On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, Valdis Klētnieks wrote:
The problem comes when the younger generation *does* need access to the same
knowledge - and the older generation is unreachable and/or actually gone.
Exactly.
Let's keep in mind that it is not fanciful that networks may need to be
built from the ground up again. A major environmental disaster, a nuclear
war (even a very limited one) or another Carrington Event could require
years of reconstruction.
Thw world narrowly missed another Carrington Event in 2012. I recall
reading that the US Government Accountability Office estimates full
recovery from such an event would take 4-10 years.
In a crisis like this network restoration would be a priority as it would
facilitate communication right when it is most needed. Networks save
lives.
I would suggest though that anyone with a passion for networking would
take the time to understand as much of it was possible. I'm sure there
are plenty of young network engineers that have pored over RFCs and other
documentation as well as experimenting as much as they can.
Rob
