When previously reported & resolved bugs resurface

When previously reported & resolved bugs resurface
Relying on IGP metrics for your global traffic engineering

Relying on IGP metrics for your global traffic engineering
Debugging an issue by reloading the chassis

Debugging an issue by reloading the chassis
When you ask for more budget to bring the lab up to date with current equipment

When you ask for more budget to bring the lab up to date with current equipment
When the TAC engineer asks if they can help you with anything else during a P1 ticket

When the TAC engineer asks if they can help you with anything else during a P1 ticket
Going over the Errata in the Release Notes

Going over the Errata in the Release Notes
Pager duty on New Years Eve

Pager duty on New Years Eve
ScreenOS
Explaining the TCP 3-way handshake to the younger generation

Explaining the TCP 3-way handshake to the younger generation
When you hear Sales say “Sure, we can handle that volume of CDN traffic”

When you hear Sales say “Sure, we can handle that volume of CDN traffic”
Going through your mailbox after a RIPE meeting

Going through your mailbox after a RIPE meeting
Vendor’s account rep dismissing the bugs you reported

Vendor’s account rep dismissing the bugs you reported
Explaining your traffic volume forecast to the group

Explaining your traffic volume forecast to the group
Disabling AS-PATH loop detection

Disabling AS-PATH loop detection
Bugfixing IOS XR

Bugfixing IOS XR
Trusting the network automation

Trusting the network automation
When IOS XR commits, but does not apply, the new configuration.

When IOS XR commits, but does not apply, the new configuration.
Incident response when that useless coworker is on-call

Incident response when that useless coworker is on-call
Figuring out IOS XR umbrella-SMU superseding paths

Figuring out IOS XR umbrella-SMU superseding paths
Relying on vendor’s bugfix delivery date
“admin install abort” during an IOS XR upgrade

“admin install abort” during an IOS XR upgrade
CTO bragging about his programming skills

CTO bragging about his programming skills
The periodic routing policy configuration cleanup

The periodic routing policy configuration cleanup
When your gigantic ‘commit replace’ just works
When you try to debug the debug-environment itself but real bugs also come into play

When you try to debug the debug-environment itself but real bugs also come into play
When you back a friend’s rebuttal on a public IPv6 mailing list

When you back a friend’s rebuttal on a public IPv6 mailing list
How the incumbent perceives over-the-top video streaming services

How the incumbent perceives over-the-top video streaming services
When someone on the call suggests to disable the prefix filters
When you lock yourself out by loading jinstall-X-export-signed.tgz instead of jinstall-X-domestic-signed.tgz

When you lock yourself out by loading jinstall-X-export-signed.tgz instead of jinstall-X-domestic-signed.tgz