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xkcd #2949: Network Configuration (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 6 months ago by randomaccount43543 to c/xkcd

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https://xkcd.com/2949

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If you repeatedly rerun the development of technological civilization, it turns out that for some reason the only constant is that there is always a networking utility called 'netcat', though it does a different thing in each one.

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[–] randomaccount43543 32 points 6 months ago (2 children)

https://explainxkcd.com/2949

[–] xantoxis 15 points 6 months ago

Thanks, I really needed it this time.

Apparently this isn't how I do network configuration.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

This is one of those times when even having it explained doesn't make things any more comprehensible.