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:207px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-666x666.jpg 666w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/471322574_9216321225055792_1774721078242308217_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>My name is Christopher Gaunt, and I was born in Springfield, Missouri. I have a wonderful family (wife, son, and two dogs) that help me strive for greater things. I started my IT journey in high school, where I dabbled in website building and computer assembly. However, my real journey began when I joined the United States Air Force (USAF) as a cable and antenna operations technician.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/?cat=10\">projects<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/screenshot-go.gliffy.com-2022.07.06-00_44_28-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" style=\"width:381px;height:253px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Having a solid understanding of your home network setup can significantly improve your ability to troubleshoot, secure, and optimize larger networks. At its core, a home network is a smaller-scale representation of what you\u2019d see in enterprise or organizational settings, allowing you to understand foundational network principles that can be applied to more complex environments. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/?cat=4\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Certifications <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3153\" style=\"width:211px;height:211px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/chrisrgaunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The\u00a0<strong>Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)<\/strong>\u00a0certification was a key milestone in my networking journey. To prepare for the exam, I extensively used\u00a0<strong>Packet Tracer<\/strong>\u00a0to simulate network configurations, practice troubleshooting, and build virtual networks. This tool allowed me to experiment with concepts like routing, switching, and VLANs without needing physical hardware. Additionally, I took advantage of the\u00a0<strong>Udemy<\/strong>\u00a0platform, where I followed structured courses that provided in-depth lessons, real-world scenarios, and hands-on labs. Additionally, I used boson for their in-depth practice questions<\/strong>. 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