The Twelve Days of Christmas Vacation for a Network Engineer (As sung to the tune of 12 days of Christmas)

On the first day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• A dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 2nd day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 3rd day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 3 failed GBICS
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 4th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 5th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 5 unresponsive pings………….

• …4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 6th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 6 budget dead lines
• 5 unresponsive pings…

• ….. 4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 7th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 7 service tickets
• 6 budget dead lines
• 5 unresponsive pings……

• ....4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 8th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 8 routers looping
• 7 service tickets
• 6 budget dead lines
• 5 unresponsive pings……..

• ……………4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 9th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 9 links a flapping
• 8 routers looping
• 7 service tickets
• 6 budget dead lines
• 5 unresponsive pings…….

• .……..4  on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the10th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 10 nics a arping
• 9 links a flapping
• 8 routers looping
• 7 service tickets
• 6 budget deadlines
• 5 unresponsive pings……

• ......4 oncall pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the11th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 11 users griping
• 10 nics a  arping
• 9 links a flapping
• 8 routers looping
• 7 service tickets
• 6 budget deadlines
• 5 unresponsive pings……...

• .....4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

On the 12th day of Christmas Break my NETWORK gave to me

• 12 DOS  attacks
• 11 users griping
• 10 nics a arping
• 9 links a flapping
• 8 routers looping
• 7 service tickets
• 6 budget deadlines
• 5 unresponsive pings…......

• …....4 on-call pages
• 3 failed GBICs
• 2 IP Conflicts
• and a dead switch in my spanning tree

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanuka and a Happy New Year from RouterFreak.com!!!!

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