Pudd'nheads in Charge

[Geek King]

At my place of work, we really need to up our bandwidth. With the addition of several new security cameras at remote sites that use the network to transmit video to the security center, we're running close enough to capacity that when the inspectors trasfer their pictures at the end of the day, it brings things to a creep. We've had to set up a freestanding computer with giant (2TB) drive attached for them to use so they don't have to go accross the network for it.

My boss sent up a request last week to basically double our available bandwidth, which would fix us for now and allow for future additions. The headman of the organization promptly shot it down. I've heard no explanation as to why.

Today I got called to the board room for "equipment failure." I fixed the issue by turning on the Headman's wireless mic.**

Our budget request got shot down by a guy who can't turn on his own wireless mic.



**I'm one of a two-man IT department. Somehow we're responsible for any technology in the organization. Except the office all-in-one copiers. We've stood adamant that they keep those on service contract. If it's not a networking issue (you can print directly to these copiers), its not our problem.

[lordlundar]

Sounds like it's time to go BOFH, set up the network to crash "accidentally" on random intervals and cite the reason for it being the denied budget request.

[Broomjockey]

Actually, isn't there a way to generate random network traffic? I remember that from one issue of BOFH. Crank that to do 90% traffic, turn it off when it's time for the guys to do their transfer, then turn it back on. Then pin it on bandwidth needs. After all, if their computer's running slow as crap, then they might actually care.

[Mr. Rude]

I second that idea.


BOFH FTW!!

[lordlundar]

Actually, isn't there a way to generate random network traffic? I remember that from one issue of BOFH. Crank that to do 90% traffic, turn it off when it's time for the guys to do their transfer, then turn it back on. Then pin it on bandwidth needs. After all, if their computer's running slow as crap, then they might actually care.

yes, there was another part of it where he would set it to "mildly destructive" and "positively destructive" I can't remember what it was though. That's actually what I was thinking of.