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A Literal Switch
Networking Hardware Gamedev
2 months ago 76.6M views 0 shares
A Literal Switch
Kid wanted a Nintendo Switch for their birthday. Dad works in IT. Kid got a network switch instead. Classic dad joke meets IT hardware confusion. The look of pure disappointment on the kid's face says it all—they're holding what appears to be a Cisco or similar enterprise-grade network switch with multiple ethernet ports instead of the gaming console they were dreaming about. Plot twist: that network switch probably costs more than the gaming console, but try explaining that to a kid who just wanted to play Mario Kart. Dad's probably already planning the "but you said you wanted a Switch!" defense while mom rolls her eyes in the background.

Interview Via Ms Teams? How About No.
Databases Networking Backend Programming
3 months ago 97.7M views 0 shares
Interview Via Ms Teams? How About No.
Recruiters really out here thinking you'll jump at the chance to work with CISCO hardware and Oracle databases like it's 2005. The desperation is palpable – they need someone, anyone, to touch their legacy infrastructure that nobody wants to maintain anymore. Meanwhile, developers have written "I HATE ORACLE" and "I HATE CISCO" on repeat like it's a mantra keeping them sane through years of dealing with enterprise bloatware and licensing nightmares. Nothing says "exciting career opportunity" quite like being asked to babysit decades-old tech stacks that require sacrificing your weekends to Oracle's licensing gods and deciphering CISCO CLI commands that feel like ancient hieroglyphics. Hard pass.

This Switch Had A Bug
Networking Hardware Debugging Security
1 year ago 481.7K views 0 shares
This Switch Had A Bug
When they said "debug the network switch," I didn't think they meant it literally . That cockroach found the one place where even the most aggressive firewall couldn't block it. $50,000 of enterprise hardware, defeated by a six-legged intruder with no CompTIA certification. And you thought your code was the only thing with unexpected visitors in production!

Continental Grade NAT: The Final IPv4 Boss Battle
Networking Hardware Security
1 year ago 698.5K views 1 shares
Continental Grade NAT: The Final IPv4 Boss Battle
The networking equivalent of "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas." Instead of adopting IPv6 with its 340 undecillion addresses, let's just cram 200 million people behind one IPv4 address and call it "Continental Grade NAT." That rat's nest of cables is probably the debugging interface. $10M per year to maintain this monstrosity when we could just... use IPv6. But sure, let's keep the IPv4 zombie shuffling along until 2030. Network engineers everywhere just died a little inside.

Has This Happened To Anyone
Networking Hardware
1 year ago 497.0K views 0 shares
Has This Happened To Anyone
That moment when you realize the "Protective Boot" isn't some fancy security feature but just the plastic cap on your Ethernet cable. Spent 30 minutes googling how to configure it in Cisco IOS only to discover it's literally just keeping dust out of your connector. Network engineers with CompTIA certs sweating nervously right now.

Synology DS225+ 2-Bay Diskstation NAS (Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-Core, 2 GB Non-ECC DDR4 SODIMM 1 x 2,5 GbE und 1 x 1 GbE RJ-45 LAN-Port) 8TB Bundle with 2X 4TB Seagate Ironwolf
Affiliate Home Lab
Synology
Synology DS225+ 2-Bay Diskstation NAS (Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-Core, 2 GB Non-ECC DDR4 SODIMM 1 x 2,5 GbE und 1 x 1 GbE RJ-45 LAN-Port) 8TB Bundle with 2X 4TB Seagate Ironwolf
Now compatible with third-party drives since DSM 7.3 · Comes with 2 GB DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM memory, expandable up to 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) · Supports Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) for flexible storage manag…

When Your Kid Asks For A Switch For Christmas
Networking Hardware
1 year ago 449.2K views 0 shares
When Your Kid Asks For A Switch For Christmas
Kid: "Dad, can I get a Switch for Christmas?" Dad, who's been configuring Cisco routers since the 90s: "Say no more!" The crushing disappointment on that kid's face is what happens when you don't use proper technical specifications in a house full of nerds. Nintendo? Ethernet? Who knows! Next time he'll submit a detailed product requirements document with model numbers and hyperlinks. That's how you learn to communicate with engineers in the wild.