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Just a quick update on our data center remodel and fabric switch conversion.

In this week's video I talk about TWO issues of the week and also unbox an Extreme X590 switch.

Just giving you a quick update on the SLOW progress of our datacenter redesign. Work and COVID-19 responses keep getting in the way of faster progress. But we'll get there. Also a quick update on what our new core network will look like.

In this week's video I talk about about finding the source of a network problem using nothing but email. Harness the amazing powers of your email inbox!

In this week's video I sleepily discuss ways to document your rack mounted equipment using Microsoft Excel.

I'm on vacation but I still find time to talk about my issues of the week.

Just a quick update on the fiber problem I have been having with our connection to the county jail. Fixed!

In this week's video I review yet another fiber optic network problem as I fly around California's gold country.

Well, I finally remake the video I tried to make for you two weeks ago! Again, the audio is not that great, sorry, just hang in there. I'm going to try to get a better microphone.

In this week's video I discuss reasons why I don't have a very good video this week!

I had a whole series of videos on fiber optic troubleshooting but they disappeared! I'll have to re-video them. Meanwhile, here's a half-baked video discussion a different fiber issue I am having.

Answering a viewer's request for a tour of my workstation. Now you all get to see the GLAMOROUS workspace I have!

In this special mid-week episode, I finally upload a video that I had made for this channel, but uploaded to my personal channel! What an idiot! Well, here it is. Me in my marshmellow man suit!

In this week's episode, I talk about the issue of the week and spending 24 hours on the job.

In this week's episode we have a little chat with my wife, who gives her perspective on my career as a network admin.

In this week's episode I discuss some labor issues and talk about my family. All while taking my first airplane flight in two months!

Here's a quick peek at the network close in the back of our Operating Room area. The wacky costume I have to wear is just a bonus. :-)

In this episode I talk about a puzzling problem I am having finding the proper GBIC to connect a new switch to a legacy switch on my network.

In this week's video I RE-learn a little lesson about old technology.

In this week's installment I talk about using Intermapper Network Monitoring Software to document AND monitor my network.

I'm getting some email and comments by folks who appear to be frustrated I didn't dig in deeper. This video explains why.

A network vendor doing an upgrade leaves a surprise for me to figure out the morning after they install a new switch.

In this week's rambling episode, I talk about our Vocera audio issues and how we used Wireshark to locate the source of those issues.

In this video, I talk about trying to locate a workstation out on the network by the machine's IP address. This is something you may have to do from time to time to change a VLAN or disable the port of a machine with a virus.

I address some negative comments and what we're doing for COVID-19 preparedness at our hospital.