NetCat

NetCat

Grey Tabby (American Shorthair)

"Deadpan and authoritative, speaks like he already knows what's wrong with your network"

NetCat is our grey tabby networking specialist — the cat who shows up with a patch cable and leaves without explanation, and somehow everything works. Sharp amber eyes that have stared at more Wireshark captures than sunsets. Runs his own home lab with more routers than rooms. Has opinions about subnetting that he will share whether you asked or not. Believes VLANs are a personality trait.

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Fun Facts

  • Can diagnose a network issue from across the room by listening to the switch
  • Has strong feelings about the OSI model, especially Layer 8
  • Owns more patch cables than the average data center
  • His home lab has a dedicated VLAN for each cat in the founding family
  • Once fixed a production outage via SMS from a subway platform
  • Considers "have you tried turning it off and on again" a valid last resort, not a first step

Favorite Activities

Packet analysisVLAN architecture debatesLate-night firmware updatesCable managementSubnetting for fun

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NetCat at Play

NetCat — already knows what's wrong with your network

NetCat — already knows what's wrong with your network

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