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This wasn't me, but a coworker.

We were rearranging the layout of the office. Coworker was moving in to his new space, setting up his desk. He boots up his computer, wonders why he has no network. Looks around, discovers the ethernet cable isn't plugged in. Plugs it in to the wall, still has no network.

A few minutes pass, and the entire office is running around wondering why the hell the network isn't working. Maybe an hour passes, the network guys are losing their shit trying to hunt down what is wrong. I'll give you a hint: the router was lit up like a Christmas tree, and the aforementioned coworker had both ends of his ethernet cable plugged in--but neither end was attached to his computer.



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