r/networking is a subreddit with 444k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses worst, struggling, networking, tired, and struggled, 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
Solution Requests
: "RADIUS Authentication recommendations?"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Advice Request - Implementing Changes From Security"
5 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Looking for a Remote Network Engineer Role"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Rant Wednesday!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/networking
#1
Worst
12 posts
#2
Struggling
12 posts
#3
Networking
10 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
: "It's 2026, what are you using for Virtual Network labbing? GNS3, EVE-NG, CML, something else?"
17 posts
#2
Career Advice
: "Need help on how to transition out of ISP"
12 posts
#3
Design
: "What projects/rollouts have you been a part of that the non-IT staff at your company really liked?"
11 posts
#4
Troubleshooting
: "Anyone else successfully put two C9600's in VSS with SUP 2? QUAD SUP"
9 posts
#5
Routing
: "Weird Routing/ARP issues with Extreme?"
8 posts
#6
Security
: "Cisco CSF220 vs PA-440"
4 posts
#7
Switching
: "Upgrade Nexus 7K switches in VPC mode"
3 posts
#8
Wireless
: "need a proper wireless link between two sites"
3 posts
#9
Moronic Monday
: "Moronic Monday!"
2 posts
#10
Monitoring
: "I've been building a NetOps tool to reconstruct incidents from partial network visibility. Looking for feedback."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/networking
Yearly
+57k members(14.8%)
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Last updated: July 6, 2026