[154673] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: job screening question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy)
Sat Jul 7 21:04:25 2012
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:03:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Randy <randy_94108@yahoo.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org, Jimmy Hess <mysidia@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAAAwwbXNe7prmpR0XdCrmgV+NcLA5A8qPN5gOOs9Noa5_tReoQ@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
=0A<snip>.... =0A> "When a number received in an IP packet is presented in=
=0A> network byte=0A> order,=A0 and the host architecture is big endian, wh=
at=0A> must be done to=0A> convert the number into host byte order?"=0A> (o=
ne word answer)=0A=0AMy response would be to have a field-day with HR talki=
ng about MSB and LSB.=0ACertainly wouldn't be a one-word answer. So HR disq=
ualifies me?=0A> =0A> "What's the problem with using 255.255.255.247 as a s=
ubnet=0A> mask if you=0A> want to make a LAN subnet with 12 hosts?"=0A> =A0=
(5 word answer)=0A=0AMy response would be: Discontiguous subnet masks were=
allowed in the pre-CIDR era. If you so desire, give me about 2 hours since=
I do not have a scientific calculator handy; and I will get back to you wi=
th the complete-list.=0A=0ADefinitely not 5 words as required from the HR s=
tand point. So I get disqualified again!=0A=0A./Randy
