diff --git a/scripts/gen_rack.py b/scripts/gen_rack.py
index ac716a8..f950472 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_rack.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_rack.py
@@ -393,6 +393,52 @@ def render_power(rack: str, items: list[dict]) -> str:
     return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
 
 
+def render_network(rack: str, items: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Return a mermaid network-cabling flowchart, or '' if no links.
+
+    Assumes `validate_links` has already passed: every link has a non-empty
+    `local`/`peer` and an integer `peer_port`, and `peer` resolves to a real
+    hardware file. `generate` validates before any render call.
+    """
+    linked = [fm for fm in items if fm.get("links")]
+    if not linked:
+        return ""
+
+    by_host = {fm.get("hostname"): fm for fm in items}
+
+    edges: list[tuple[str, str, str, int, object]] = []
+    nodes: set[str] = set()
+    for fm in linked:
+        source = fm.get("hostname", "?")
+        nodes.add(source)
+        for link in fm["links"]:
+            peer = link["peer"]
+            nodes.add(peer)
+            edges.append(
+                (source, link["local"], peer, link["peer_port"],
+                 link.get("speed_gbps"))
+            )
+    edges.sort(key=lambda e: (e[0], e[1], e[2], e[3]))
+
+    def node_label(name: str) -> str:
+        fm = by_host.get(name)
+        kind = fm.get("kind") if fm else None
+        if kind in ("switch", "patch-panel"):
+            return f"{name}<br/>{kind}"
+        return name
+
+    lines: list[str] = ["```mermaid", "flowchart LR"]
+    for name in sorted(nodes):
+        lines.append(f'    {_node_id(name)}["{node_label(name)}"]')
+    for source, local, peer, peer_port, speed in edges:
+        label = f"{local} → p{peer_port}"
+        if speed is not None:
+            label += f" · {speed}G"
+        lines.append(f"    {_node_id(source)} -->|{label}| {_node_id(peer)}")
+    lines.append("```")
+    return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
+
+
 def render_page(rack: str, items: list[dict]) -> str:
     items = _sorted_items(items)
     lines: list[str] = []
@@ -414,6 +460,12 @@ def render_page(rack: str, items: list[dict]) -> str:
         lines.append("")
         lines.append(power.rstrip())
         lines.append("")
+    network = render_network(rack, items)
+    if network:
+        lines.append("## Network")
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append(network.rstrip())
+        lines.append("")
     lines.append("## Occupancy")
     lines.append("")
     lines.append("| U | Device | Kind | Face | Status |")
diff --git a/tests/test_gen_rack.py b/tests/test_gen_rack.py
index f1a5e7e..b061f7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_gen_rack.py
+++ b/tests/test_gen_rack.py
@@ -419,3 +419,86 @@ def test_generate_returns_1_on_bad_link_peer(tmp_path):
     rc = gen_rack.generate(hw, out)
     assert rc == 1
     assert not (out / "rack01.md").exists()
+
+
+def test_render_network_has_nodes_and_edge_labels():
+    items = [
+        item(hostname="sw01", kind="switch", rack_u=10, u_height=1,
+             rack_face="front", ports=24),
+        item(hostname="mf00", rack_u=1, u_height=1, rack_face="front",
+             links=[{"local": "eth0", "peer": "sw01",
+                     "peer_port": 1, "speed_gbps": 1}]),
+    ]
+    out = gen_rack.render_network("rack01", items)
+    assert "```mermaid" in out
+    assert "flowchart LR" in out
+    assert "sw01<br/>switch" in out
+    assert "mf00" in out
+    assert "eth0" in out
+    assert "p1" in out
+    assert "1G" in out
+
+
+def test_render_network_patch_panel_subtitle():
+    items = [
+        item(hostname="pp01", kind="patch-panel", rack_u=24, u_height=1,
+             rack_face="front", ports=24),
+        item(hostname="mf01", rack_u=2, u_height=1, rack_face="front",
+             links=[{"local": "eth0", "peer": "pp01",
+                     "peer_port": 1, "speed_gbps": 1}]),
+    ]
+    out = gen_rack.render_network("rack01", items)
+    assert "pp01<br/>patch-panel" in out
+
+
+def test_render_network_empty_when_no_links():
+    items = [item(hostname="mf00", rack_u=1, u_height=1, rack_face="front")]
+    assert gen_rack.render_network("rack01", items) == ""
+
+
+def test_render_network_omits_speed_when_absent():
+    items = [
+        item(hostname="sw01", kind="switch", rack_u=10, u_height=1,
+             rack_face="front", ports=24),
+        item(hostname="mf00", rack_u=1, u_height=1, rack_face="front",
+             links=[{"local": "eth0", "peer": "sw01", "peer_port": 1}]),
+    ]
+    out = gen_rack.render_network("rack01", items)
+    assert "eth0" in out and "p1" in out
+    assert "·" not in out  # no speed suffix rendered
+
+
+def test_render_network_is_deterministic():
+    a = item(hostname="sw01", kind="switch", rack_u=10, u_height=1,
+             rack_face="front", ports=24)
+    b = item(hostname="mf01", rack_u=2, u_height=1, rack_face="front",
+             links=[{"local": "eth0", "peer": "sw01",
+                     "peer_port": 2, "speed_gbps": 1}])
+    c = item(hostname="mf00", rack_u=1, u_height=1, rack_face="front",
+             links=[{"local": "eth0", "peer": "sw01",
+                     "peer_port": 1, "speed_gbps": 1}])
+    assert gen_rack.render_network("rack01", [a, b, c]) == \
+        gen_rack.render_network("rack01", [c, b, a])
+
+
+def test_generate_includes_network_section(tmp_path):
+    hw = tmp_path / "hardware"
+    out = tmp_path / "out"
+    hw.mkdir()
+    _write_item(
+        hw, "sw01",
+        "---\nhostname: sw01\nkind: switch\nstatus: in-use\n"
+        "rack: rack01\nrack_u: 10\nu_height: 1\nrack_face: front\nports: 24\n---\n",
+    )
+    _write_item(
+        hw, "mf00",
+        "---\nhostname: mf00\nkind: server\nstatus: in-use\n"
+        "rack: rack01\nrack_u: 1\nu_height: 1\nrack_face: front\n"
+        "links:\n  - { local: eth0, peer: sw01, peer_port: 1, speed_gbps: 1 }\n---\n",
+    )
+    rc = gen_rack.generate(hw, out)
+    assert rc == 0
+    page = (out / "rack01.md").read_text()
+    assert "## Network" in page
+    assert "```mermaid" in page
+    assert "eth0" in page