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
4,829,103
updated live · all of them are DNS
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.
ClassifiedCLASSIFIED
Members only. Access is not guaranteed.
Dream ModeFANTASY
What we wish network engineering looked like.
The Impossible TriangleSIMULATOR
Fast. Good. Cheap. Adjust the sliders. Pick any two.
Build Your LabHOME LAB
Pick your vendor. Experience the consequences.
DocumentationRTFM
What documentation?
man network-engineerMAN PAGE
The man page they never wrote for the job.
System StatusLIVE
All systems operational.
The Certification LadderSTUDY GUIDE
An honest guide to networking certifications.
Mock InterviewHIRING
Questions they ask. Two sets of answers.
IPv6 Migration TrackerQ3 SOON
In progress since 2011. IPv4 still load-bearing.