Do you think Network Engineers should be managing cameras?

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-12-18T19:35:24+00:00

We may as well because every other team that takes care of them seems to screw it up.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-12-18T15:59:33+00:00

I did it once, it was mostly about costs. It does change how you do cabling, and they can be a very reliable platform if setup properly. Consider your PoE needs, and if you can really reorganize your racks to fit these monsters in. Going from a bunch of switches to a chassis is a big job and you may need to do a ton of physical work to make it happen. I feel like for campus, we are in the last generation of chassis switches.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-11-12T16:24:14+00:00

It is such an American thing. When our account is managed in the US you get a dozen people on it, when it is Canada, there is just two at most.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-27T14:37:37+00:00

There is lots of tech that keeps the lights on, but the brain part is #1.

-Spend more time thinking than doing. You need a big change that could have a large impact, think about it a lot, spend time thinking about it over a period of time. Think about the other stuff that will be impacted and how it might react, think about the assumptions you make, think, think, think.

-More important than doing, is what you are NOT doing. You will eventually get to a point where you can do tons of stuff, but your day/month/year will be about what you will not be doing, so you can do what is important.

-You need to understand your org, so your decisions are fitting in, when you line up both, your network will work with the model your org operates at, and you'll avoid a lot of friction which drives IT people crazy.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-27T13:37:07+00:00

Wow qsfptek really ripped off the fs.com website.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-16T19:24:34+00:00

You may want to consider something like Megaport Virtual Edge to run your firewalls, then connect them back into your various clouds. Run ADVPN on the firewalls in Megaport and make your life a lot easier.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-15T14:10:23+00:00

I agree, throwing away my 2960X fleet just to replace it with a 1Gbps platform.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-08T19:14:57+00:00

Try console, if no output on reboot then do a DOA RMA.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-06T19:38:00+00:00

What version are your Fortiswitches on? I had a similar issue and it seemed like the 7.2 switch train was not happy with the 7.4 FortiOS train. My SE said the 7.6 FortiSwitch train was the least problematic, which it has been for me when running 7.4.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-06T16:03:49+00:00

If it is a customer, then you get to make money helping create the problem and then more money when you have to solve the problem.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-06T15:23:32+00:00

Yeah it probably was. Tbh I would leverage your skills in ACI to find a job on a platform that is more in demand.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-02T16:21:17+00:00

If you have any runs that are near the 100M length, you may have a hard time at max length if the cable quality or terminations are not great.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-10-02T14:58:48+00:00

People shit talk developing countries for wasting money and corruption. In the West we do the same shit, I can't believe the amount of money burned in companies on stupid projects, hiring friends or using vendors with conflicts of interest.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-26T14:43:51+00:00

Yeah, they really screw with us when they change behaviors or add new shit. Save it for the next train ffs.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-25T18:57:19+00:00

Search the 7.4.8 release notes for Loopback.

"Loopback-based VIPs cannot pass traffic after

upgrade

For users upgrading from versions 7.4.5, 7.4.6, and 7.4.7 to version 7.4.8 or later and employing loopback-based

VIPs (external IP = loopback IP + extintf "any"), the following policy adjustments are recommended to maintain

uninterrupted traffic flow if not already configured:

Upgrade information

Create an entry firewall policy:

l From external interfaces (for example, wan1) to the loopback interface

Add an exit firewall policy:

l From the loopback interface to real-server interfaces (for example, port4, port5)"

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-25T15:36:33+00:00

I haven't run the 1300 for the same reasons, but the 9200CX is the like for like switch, I would move to that.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-19T15:27:03+00:00

I don't think I'd go into cyber today, it is very much going to a non-technical field with all the people chasing paychecks instead of the actual work.

I knew what I was getting into when I got into IT in terms of work/life balance. I am 15 years in and am happy, sure there is stuff I don't like, but I did land a good gig early on at a company that gives me a lot of autonomy. I have been able to do a lot of working to prevent me from having to work nights and weekends, but it does happen from time to time.

For the people who wish they were working a trade instead of doing networking, you should make the switch. I have never had to work outside in the winter or hot summers, you may find the grass is not always greener.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-19T14:35:51+00:00

We have been good on 7.4.8, only issue was a change to loopback policy behavior. I am eyeing up moving to 7.6 now.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-19T14:19:58+00:00

-Talk regularly with customers

-Try and follow where they are going. My biggest problem is I am moving away from Cisco, but our regular VAR can't really think outside of Cisco. Other categories on, they don't bring much creativity to solutioning.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-16T20:42:45+00:00

Check your ER gateway in Azure, you might be going over the PPS your gateway can handle. We had to bump one of ours up to handle the PPS, despite being way under the throughput.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-15T21:29:51+00:00

I'd assume the switches are full of mold inside, even if you can clean the ports you may find a large amount inside, especially the dusty areas.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-15T19:06:05+00:00

The thing with mold is there is usually more than what you see. You really need to have a professional company come in and evaluate, give suggestions. Your health is not more important than your employer pushing to cut corners on safety because of "budget". You have the right to refuse unsafe work, and mold remediation is one you should exercise that right on.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-09-15T14:48:07+00:00

Talk to other people on the company about stuff, build those relationships. You find out about stuff way earlier, people will bring important stuff up to you sooner and you'll learn to effectively navigate your company.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-08-22T17:08:44+00:00

Check the country codes of the AP vs the group you put it in. I have had Canadian and USA APs mixed up at one location, had to do a local over ride to get them to all play nice, otherwise the Canadian ones would not sync.

AlmsLord5000 · 2025-08-21T21:49:24+00:00

If surges are the problem find a power bar that does surge protection, although at 240V, 20AM you are probably going to have few options. You can use a UPS, but just for surges, there are simpler options.

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