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Network Dictionary – RITA – Reliable Internetworking Troubleshooting Agent

Greg Ferro — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:25:23 +0000

Define RITA

The Balloon Story

Greg Ferro — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:22:51 +0000

Quite some time ago, someone sent me this joke. To this day, it should be funny but it isn't because it is still true.

Network ZEN: Stackable or Chassis Switches

Greg Ferro — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:39:25 +0000

The Zen Master was meditating over his network, at oneness with the Flow. A student approached the master and asked ‘may I not stack the c3750 to create more connections to the Flow’.

Why Does This Remind Me of Putting FCoE in My Network ?

Greg Ferro — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:42:38 +0000

This photo reminds me of networks that I have worked on. FCoE anyone ?

What Is a CCIE ?

Greg Ferro — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:13:28 +0000

Originally published at Techtarget when I sent it to them for fun. Reproduced here because I wrote it, and it still seems funny today. Note it is derivative from some joke that was around at the time. Interestingly, much of the puns on CCIE study topics are forgotten technology as modern CCIE's no longer study Token Ring, DLSW, Appletalk and other fine technologies.

RFC 1925 – The Twelve Networking Truths

Greg Ferro — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:29:38 +0000

Every network engineer should read this RFC, and understand what it means. Possibly, should be required reading for all CCNA candidates.

Describing My Job to ‘Normal People’

Greg Ferro — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:48:20 +0000

I went to dinner with a group of guys on the weekend. (Yeah, I know, I am actually sort of normal sometimes). In one of those awkward moments, I had to describe what I did, I am wondering what you tell people that you do ?