While reading through a networking book (that shall for the time being remain nameless) I came accross a dictum that I was previously unaware of. In short, it stated that a node should be powered off when it is connected to a switch. Otherwise, if it is powered on when the connection is made to a switch, so called "data irregularities" can occur that would force a reset of the switch. Is this true? Precisely what is the risk? Hmmmm...
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