Paul Schmidt
Paul Schmidt
@psrex.bsky.social
Network architect for Dartmouth College who also plays Magic and guitar.
Possibly it is related to one of the new pangrams. I'm not sure if it is a mistake or a joke. Maybe tomorrow will reveal the answer to that, but probably Sam doesn't want to spoil that today (assuming it is all part of a plan).
June 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yes! I thought I was going crazy, but I now get a different puzzle than earlier in the day. The puzzle no longer matches what the official SB account has posted as the puzzle today.
June 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Woo hoo! Got my tickets to see you again in VT.
April 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Nothing new, but Apes of the State's album This City Isn't Big Enough for some folk punk, or Asphyx's album The Rack for awesome doom metal.
March 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Yes! I always looking forward to your new music. I hope that you tour the Northeast soon again as a headliner. You're one of my two favorite musicians/groups to see live!
March 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We're hoping that others will contribute as well. Our current (not always beautiful) templates are here:

github.com/Network-Auto...
handyinfo/examples/dartmouth-device-templates at main · Network-Automation-Forum/handyinfo
Information about network automation, orchestration, and observability that you might just find handy. - Network-Automation-Forum/handyinfo
github.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
We've published our device templates already. We need to do a little more documentation and then build a demo NetBox instance that will show people how easily they can generate full device configs for their entire network. We're estimating 2 weeks of work -- thus the 6 month goal.
December 15, 2024 at 1:22 PM
I'm hoping that we (Dartmouth College) can publish our automation model in the next 6 months or so, which lays this out clearly alongside a demo NetBox config that will generate full working configs for an entire EVPN network, including border routers.
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Irrelevant details include any information already defined on a different device, BGP policies or other policies that define relationships between devices (just connect devices with a cable), anything that is universal and can be assumed, and anything that you're not using in building your config.
December 11, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Netbox. We've been using it for about 5 years and don't see any reason to change.
December 10, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Thanks for all of your posts. I never reply, but you've put out some really useful content.
September 17, 2024 at 3:08 PM