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[–] Yurgenst@sh.itjust.works 109 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Come over to my place, the address is 192.168.1.123

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's no place like 127.0.0.1

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Side note, the joke in The Simpsons is becoming increasingly obscure. Not only do you have to know about DOS command lines, you have to be familiar with the old "See Spot run" textbooks.

[–] BJ_and_the_bear@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, no place like localhost

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

thatsthejoke(4)_final_copy.wav

:P

[–] cRazi_man 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can we meet at 192.168.1.69...... If you know what I mean.

[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I actually set my router to statically assign this IP to my computer

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 89 points 2 months ago

RJ11 vs. RJ45.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For when those jumbo frames are not big enough and you need a switch that supports super jumbo frames.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It looks like Microsoft is trying to bring back WINS. Those are clearly Window Frames.

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not a switch, it's a patch bay.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Once spent a whole day troubleshooting a site remotely over the phone to re-establish network connection

The client assured me the server was connected to the network switch. It wasn't until some repeated questioning about the indicator lights on the switch, which were mysteriously absent, that I realised we were talking about a patch panel and not a network switch.

This was before facetiming and decent res photo cameras on mobile phones.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yup, status LEDs are great for over-the-phone troubleshooting. If you suspect somebody unplugged a thing and everyone says it's running, ask for them to check the power LED's color.

[–] sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

the usefulness of most status LEDs is what makes NICs whose LEDs shine and even blink when they are totally unplugged that much more infuriating.

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ouchie, I felt your pain.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is a really big router or switch.

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you imagine it a hub, the network collisions get a lot more interesting!

[–] voidsignal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The Great Switch Collider

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

The left one is a VOIP-to-landline converter.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 14 points 2 months ago

Who lives in switch port 7!?

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I hear this location is well connected

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

CONNECTING THE WORLD

[–] Miphera@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Best internet connection in the entire neighborhood.

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

There could be that many Airbnbs.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

This is what happens when the architect can't be bothered anymore and just start submitting things they found on their desk.

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

That house better be a pokemon go gym called "the switch"

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

ConnectPort at the plaza.

[–] FE80@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I immediately thought of space invaders game.

[–] ___@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Looks like Japan. Any GeoGuessrs know where?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's way too much detail for geoguessr, They like a blurry photo of a dirt road.

This pebble looks Bolivian...

[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The footpath has tiles found in Japan. The cycle sign is also quite common there. And the shop has japanese writing

It'd be crazy if this were outside Japan

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

And driving on the left

[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

probably, the way they turn their footsteps into electricity helps power giant switches like these

[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Not a geoguesser but I'd say near tokyo. I haven't seen such protected cycle parks in Tokyo. The footpath tiles are very similar to the ones in Tokyo though

[–] flactwin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

i think they have good experience with their so own lo interface