r/networking is a subreddit with 455k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses networking, config, router, fiber, and failover, 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
: "Stuck recovering a number in the legacy Southwestern Bell (AT&T ILEC) pool — frontline reps say copper line retirement makes it un-releasable. Advice?"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best industrial Ethernet switches with dual DC power?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "VPN Over Starlink Issues"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/networking
#1
Networking
14 posts
#2
Config
3 posts
#3
Router
3 posts
#4
Fiber
2 posts
#5
Failover
2 posts
#6
Switch
2 posts
#7
Test
1 post
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
: "Today is NetAdmin Day. 10/8, as in 10.0.0.0/8"
19 posts
#2
Design
: "Datacenter Design Best Practice"
12 posts
#3
Troubleshooting
: "ISE Deployment blew up because of NTP/DST"
11 posts
#4
Career Advice
: "Career options"
7 posts
#5
Monitoring
: "A remote site stopped sending syslog in August and we noticed in September"
6 posts
#6
Switching
: "Anyone Else Having This Issue with Oxidized Backup?"
4 posts
#7
Routing
: "Does CML support L2 EVPN?"
2 posts
#8
Meta
: "Alternatives to Opengear ACM7000?"
2 posts
#9
Wireless
: "RF Saúde, Retentativas"
2 posts
#10
Security
: "Network security with Freesense"
2 posts
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Yearly
+55k members(13.9%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026