r/networking is a subreddit with 445k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses networking, worst, struggling, tired, and struggled, and they frequently recommend/review firewalls, poe switch, and firewall.
Enterprise Networking Design, Support, and Discussion.
Enterprise Networking --
Routers, switches, wireless, and firewalls. Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet, and more are welcome.
Popular Themes in r/networking
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need help on how to transition out of ISP"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/networking
#1
Networking
: "Secure Networking design Book recomendation"
24 posts
#2
Worst
12 posts
#3
Struggling
12 posts
#4
Tired
8 posts
#5
Struggled
8 posts
#6
Annoying
8 posts
#7
Cisco
8 posts
#8
Hate
6 posts
#9
Hard
6 posts
#10
Understanding
6 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."
48 posts
#2
Career Advice
: "Bored as an allround network engineer"
41 posts
#3
Design
: "AWS rolls the dice for faster, more efficient networking"
39 posts
#4
Troubleshooting
: "I'm Losing My Mind Over This Warehouse Wi-Fi Issue - Need Fresh Eyes"
19 posts
#5
Security
: "Quic/HTTP3 ,How are you handling in Enterprise, in 2026"
13 posts
#6
Routing
: "MPLS renewal is next quarter and can't make the case to stay on it anymore"
11 posts
#7
Switching
: "Strategies for “inheriting” a new network"
7 posts
#8
Wireless
: "Moving from Aruba HP to Ubiquity APs"
7 posts
#9
Moronic Monday
: "Moronic Monday!"
6 posts
#10
Monitoring
: "What environment monitor devices are everyone using?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/networking
Yearly
+57k members(14.7%)
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Last updated: July 13, 2026