
Actually using the vendor’s NETCONF API

Actually using the vendor’s NETCONF API

When the customer explains to you why they redistribute some BGP routes in OSPF

When coworker asks about the reasoning behind the VLAN assignment policy

Catastrophic cascade of failures during maintenance

After applying the vendor’s latest security patches

When your capacity strategy doesn’t pan out

2 linecard swaps before figuring out link stays up because there’s a media converter in the path

Final pre-launch testing

Closing trouble ticket with the vendor after 12+ months

Running tcpdump eth0 on a new VPS provider

Explaining conceptual issues with the active/active setup to management

Reacting to peering policy mismatch on monday morning

Incumbent’s reaction to your most recent network expansion