Best way to gain working knowledge of switches and other networking devices?

I've been working in the field for less than 2 years, but I feel like I'm so behind. For work today, I was asked to configure switches and I had to make a bit of a work trip for it. I didn't bring a console cable because I wasn't aware I had to.. so now I'm completely unsure on what to do and what to tell my boss. I feel like I should know this stuff being in cybersecurity? How …

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