2MSL Mismatch Fun  24 June 2013 — 1 Comment  One of the ways I
think an engineer can separate themselves from the pack is in
not in the number of commands they know or how large of a
network they have worked on but how deep their understand of the
protocols and technologies goes. Think about OSPF for a second.
How many people do you know can get a single area up and
running? A lot. How many can do multiple area’s, multiple types
of areas and lots of redistribution? Still a lot of people. Now
ask those people to explain a type 4 LSA and you will get a wide
range of answers, lots of them wrong. Because in today’s world
many people just learn how to do X. They don’t take the time to
learn why. Certifications don’t always go to this level and many
people only learn what is needed to pass the exam.  So now I am
going to tell you a story about some TCP maximum segment
lifetime fun we had and give one example of why you really need
to understand the protocols. I had saved these packet captures
with the intent to do