When you forget “reload cancel”
When you forget “reload cancel”
When talking to your competitor about the reach of your backbone
When talking to your competitor about the reach of your backbone
How CDNs await flash mobs
How CDNs await flash mobs
When looking back at old configuration commit histories
When looking back at old configuration commit histories
When a bypass LSP is enabled
When a bypass LSP is enabled
After turning-up the new low-latency paths
After turning-up the new low-latency paths
When none of the IETF working groups will accept your Internet-Draft
When none of the IETF working groups will accept your Internet-Draft
When a router reloads after you enter VRRPv3 commands in the wrong order
When a router reloads after you enter VRRPv3 commands in the wrong order
When the vendor re-introduces a well-known bug for the third time
When the vendor re-introduces a well-known bug for the third time
Initial reaction to depeering notification
Initial reaction to depeering notification
When reviewing the effectiveness of some of your old NOC scripts
When reviewing the effectiveness of some of your old NOC scripts
Getting ready to handle that abuse ticket
Getting ready to handle that abuse ticket
Enabling TURBO mode on the network equipment
Enabling TURBO mode on the network equipment
When your competitor got a better deal on purchasing similar equipment.
When your competitor got a better deal on purchasing similar equipment.
How to explain Weighted random early detection (WRED) to your family
How to explain Weighted random early detection (WRED) to your family
When making useful contributions to the manager’s technical report
When making useful contributions to the manager’s technical report
Disciplining the clock when UTC starts drifting towards TAI
Disciplining the clock when UTC starts drifting towards TAI
When the router’s CLI momentarily freezes after a large copy + paste
When the router’s CLI momentarily freezes after a large copy + paste
What actually happens with packet header & payload inside the linecard ASIC
What actually happens with packet header & payload inside the linecard ASIC
Increasing the compression level on WAN Optimization devices
Increasing the compression level on WAN Optimization devices
When the network-wide deployment of the new automated ACL framework just works
When the network-wide deployment of the new automated ACL framework just works
When you suddenly realize you already have a BGP community for that
When you suddenly realize you already have a BGP community for that
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 the customer explains to you why they redistribute some BGP routes in OSPF
When coworker asks about the reasoning behind the VLAN assignment policy
When coworker asks about the reasoning behind the VLAN assignment policy
Catastrophic cascade of failures during maintenance
Catastrophic cascade of failures during maintenance
After applying the vendor’s latest security patches
After applying the vendor’s latest security patches
When your capacity strategy doesn’t pan out
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
2 linecard swaps before figuring out link stays up because there’s a media converter in the path
Final pre-launch testing
Final pre-launch testing
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