There ain't many net's that 're lucky enough t' have an admin like me.
Though I'm rarely compensated like I wish I could be
Many's th' time that I was afraid they'd worked me to th' brink
But then upon closer scrutiny, m' network was in the pink!
I treat m' network carefully, of that there is no doubt.
Implicit ACLs aren't m' friends, but I never leave 'em out!
And power that runs m' routing gear is always 208
'Cause P-O-E for VoIP's new phones demands that voltage weight.
Ooooh, I-love-m’-NETwork . . .
I've worked on it f'r nearly all me life
Ooooh, I-love-m’-NETwork . . .
And if ya don't believe me ask me wife!
Now Solarwinds came callin’ one day to ask if I had heard
Their product could make life better—and I didn’t believe a word!
So I loaded it up and fed it some strings and started it to ping
I couldn’t believe it when I saw--‘twas really a beautiful thing!
Whenever I might catch up on my work, at Thwack I'll spend me hours
Doing good turns for me network, stretchin' me wee brain's powers.
I've worked late in December on a WAN so far away
And NTA then told me "Improved throughput today!"
Ooooh, I-love-m’-NETwork . . .
How the Help Desk loves my new technique.
Ooooh, I-love-m’-NETwork . . .
They’re happy every time they take a peek!
Now I NPM in the mornin’, and I NCM all night.
But I’m willin’ t’ bet on the weekends I’ll know everything’s all right.
I’ve used it on an upgrade on a cold and wintry day.
And I’ve used it to manage the network from a hundred miles away!
I must admit that I haven’t logged in to NCM today
But it’s chuggin’ away in the background, with wonderful things to say.
And you can sure be bettin’ Orion’ll handle all yer fears . . . .
For it’s the finest network manager I’ve ever used in years!
Happy Saint Paddy's Day t' Ya!
(This seemed better suited to put into Fun & Geeky, so I've made it available here. Rick Schroeder)
