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At the IOS XR self-help group

At the IOS XR self-help group
The CTO selecting Cisco ASR 9k as edge device

The CTO selecting Cisco ASR 9k as edge device
When Cisco asks you to remove the comments from your config to make it load

When Cisco asks you to remove the comments from your config to make it load
Spotting 100.64.0.0/10 more specifics in the DFZ

Spotting 100.64.0.0/10 more specifics in the DFZ
Why hot-potato routing usually gives better end-to-end performance

Why hot-potato routing usually gives better end-to-end performance
Unfiltered eBGP sessions
Installing the SMU to fix your last catastrophic failure
Yet another IOS XR BGP bug
Responding to a security incident after a 3AM alert
When your favorite startup is acquired by Cisco
When looking at the new IOS XR internals
MTU mismatch between router and switch
After launching “configure replace ftp://host/largeconfigfile force” on Arista EOS
“debug ip packet” on a 9600 baud console line
Being single-homed behind Level3 this morning
Turning up a BGP customer without any filters
When the vendor demonstrates smooth interoperability
Letting the junior engineer run the maintenance
Getting all work done within the maintenance window
Navigating bugfixes in XR release notes

Navigating bugfixes in XR release notes
When the transport provider doesn’t bother sending a notification for their “scheduled” maintenance window

When the transport provider doesn’t bother sending a notification for their “scheduled” maintenance window
Refusing sales’ request for a custom configuration

Refusing sales’ request for a custom configuration
Discovering Spanning Tree in the core of your latest acquisition
Following your competitor too closely
Testdriving quagga

Testdriving quagga
How sales approach a newly registered ASN
Repurposing a Cisco 6500
Finding a job right before the next round of layoffs

Finding a job right before the next round of layoffs
When control-plane fate-sharing strikes again

When control-plane fate-sharing strikes again