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Re: Perhaps it's time to think about enhancements to the NANOG list...?


From: Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:01:31 +0200



On 3/23/21 20:14, Sabri Berisha wrote:

Most of the more effective troubleshooting techniques will require some sort
of CLI or CLI-like output. In times of crisis, you'll want to be able to
type "show ip bgp summary", instead of waiting for your browser to send a
javascript request to a server, the server to run a python script invoking
netmiko to log onto a node, grab the output, reformat it, have it sent back
to your browser and rendered.

Not to mention that, like pilots, network engineers need hands-on time to
stay effective. Planes have crashed because pilots lost it and relied on
automation (Asiana 214, anyone?).

That said, as a soon-to-be-dinosaur, I try to keep up with the latest and
greatest. I don't want to run the risk of becoming an ATM engineer.

Let's not forget Cisco had "ip http server" from the get.

Even then, "no ip http server" was a favorite must-have.

Mark.


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