a love letter to network engineers

What it's like to be a
network engineer

It's always DNS.

tickets currently blamed on the network

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updated live · all of them are DNS

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ssh admin@core-sw-01

ssh admin@core-sw-01

$ ssh admin@core-sw-01

admin@core-sw-01's password:

Core-SW-01#conf t

Core-SW-01(config)#int gi0/1

Core-SW-01(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 10

Core-SW-01(config-if)#

connection to core-sw-01 closed · try instead

Diagnose the IssueP1 · OPEN

Triage game. Your sanity will not survive.

It's Always DNSodds: DNS%

A slot machine with one possible outcome.

Pager SimulatorON CALL

Experience 3am on-call from safety.

Generate Your RCAMAD LIBS

Plausible-sounding root cause, zero effort.

The Wall of PainCONFESSION

42 stories. Every one of them is true.

Dream ModeFANTASY

What we wish network engineering looked like.

Build Your LabHOME LAB

Pick your vendor. Experience the consequences.

man network-engineerRTFM

The man page they never wrote for the job.