r/networking is a subreddit with 440k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses networking, network, cisco, struggling, and engineer, 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
: "What are some natural career paths after Network Engineer? (Bonus if fully remote!)"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Alternatives to Meraki?"
9 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."
5 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Restaurant Network - running out of ideas"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Business Use-Case for EVPN Overlay to Segment OT Network"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Blog/Project Post Friday!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/networking
#1
Networking
: "Moving from support to head of Networking in a ISP environment"
162 posts
#2
Network
: "Layoffs in IT. Is it Network Positions?"
49 posts
#3
Cisco
: "Another Cisco SD-WAN Manager bug is being exploited, no patch yet. How exposed is your controller?"
32 posts
#4
Struggling
27 posts
#5
Engineer
: "Just did a network Engineer role for a Fortune 500 and am confused."
22 posts
#6
Security
: "Network Security and Firewall Engineer"
15 posts
#7
Tools
13 posts
#8
Configuration
: "Just did a network engineer role for a Fortune 500 and am confused."
12 posts
#9
Switches
: "Need some recommendations on APs, maybe Switches too."
10 posts
#10
Hate
9 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."
44 posts
#2
Design
: "AWS rolls the dice for faster, more efficient networking"
41 posts
#3
Career Advice
: "Bored as an allround network engineer"
38 posts
#4
Troubleshooting
: "I'm Losing My Mind Over This Warehouse Wi-Fi Issue - Need Fresh Eyes"
22 posts
#5
Routing
: "MPLS renewal is next quarter and can't make the case to stay on it anymore"
11 posts
#6
Switching
: "Strategies for “inheriting” a new network"
11 posts
#7
Security
: "Quic/HTTP3 ,How are you handling in Enterprise, in 2026"
10 posts
#8
Monitoring
: "Recommendations for Centralized logging ?"
9 posts
#9
Wireless
: "Meraki lead times / alternatives"
7 posts
#10
Moronic Monday
: "Moronic Monday!"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/networking
Yearly
+56k members(14.6%)
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Last updated: June 17, 2026