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01 / INCIDENTSReal incidentsProduction symptoms reconstructed safely and explained step by step.
02 / CAUSESRoot causesTechnical explanations that connect packet behavior to design decisions.
03 / MISTAKESDesign mistakesPatterns that make networks fragile, opaque or difficult to recover.
04 / LESSONSLessons learnedOperational takeaways you can apply before the next incident.
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Environment → problem → symptoms → assumptions → investigation → commands and logs → dead ends → root cause → fix → verification → prevention.

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