Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 00:07:18 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG, jcwells@u.washington.edu Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did the chicken cross the road? Message-ID: <199807020607.AAA28861@softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980701211136.966A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980701211136.966A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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My hidden microphone recorded Jason C. Wells (jcwells@u.washington.edu)
saying:
% On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:
%
% >Jason C. Wells wrote:
% > OSPF Chicken: the chicken that tells the others which road to cross.
% > BGP-4 Chicken: the chicken that tells the others which highway.
% > RIP Chicken: the chicken that cant cross 15 roads.
% > ICMP Chicken: the chicken that tells the others why they cant cross.
%
% Would I betray my knowledge if I told you all that I did not know three of
% these and had the wrong idea about the fourth?
%
% These disc access acronyms really confuse me. :P
OK, for your elucidation, here are definitions for these acronyms:
OSPF: Open Slowest Path First. This is how we network engineers guarantee
we get the bandwidth - we force the routing software to make YOUR
connections run slow.
BGP4: Bill Gates Protocol, version 4. This protocol allows 95% of your
packets through, crashes on the other 5%. Rumor has it an upgrade
is available for $129.95 that lets 98% of your packets through.
RIP: What happens to your pants when you catch them on a BNC connector.
RJ-45s don't have this problem, that's why we wanted all of you
to upgrade.
ICMP: What happens when you hack into a military network and they catch you.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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