It's been brought to my attention that people actually miss my posts here. I find this hard to believe. :-) Here's a quick update on what's kept me busy:
- Learning more than I ever wanted to about Cisco configuration. Actually, I love learning new stuff like this, so it's been a good thing. Although some of the intricacies of multicast are still baffling. If anyone knows what 224.0.0.2 and 224.0.0.13 are used for, please leave a message!
- Upgraded the car with a new turbocharger. Been spending time enjoying all the new power, and fine tuning it.
- Hanging out with some local friends of mine off-line.
- Trying to catch up on sleep. I wasn't doing a particularly good job of this until last night, when I laid down for a nap at 7:00 PM and woke up at 5:45 AM today.
So, that's a quick list of what's kept me busy. I'll be travelling a lot over the next few days, so posting may continue to be scarce. Plus I'm about to hit the quarter century mark, so it's time for a little birthday partying. Travel plans include Blacksburg, Roanoke, and Spring Grove to catch up with some friends in each locale.

Nevermind about the multicast stuff. I went ahead and looked it up. http://www.iana.org/assignments/multicast-addresses