RFC 968 · UNKNOWN · 1985 TUE · 15 SEP 2026

Twas the night before start-up

By V.G. Cerf · Published December 1985 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0968

Overview

RFC 968, “Twas the night before start-up”, is an Unknown document published in December 1985 by V.G. Cerf. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo discusses problems that arise and debugging techniques used in bringing a new network into operation.

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