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xkcd #2949: Network Configuration
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Alt text:
If you repeatedly rerun the development of technological civilization, it turns out that for some reason the only constant is that there is always a networking utility called 'netcat', though it does a different thing in each one.
https://explainxkcd.com/2949
Thanks, I really needed it this time.
Apparently this isn't how I do network configuration.
This is one of those times when even having it explained doesn't make things any more comprehensible.