r/networking is a subreddit with 442k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses networking, cisco, network, engineer, and tools, and they frequently recommend/review firewalls, poe switch, and firewall.
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Enterprise Networking --
Routers, switches, wireless, and firewalls. Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet, and more are welcome.
Popular Themes in r/networking
#1
Advice Requests
: "Career Direction for a Network Engineer"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Network Flow Analyzer Tool"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "[UPDATE - 9 years later] I tricked a company into paying me too much for a job I'm barely qualified for and now they're treating me like I'm competent and I don't know how long I can keep faking my way through this."
7 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Restaurant Network - running out of ideas"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/networking
#1
Networking
: "Moving from support to head of Networking in a ISP environment"
161 posts
#2
Cisco
: "Another Cisco SD-WAN Manager bug is being exploited, no patch yet. How exposed is your controller?"
29 posts
#3
Network
: "Layoffs in IT. Is it Network Positions?"
22 posts
#4
Engineer
: "Just did a network Engineer role for a Fortune 500 and am confused."
22 posts
#5
Tools
13 posts
#6
Security
: "Network Security and Firewall Engineer"
13 posts
#7
Worst
12 posts
#8
Struggling
12 posts
#9
Configuration
: "Just did a network engineer role for a Fortune 500 and am confused."
12 posts
#10
Ip
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/networking
Firewalls
67 reviews
#1
Fortinet
3.5★ from 24 reviews
#2
Palo Alto
4.5★ from 15 reviews
#3
WatchGuard
3.5★ from 6 reviews
Poe Switch
66 reviews
#1
Mikrotik
4.4★ from 10 reviews
#2
Cisco
4.5★ from 8 reviews
#3
Juniper
4.6★ from 5 reviews
Firewall
57 reviews
#1
Fortinet
3.9★ from 18 reviews
#2
Palo Alto Networks
4.3★ from 12 reviews
#3
WatchGuard
3.3★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/networking
#1
Other
: "[UPDATE - 9 years later] I tricked a company into paying me too much for a job I'm barely qualified for and now they're treating me like I'm competent and I don't know how long I can keep faking my way through this."
49 posts
#2
Career Advice
: "Bored as an allround network engineer"
40 posts
#3
Design
: "AWS rolls the dice for faster, more efficient networking"
37 posts
#4
Troubleshooting
: "I'm Losing My Mind Over This Warehouse Wi-Fi Issue - Need Fresh Eyes"
18 posts
#5
Security
: "Quic/HTTP3 ,How are you handling in Enterprise, in 2026"
12 posts
#6
Wireless
: "Moving from Aruba HP to Ubiquity APs"
10 posts
#7
Switching
: "Strategies for “inheriting” a new network"
9 posts
#8
Routing
: "MPLS renewal is next quarter and can't make the case to stay on it anymore"
8 posts
#9
Monitoring
: "Network Flow Analyzer Tool"
8 posts
#10
Moronic Monday
: "Moronic Monday!"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/networking
Yearly
+57k members(14.7%)
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Last updated: June 27, 2026