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Re: Common operational misconceptions
From: Lee <ler762 () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:17:57 -0500
traceroute shows _a_ path. Your packets might have taken a different path. (& the return traffic yet another) labeling something "backup link" on the network diagram doesn't make it one. Lee On 2/15/12, John Kristoff <jtk () cymru com> wrote:
Hi friends, As some of you may know, I occasionally teach networking to college students and I frequently encounter misconceptions about some aspect of networking that can take a fair amount of effort to correct. For instance, a topic that has come up on this list before is how the inappropriate use of classful terminology is rampant among students, books and often other teachers. Furthermore, the terminology isn't even always used correctly in the original context of classful addressing. I have a handful of common misconceptions that I'd put on a top 10 list, but I'd like to solicit from this community what it considers to be the most annoying and common operational misconceptions future operators often come at you with. I'd prefer replies off-list and can summarize back to the list if there is interest. John
Current thread:
- Re: Common operational misconceptions, (continued)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Mike Lyon (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Phil Dyer (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Anton Kapela (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Chuck Anderson (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jeff Kell (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Rich Kulawiec (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Chris Campbell (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jeff Kell (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Chris Campbell (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Alexandre Grojsgold (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jeff Wheeler (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Lee (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Wayne E Bouchard (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Justin M. Streiner (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Tony Tauber (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Wayne E Bouchard (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Masataka Ohta (Feb 15)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Steve Bertrand (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Mark Andrews (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Masataka Ohta (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Charles Mills (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions John Kristoff (Feb 16)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 15)