- by x32x01 ||
Imagine starting a new job as a Network Engineer. Your first assignment? Take over the entire company network from an engineer who left.
Sounds simple, right?
There's just one tiny problem: The only thing the previous engineer left behind is the Core Switch IP address. 💀
👨💼 Manager: Have you taken over the network? Is everything documented?
👨🔧 New Engineer: Absolutely, sir! I have the Core Switch IP address.
👨💼 Manager: Great! Where's the Network Diagram?
👨🔧 New Engineer: Doesn't exist.
👨💼 Manager: Okay... What about the VLANs?
👨🔧 New Engineer: We'll discover those using:
👨💼 Manager: And the routing configuration?
👨🔧 New Engineer: We'll figure out who's talking to whom with:
👨💼 Manager: What about the passwords?
👨🔧 New Engineer: Sir, that requires divine intervention, not troubleshooting! 😂😭
👨💼 Manager: Can't we just call the previous engineer and ask him to explain everything?
👨🔧 New Engineer: His number is disconnected, sir. I think he performed an Administrative Shutdown on himself! 🤣💀
You're an archaeologist excavating ancient configurations, discovering forgotten VLANs, tracing mystery cables, and trying to understand why someone configured a static route to an IP address that hasn't existed since 2015. 😂
Your new daily routine:
And please, document your network before leaving. Your replacement deserves better! 😂
👇 Network Engineers, your turn!
What's the weirdest, funniest, or most terrifying thing you've discovered in a network inherited from another engineer?
Share your horror stories in the comments! 🍿
Sounds simple, right?
There's just one tiny problem: The only thing the previous engineer left behind is the Core Switch IP address. 💀
👨💼 Manager: Have you taken over the network? Is everything documented?
👨🔧 New Engineer: Absolutely, sir! I have the Core Switch IP address.
👨💼 Manager: Great! Where's the Network Diagram?
👨🔧 New Engineer: Doesn't exist.
👨💼 Manager: Okay... What about the VLANs?
👨🔧 New Engineer: We'll discover those using:
Bash:
show vlan brief👨🔧 New Engineer: We'll figure out who's talking to whom with:
Bash:
show ip route👨🔧 New Engineer: Sir, that requires divine intervention, not troubleshooting! 😂😭
👨💼 Manager: Can't we just call the previous engineer and ask him to explain everything?
👨🔧 New Engineer: His number is disconnected, sir. I think he performed an Administrative Shutdown on himself! 🤣💀
🔍 Congratulations! You're Now a Network Archaeologist
When you inherit a network with zero documentation, you're no longer just a Network Engineer.You're an archaeologist excavating ancient configurations, discovering forgotten VLANs, tracing mystery cables, and trying to understand why someone configured a static route to an IP address that hasn't existed since 2015. 😂
Your new daily routine:
- 🗺️ Network Diagram? Draw it yourself.
- 🔎 VLAN Documentation? Time for some discovery.
- 🔐 Password Inventory? Good luck!
- 🧩 Routing Design? Reverse-engineer everything.
- 🏷️ Cable Labels? Apparently, those were optional.
- 💀 Previous Engineer? Administratively down.
And please, document your network before leaving. Your replacement deserves better! 😂
👇 Network Engineers, your turn!
What's the weirdest, funniest, or most terrifying thing you've discovered in a network inherited from another engineer?
Share your horror stories in the comments! 🍿