I think I just sprained my head. The exit points of an MPLS network are called Label Edge Routers (LER). Routers that are performing routing based only on Label Switching are called Label Switch Routers (LSR). Remember that a LER is not usually the one that is popping the label. For more information see Penultimate Hop Popping.→[More:]

Ow. OW. OW. WHARRR?? Peter Parker pickle-picked a speckled Parker pecker-pen? Ow. OWWWW.

I really thought I was immune to jargonese. Except for a few intentionally *bad* NASA acronyms, I've never honestly suffered so terribly as I did just now.

I'm studying some router and intrusion detection stuff to see if I think I can jump in and handle it as a beginner-monkey in a colocation shop. It looks doable. I have a feeling I'm going to hurt my head even worse before this is all through, though.

Anyone here into Snort, TurboSnort and BleedingRules? Other stateful inspection, smoothwall or intrusion detection stuff? I would greatly appreciate links to good portable reading material, boards or other FAQ and RTFM materia.