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The Twelve Fundamental networking Truths… (rfc1925)

Now I just love this. This RFC (Request for Comment) states the 12 fundamental networking truths. This stuff is hilarious in a "so-true" kind of way.
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Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community.  This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
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Takes a licken’, keeps on ticken’

Towards the end of the year we usually spend some time going through our various client’s systems’ checking and double-checking on things. I was doing some check-ups and found a Windows 2000 Server that had an uptime of 427 days!!! That is, the server has been online, without a reboot for this duration!
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Staying in sync on a budget…

There is an old Unix utility I used to use all the time called ‘rsync‘. This very useful utility would essentially mirror a directory on you hard drive to a directory elsewhere of your choosing. Several NAS (Network Attached Storage) vendors utilize rsync today to perform backups to and from NAS devices and brand their [...]

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