Rfc Memes

The number of people who know that DHCP servers listen on port 67 is inversely proportional to the number of people who've ever had to manually configure network settings. For most folks, networks just "work magically" until they don't. Meanwhile, the networking veterans are tapping their temples because they've debugged enough connection issues to know that port 67 is where all your IP address begging happens. It's like knowing the secret handshake at the exclusive club called "I've actually read an RFC."

Ah, bureaucracy has finally reached the network layer! This brilliant form imagines what would happen if our digital packets needed the same paperwork as our physical ones. "Print legibly and press hard. You are making up to 255 copies." Because nothing says efficient data transfer like carbon copy paperwork. I particularly love the "this bit intentionally left blank" option - as if packets are now subject to the same ridiculous government form logic that plagues humans. Next thing you know, UDP packets will need to take a number and TCP packets will need to schedule three-way handshakes weeks in advance. Remember: if your packet gets lost in transit, please fill out form RFC2460 in triplicate and expect a response in 4-6 business weeks.