Networking sayings

What do you guys think of these "sayings", good? bad? Got any other?

"Routers creates networks, switches extends them"

"Switch where you can, route where you must"

"Distance vector computes the distribution, link state distributes the computation"

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dynamik

Understanding them makes me sad

networker050184

"Switch where you can, route where you must"

I agree with this one.

"Distance vector computes the distribution, link state distributes the computation"

Not to sure about this one though...

Pash

"Layer 3 addresses never change end to end, Unless you use NAT"

Darthn3ss

"ISDN makes me sad

Netstudent

networker050184 wrote:

"Switch where you can, route where you must"

I agree with this one.

"Distance vector computes the distribution, link state distributes the computation"

Not to sure about this one though...

Ya I didn't quite get that one either. Link state distributes topological data, but the computation is local.

ally_uk

" All People Seem To Need Data Processing "

OSI

JDMurray

"Never tell your CEO that there is no EASY button."

This isn't specifically related to networking, but it's a bit of conventional wisdom that I ignored this week.

Trailerisf

"When in doubt, whip it out?"

I guess that isn't really networking... might explain sexuall harassment charges though :P

sprkymrk

JDMurray wrote:

"Never tell your CEO that there is no EASY button."

This isn't specifically related to networking, but it's a bit of conventional wisdom that I ignored this week.

Ahh, that might explain that particular item on your Christmas list...

http://www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180783#180783

dps

Not related to networking but a def catchy mnemonic...

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Goes Willingly to Gentlemen Speaking Nicely

Netstudent

uuuhhhhh ok

JDMurray

sprkymrk wrote:

Ahh, that might explain that particular item on your Christmas list...
http://www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=180783#180783

Oh, that's been coming a long time before this week. Just one more thing on the pile if dashed-hopes, really.

networker050184

dps wrote:

Not related to networking but a def catchy mnemonic...

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Goes Willingly to Gentlemen Speaking Nicely

Is this supposed to mean something???

JDMurray

networker050184 wrote:

dps wrote:

Not related to networking but a def catchy mnemonic...

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Goes Willingly to Gentlemen Speaking Nicely

Is this supposed to mean something???

It's the color code used for resistors in electronics. I just memorize black=0, brown=1, red=2, orange=3 etc. I've never seen this phrase extended for the gold, silver, and none tolerance percentages before.

networker050184

Ahhhh I see! Was wondering about that.

One us old paratroopers use

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dtlokee

Mine used to be:

"Why put off to tomorrow what you can avoid all together"

But now I'm the boss:

"What is today but yesterday's tomorrow"

Lee H

Here is one i just found, although nothing to do with IT

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Plute

Ahriakin

"Work..I love it....I could sit and watch it all day!"

eg2505

This is one I used to remember the troubleshooting Model in my textbook
Personally OSI model dosent make any sense

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Application Presentation Session Transport(TCP/IP) Network(Routers) Data link (Bridges) Pysical (cabeling)

What do you think,
any suggestions?

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