Blinkenlights

Amber stays on with the network link Green with the DNS traffic blinks White clicks tighten top of the NIC Blue twisted pairs across the ceiling Black shims across the server room Lime blinks on the terminal prompt Pale goes my hands on the cold key caps Red strains my eyes as I stare down the beast behind the blinkenlights -- glossary -- DNS: Domain Name Service, how the internet resolves websites (like poetrysoup.com) to its IP address destination NIC: Network Interface Card, the hardware that managed network connections twisted pair: the most common configuration of ethernet cables