The pledge of the Network Admin

Started by Patrick M. Hausen, February 03, 2026, 05:09:35 PM

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QuoteThe Pledge of the Network Admin

This is my network.
It is mine,
or technically, my employer′s.
It is my responsibility,
and I care for it with all my heart.
There are many other networks a lot like mine,
but none are just like it.
I solemnly swear
that I will not mindlessly paste from HOWTOs.

-- Peter N.M. Hansteen, "The Book of PF, 4th Edition"
Deciso DEC750
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. (Isaac Asimov)

You should add in mindlessly paste from AI.


The Rifleman's Creed adapted to networking wasn't on my bingo card for today :)

Looks like a good resource.  Thanks for the reference.

It's the first edition actually applicable to OPNsense (or pfSense), because the previous ones only covered OpenBSD and the features and syntax had diverged quite a bit since FreeBSD had adopted PF.

In BSD circles it is sometimes referred to as the "be nice to FreeBSD" edition.

So if you have the budget, go get a copy.
Deciso DEC750
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. (Isaac Asimov)

Quote from: Patrick M. Hausen on February 03, 2026, 05:09:35 PMand I care for it with all my heart.
Just not soo much to get a burnout...

Quote from: Greg_E on February 03, 2026, 05:55:20 PMYou should add in mindlessly paste from AI.
Just don't use those "Machine Learning Chatbots" at all !!! :(



The other day a guy Copy->Pasted something from one while I was asking something about HIS project... d0h!
Weird guy who likes everything Linux and *BSD on PC/Laptop/Tablet/Mobile and funny little ARM based boards :)