What kind of upgrades are you looking for?
Are you interested in pursuing a CCNA? I'm looking for a study partner for the CCNA, so if you're interested in adding that certification to your résumé, let me know.
I've been doing some digging through that mysterious configuration file this morning and I found this line:
Quote:hostname russ-agg-sc-1
The "host name" of a switch is it's major title. Administrators typically add a host name to their routers and switches so they can keep track of which device they're currently connected to. The word "Russ" in the host name of this switch got me thinking it was probably located in a building named "Russ." The "agg" term probably refers to "aggregate," meaning this was a head-end switch that other smaller switches connected to. I started digging around to see if I could find a "Russ" building, and sure enough...
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfmIt looks like there are three major Senate office buildings, Hart, Dirksen, and
Russell.
Quote:Chambliss, Saxby- (R - GA) Class II
416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3521
Clinton, Hillary Rodham- (D - NY) Class I
476 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Hutchison, Kay Bailey- (R - TX) Class I
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5922
The three senators listed in the switch configuration are all in the same building, so it seems like this is legit.
Unlike the federal representatives, it appears the senators
aren't separated based on their political affiliation. This raises another question, though. According to that page, the addresses of their offices would put other senators in between them. Why are these three folks on the same switch if their offices aren't right next to each other? Have they moved offices between terms? Were the other senators also on this switch, but their ports weren't given descriptions like Hutchison, Chambliss, and Clinton?
The rabbit hole grows deeper.
-b0b
(...ponders.)