After making a medical clinic's network rather ill, she 'kept working until I somewhat knew what I was doing'
A junior IT tech caused a clinic-wide network outage by plugging both Ethernet ports of a VoIP phone into the switch during a routine PC deployment. Even low-stakes L1 rollouts warrant basic network training — a single loop can take down an entire site.
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After making a medical clinic's network rather ill, she 'kept working until I somewhat knew what I was doing'
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