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My money is on a misconfigured switch or hub that allowed a broadcast storm that shut down all of their edge devices! Additional points for a user to cause the
by x______________ 1y ago
My money is on a misconfigured switch or hub that allowed a broadcast storm that shut down all of their edge devices!
Additional points for a user to cause the loop by plugging an rj-45 where they weren't supposed to, despite no warning or label telling them not to!
- cyanydeez 1y ago...in space?
- _verandaguy 1y agoCat 9 cables are rated for low crosstalk links in LEO, though I'm not sure how Starlink solved the problem where the cable would tend to wind around the earth because of the speed difference between LEO and the Earth's rotation.
- saltcured 1y agoWell, obviously the sats have to juggle cables. Only connect to one for a little bit and then toss it to the next in the train...
- zamadatix 1y agoI think the network putting out warning labels to prevent loops is probably worse off than the place that just forgot to leave some form of loop prevention enabled.
- heraldgeezer 1y agoAre you saying they are one big L2 domain? I love when devs talk about networking.
- esseph 1y agoThey said "hub" Heh.