On 11/10/2014 22:23, Christopher Morrow wrote: Thanks--I've received several useful offers of help.

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What does "bikeshedding" mean here?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law_of_triviality

I'd forgotten the Parkinson's discussion and the term didn't stir anything up. I have current experience with the concept.

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And, what does "OOB" mean here--the decodes with which I am familiar do not

'out of band' - ideally: "Access the console of my equipment without having to use the network my equipment is supporting"

From another helpful message I was able to connect to the old telephone term that had the same functional definition in a different physical implementation. Thanks, all. -- The unique Characteristics of System Administrators: The fact that they are infallible; and, The fact that they learn from their mistakes. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes