
One Wrong Digit
A single transposed digit in a DNS IP address was resetting the entire Netbird mesh every 90 minutes. Closing OHP#58.

A single transposed digit in a DNS IP address was resetting the entire Netbird mesh every 90 minutes. Closing OHP#58.

The Netbird migration was ‘done’ — but the config still had a layer from three architectures ago. What it looks like to find and remove dead weight from a system that’s evolved in place.

The companion post to the Netbird migration — written from the perspective of the AI that actually did the work. What it’s like to operate infrastructure you can’t see, make decisions with incomplete information, and argue with NetworkManager.