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Another late night network maintenance and my wife is mad I worked too late. I have been dialing back over-working but night maintenances are unavoidable.
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Another late night network maintenance and my wife is mad I worked too late. I have been dialing back over-working but night maintenances are unavoidable.
How many pizza slices should I eat? n+1
March 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How many pizza slices should I eat? n+1
The agonizing wait after rebooting a remote device after code upgrade😰😰😰
December 15, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The agonizing wait after rebooting a remote device after code upgrade😰😰😰
Streamed Deadpool and Wolverine and it was ok. The hype was not justified IMO
December 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Streamed Deadpool and Wolverine and it was ok. The hype was not justified IMO
How to rerun the onboarding process to select new topics to follow on Bluesky?
December 10, 2024 at 2:35 AM
How to rerun the onboarding process to select new topics to follow on Bluesky?
First day back to work from vacation and I still remember my passwords. I didn’t go hard enough it seems.
December 4, 2024 at 11:17 PM
First day back to work from vacation and I still remember my passwords. I didn’t go hard enough it seems.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup on a cold day 🤤
December 4, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Grilled cheese and tomato soup on a cold day 🤤
Best thing about Skeleton Crew
a person wearing an elephant mask and a kepler patch
ALT: a person wearing an elephant mask and a kepler patch
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Best thing about Skeleton Crew
Insane progress by this guy getting a computer from 1957 working again! youtu.be/Fe1wYwGcjlo?...
This G15 is the Oldest Running Digital Computer in America!
YouTube video by Usagi Electric
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Insane progress by this guy getting a computer from 1957 working again! youtu.be/Fe1wYwGcjlo?...
Talk dirty to me…
Whispers: “Deep. Packet. Inspection”
Whispers: “Deep. Packet. Inspection”
November 30, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Talk dirty to me…
Whispers: “Deep. Packet. Inspection”
Whispers: “Deep. Packet. Inspection”
DNS it’s always DNS… except when it is not. Oh and it is not the firewall… unless it is. Wait, wut?
November 30, 2024 at 4:42 PM
DNS it’s always DNS… except when it is not. Oh and it is not the firewall… unless it is. Wait, wut?
Learn VPN/IPSec tech and you will have job security
November 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Learn VPN/IPSec tech and you will have job security
Oh I-45 how I’ve missed your traffic…
November 30, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Oh I-45 how I’ve missed your traffic…
Network Engineer EDC when you HAVE to be onsite:
Laptop, duh…
Console cable, always!
USB adapters
Ethernet cables
Spare fiber
Cell phone/hotspot
Flash drive
Small label maker
Battery pack
Laptop, duh…
Console cable, always!
USB adapters
Ethernet cables
Spare fiber
Cell phone/hotspot
Flash drive
Small label maker
Battery pack
November 29, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Network Engineer EDC when you HAVE to be onsite:
Laptop, duh…
Console cable, always!
USB adapters
Ethernet cables
Spare fiber
Cell phone/hotspot
Flash drive
Small label maker
Battery pack
Laptop, duh…
Console cable, always!
USB adapters
Ethernet cables
Spare fiber
Cell phone/hotspot
Flash drive
Small label maker
Battery pack
To software devs, please enable debugging on your apps to help your networking team help solve your problem. PCAPs from the upstream device shows a lot of info, but we miss visibility from the client side.
November 27, 2024 at 10:41 PM
To software devs, please enable debugging on your apps to help your networking team help solve your problem. PCAPs from the upstream device shows a lot of info, but we miss visibility from the client side.
When adding “smart” appliances to your home network, change default passwords and connect them to a different SSID on a separate vlan on your network. If possible, have a zone based firewall to further segment your IoT traffic.
November 27, 2024 at 10:14 PM
When adding “smart” appliances to your home network, change default passwords and connect them to a different SSID on a separate vlan on your network. If possible, have a zone based firewall to further segment your IoT traffic.
Do not do personal stuff on a work device and work stuff on a personal device. Keep that line of demarcation for you and your company’s safety.
November 27, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Do not do personal stuff on a work device and work stuff on a personal device. Keep that line of demarcation for you and your company’s safety.
If you an oldhead like me, you can make it in IT and change your life!
November 24, 2024 at 9:11 PM
If you an oldhead like me, you can make it in IT and change your life!
On that #bluesky now! I’ll be bringing network, security, and general IT tips for those trying to break in to the professional IT space.
November 24, 2024 at 9:08 PM
On that #bluesky now! I’ll be bringing network, security, and general IT tips for those trying to break in to the professional IT space.