0.7 About the Author

Christopher R. Hertel is one of those guys in the bright orange vests who lean up against a shovel in the construction zones along the Information Superhighway. By day, he is a Network Design Engineer at the University of Minnesota. He is also a member of the Samba Team, a founding member of the jCIFS Team, and an inconsistently average foil fencer. Most important of all, he is a full-time dad and husband.

0.7.1 Quick Story

A few years back I was interviewing for a job that I really thought I wanted. During the technical interview, I was asked "Is NetBEUI routable?" My head was full of protocol specs and packet headers, and I got a little flustered. I confused NetBEUI with the general idea of encapsulated NetBIOS. Of course I gave the wrong answer, and I did not get the job.

They say success is the sweetest and most honest form of revenge .