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Chris Parker @ Network Fun-Times @NetworkFunTimes

My blog teaches you network engineering with jokes & fun! Instructor/course writer for Juniper. JNCIE-SP, meme fanatic, CEO of the internet, your new goth uncle

Joined March 2018
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Like a lot of folks, I'm moving over to Mastodon (unless something very major changes on this site). I'm on the noc.social server, which looks good for network engineers. noc.social/@NetworkFunTimes
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New blog post about Junos and BGP! Posted the link on my Mastodon. Click for cool learnings: noc.social/@NetworkFunTimes Though, I don't think Mastodon is a great replacement, Much bigger character limit = many long posts that I just scroll past. Mixed feelings about the move.
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I'm on the new place
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BTW it was super easy to sign up. No idea what the fuss was about with it being difficult. You go to their site, you choose a server, you sign up, you wait a bit, and then that's it. If, like me, you were put off based purely on the stories of faff and difficulty: it's a breeze.
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Catching up on bookmarks. Interesting read from @ioshints on SR-MPLS vs SRv6 for brand new deployments. blog.ipspace.net/2022/09/gre…

SR-MPLS or SRv6 for Greenfield Networks « ipSpace.net blog

Here’s an interesting question randomly appearing in my Twitter feed: If you had a greenfield network, would you choose SR-MPLS, or SRv6? And why? TL&DR: SR-MPLS, assuming you’re building a network...

blog.ipspace.net
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I like to think he'd sing "Turn It (off and) On Again".
Paul-in-Ottawa@paul_in_ottawa
16 Dec 2022
Replying to @NetworkFunTimes
But if you phoned him up on the technical support line about an outstanding item and he started to sing "I Don't Care Anymore", it would all be worth it.
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Good to know, thank u .
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Markus Klock@markusklock
15 Dec 2022
Replying to @danieldibswe
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JNCIE-SP renewed to 2025 😎
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TracketPacer
@TracketPacer
5 Dec 2022
ok look i didn’t have to do it… but i really wanted to 😂
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Oh wow - I don't keep an eye on my website stats, but I did just notice that I passed 400,000 total views a while ago. Blimey! Big ups all the pals in network engineering who read my new posts & then refresh the page 25,000 times.
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this picture is a real screenshot from my stats. i didn't make it up. it's impossible to photoshop an image like this. not even "artificial intelligence" could create something so realistic.
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Interesting read on the BGP hijacks used to target cryptocurrency services, and the things that could have been done to negate or prevent them blog.apnic.net/2022/11/07/wh…

What can be learned from BGP hijacks targeting cryptocurrency services? | APNIC Blog

Guest Post: These attacks hold lessons for securing the BGP routing of any organization that conducts business on the Internet.

blog.apnic.net
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(Please don't mistake this post for me liking crypto in any way. Quite the opposite. Just a very interesting read on BGP.)
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TracketPacer
@TracketPacer
23 Nov 2022
wake up shitbirds i just rated the coolest types of ethernet get hyped
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Daniel Dib@danieldibswe
23 Nov 2022
Saw this on LinkedIn 😅 /cc @nickrusso42518
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Nice little read on GPON (gigabit passive optical networks), and the move to XGS-PON (10 gig) potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/11…

Is it Time to Say Farewell to GPON?

GPON is a great technology, GPON stands for gigabit passive optical network, and it is the predominant technology in place that is delivering fiber last mile broadband. The GPON standard was first …

potsandpansbyccg.com
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neural oscillator of uncertain significance@mycoliza
21 Nov 2022
the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) is a subsystem of many Unix operating systems wherein all packets are sent to a server in Berkeley, California, which has the firewall rules on it.
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in this one circumstance i am happy to compromise
Phil Gervasi@network_phil
18 Nov 2022
Replying to @NetworkFunTimes
honestly both of those options are extremely impractical, so I'll check every 5 minutes instead if that works for you
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this is NOT part of the agreement . you must visit it yourself, and you must do it with strength in ur heart. failure to bring maximum heart-strength will result in a fine of up to $2.50.
osxunix@osx_unix
18 Nov 2022
Replying to @NetworkFunTimes
Your website is technically documentation. I’ll make sure to curl it every 30 min.
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