Networking in the Danger Zone?

Croaker-bg asks: "I currently am an Information Security/ Network Engineer for a large government contract firm and have recently seen several solicitations come across email regarding gigs in the Middle East and surrounding regions, including both Iraq and Afghanistan. Understanding that the pay might be good for being willing to face the hazards, I continue to have my curiosity perked by these short-term jaunts. Lately however, the news of fellow contractors being abducted has put a new spin on the hazards of working abroad in these areas. Has anyone survived such a trip and lived to tell the tale with a fat wallet? If so, would you consider doing it again or is it just to dangerous?"

A Rescue Disk...

[Anonymous Coward]

Might be of use to you on your trip.

*in song*

[xsupergr0verx]

Tellllnet into the danger zone!

Tom Cruise would be so proud of me.

Re:You'd be better off becoming a drug dealer

[Anonymous Coward]

(Score:-1, Interesting)

You are the King of the Trolls!

FYI Job Seekers. Surival Tips

[Anonymous Coward]

1u servers can be useful as weapons in the event of an attempted abduction.

Steps to avoid abduction.

1.) Yank server out of cabinet
2.) Lift server over head
3.) Strike assailent with server.
4.) Repeat as necessary

Re:FYI Job Seekers. Surival Tips

[Anonymous Coward]

Really now, what makes you think that a slashdoter, most of whom have never seen the outside of their parents basement, could even possibly lift a server over their heads?

Difficult Question

[colonslashslash]

So I took the liberty of asking this extremely odd-looking magic 8 ball [ofb.net] for you.

I'm not sure if the 8 ball is trying to tell you to avoid Iraq or stop using Microsoft Outlook. Either is sound advice in my opinion. ;)

Re:A Rescue Disk...

[Anonymous Coward]

That could be useful, if you forgot to bring an Escape Key.

Most important Arabic phrase to learn

[Samir Gupta]

Don't shoot, I'm Canadian!

Re:A Rescue Disk...

[Anonymous Coward]

They have no Control keys over there now.

Are you a Republican?

[Anonymous Coward]

If so, I definitely think you should go for it...

Re:A Rescue Disk...

[Anonymous Coward]

Plenty of Delete keys to go around, though.

Re:A Rescue Disk...

[Anonymous Coward]

You guys are "fuckfaces".

You forgot a couple steps...

[wjwlsn]

5) ???
6) Profit!

Re:Only one way...

[Templaris]

Did anyone else notice the irony of an infantry marine posting as an anonymous coward?

(no no, I like the marines, but I couldnt pass it up...seeing as how I am a gigantic ass with two arms protruding allowing me to express myself....God, I love Cottenelle..)

Re:You'd be better off becoming a drug dealer

[mandolin]

I would prefer the void of death to the destroyed life of jail

I apologize in advance, but it's fairly obvious you haven't thought this through.

A friend of mine got off parole awhile back for selling weed; he now has a life, a steady girlfriend and a house. For a more popular example, google "Tim.Allen drugs" (even though I think he's a schmuck).

Jail is just a stumbling block. Death, OTOH, is permanent.

Of course, I suppose you could get unlucky/stupid and die in jail, negating my point.

Re:*in song*

[Bombcar]

Dude! It's a war zone!

You gotta use SSH!

No way

[gwoodrow]

I scream like a little girl just playing Silent Hill 3. I imagine if I worked in a war zone, I'd have to wear a diaper and keep a pacifier handy. No thank you... I shit myself enough as it is.

(Sorry... had to lighten up this somber topic.)

Networking in the Danger Zone

[Anonymous Coward]

And, here all this time, I thought I was the only one who hacked away on a keybaord while listening to the Top Gun soundtrack...

Re:Consider carefully

[anothy]

I am not a computer professional...

i'm sorry, are you lost?