i will be at NANOG 97 in bellevue next week with my colleagues. feel free to say hi! i have never been to a NANOG before 👁️〰️👁️

cybersecurity is hilarious bc a hacker will be known by a name like siD3w4ys_d4rKst4r or some shit & it’s just a middle aged dude w glasses who coaches his kids’ soccer team

man i really need to hug a dog

bought a bunch of “CAT7/CAT8” cables off amazon and, well… here are the test results of the first one. can’t pass CAT6a, debatable on CAT5e!! 🫣

anybody have any tips for this pal in kenya looking for hardware to practice on?

i love junos firewall filters so much omg

i’ve been learning abt embedded stuff lately

thanks bud

so not only is there an auto-negotiation process from local PHY to its link partner PHY, but there is also another auto-negotiation process internal to the board between PHY & MAC that occurs over traces but it is NOT THE SAME THING as the other kind of auto-negotiation oh my god why

ok well so far the answer is YES* *but only a channel test (cable only; RJ45 plugs not included)

do u think this skinny cable can pass CAT6a testing? 🤨

my partner has never heard of the donner party before but decided to read a book abt them, because the book got really good reviews. he requested NO SPOILERS of me. so i have been waiting in hysterical anticipation as he updates me on where he is in their journey. tenterhooks

eric berger is the reason none of us except essential personnel can listen in on comms during launch and i will never forgive him for that

every once in a while after a particularly brutal therapy session unpacking the trauma, i go to linkedin to make sure the guy who sexually harassed me at a previous workplace is still a shittyass level II network engineer at the same company & then have a nice chuckle to myself

i found some cage nuts

Someone on Instagram asked (disingenuously, I suspect) why videos from space don't show Earth "spinning at 1000 miles per hour." At first glance, sounds like you should see that! But: 1. To see the spinning accurately, you'd have to be not drifting with respect to Earth, & that's hard to set up 1/2

finally gettin racked up

i desperately need an astronaut porch goose outfit HELP

hell to the yeah. beautiful touchdown.

Science is good. We should fund it.

Thanks to @tracketpacer.com for originally highlighting this issue! (at least on my timeline) Copper Cladded Aluminium cables are not compliant in any way, shape or form. They're great in other applications and many of my RF coax cables are CCA. But for networks: no.

CCA Ethernet Cables: Not Up To Scratch, But Are They Dangerous?

> grab juniper qfx5100 for project, set it on my desk > connect console cable & turn it on > MAXIMUM JET ENGINE SOUNDS > everyone around jumps & looks at me > fuck, sorry > i haven’t been a real network engineer in a while > forgot what happens when u turn on a freaking datacenter switch

hi could i pls humbly request pet photos? dogs especially but all pets are appreciated & welcome ❤️ i miss my girl

as someone who has trouble w jokes, i hate april fools. & i hate it most when people send serious-sounding emails IN THE OFFICE to their subordinates about something that is definitely in the realm of possibility & would have massive implications for everyone’s work… turns out it’s a joke. fuck you

we threw some PoE on a copper clad aluminum (CCA) twisted pair cable just to see how bad it was… 🙊

reminder we’re gonna blow up some cables tomorrow evening at 6pm pacific

i used to wake up every morning & the first thing i did was give her kisses & say good morning! are you hungry?, and then we would run downstairs & eat, then go for a walk. i have been late to the office every single business day for the past… 6 months, at least. no more mornings, now. i miss her.

my favorite companies are the ones that are like “hey heres this new tool we’re coming out with, do u want one? could make a cool video” shoutout to yall for knowing my love language

anyone who wants to claim CCA cables are fine & good as compared to copper, or aren’t safety hazards……. we’re gonna livestream this shit 3/31 6pm US Pacific ⏰ bit.ly/4sunRJ9

so i bought the macintosh LC

well now that i am a mother to a macintosh LC i guess i ought to finally build an actual home lab

what have i done

CCA cables are dangerous & by definition cannot fit any CAT or ANSI/TIA standard. they’re considered a problem in the industry bc wholesalers looking to make a quick buck will sell them with claims they they’re up to standard: they’re not. also they’re a fire hazard

if u can learn how to play (& enjoy) crusader kings III u can learn how to use network monitoring software

make the network work! but use our database for your automation source of truth! but no WE WONT MAKE THE DATABASE MAKE SENSE YOU HAVE TO ADJUST TO OUR DATABASE THAT WAS NOT MADE FOR YOU

the inside of a $32 optical splitter… lol

figured it out. just had to swap the pairs for Tx/Rx on one side lmaoo i guess auto polarity isn’t a thing on these converters?

weird network stuff on the carpet

IEEE spectrum magazine has been a source of tech optimism for me where usually digital tech news makes me want to die. thanks IEEE ♥️

when u told the switch to disable auto negotiation & force a specific static speed+duplex but instead it just limits its auto negotiation advertisements to that speed+duplex

back at it again i fear

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

discovering sleep token in the depths of perimenopause PMDD has been exactly like discovering my chemical romance during puberty

as is tradition every international women’s day, i will be ignoring every single man whose presence i encounter, both online & IRL

i really miss the part of developing the network when i was running around between labs, grabbing tools, standing or walking most of the day. now the stupid network is mature & functional & i have to sit at my desk 😔