Re: [Nanog-futures] Admission for Committee Members

2011-09-20 Thread Martin Hannigan
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 1:28 AM, Steven Feldman feld...@nanog.org wrote: [Apologies for cross-posting; it turns out many members are not on the nanog-futures list.] In our board meeting this week, we decided not to place this on this year's ballot. We feel that as with other decisions

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Henry Yen
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 01:22:43AM -0400, Barton F Bruce wrote: Does anybody actually *have* a functional 7 track drive? The folks restoring at least one IBM 1401 probably have several. http://ibm-1401.info/ A few (dozen) years ago, I was treated to a interesting demonstration where a

Re: Internet mauled by bears

2011-09-20 Thread Joel jaeggli
On 9/19/11 18:49 , Richard Barnes wrote: And if they turn up the voltage on the fence high enough, dinner could be cooked by the time the crew gets there! montana experience says: cows have rather thick skin, sheep come with insulation, and bison will go through anything that gets in their way

Re: SDH Fiber Problem

2011-09-20 Thread Daniel Holme
On 19 September 2011 10:20, jacob miller mmzi...@yahoo.com wrote: I have triend to do a ping with the DF bit set. Maximum am able to get to is 1600. This am guessing is because of the fact I have set the mtu size on My interface to 1600. You could extend this test by sending TCP packets

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Randy Bush
http://ibm-1401.info/ A few (dozen) years ago, I was treated to a interesting demonstration where a coworker poured an oily fluid containing tiny metallic flakes on a patch of tape. The bits on the tape could be clearly seen by the naked eye, and could be decoded (ever so slowly!) using a

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread bmanning
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:14:59AM -0400, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:32:04 +0200, Randy Bush said: you left out one connection via a chevy full of hollerith cards and the second a canoe full of 7 track tape in waterproof containers. Does anybody actually *have*

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Robert Bonomi
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:07:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Jay Ashworth j...@baylink.com Subject: Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network From: Randy Bush ra...@psg.com you left out one connection via a chevy full of hollerith cards and the

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Michael Painter
Randy Bush wrote: http://ibm-1401.info/ A few (dozen) years ago, I was treated to a interesting demonstration where a coworker poured an oily fluid containing tiny metallic flakes on a patch of tape. The bits on the tape could be clearly seen by the naked eye, and could be decoded (ever so

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Robert Bonomi
From: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu Subject: Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:14:59 -0400 Does anybody actually *have* a functional 7 track drive? I _think_ there's a guy in OZ that still has one or more. Haven't

Re: Internet mauled by bears

2011-09-20 Thread David Cantrell
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:37:55AM -0700, Joel jaeggli wrote: cows have rather thick skin, sheep come with insulation, and bison will go through anything that gets in their way including 3 x 6 diameter corner posts and 4 strands of barbed and 2 hot wires. horses on the other hand are

RE: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Jamie Bowden
From: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu [mailto:valdis.kletni...@vt.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:15 AM On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:32:04 +0200, Randy Bush said: you left out one connection via a chevy full of hollerith cards and the second a canoe full of 7 track tape in waterproof

insurance

2011-09-20 Thread harbor235
Curious if anyone out there is acting as an independent contractor, consultant, or small business, if so do you use professional liability insurance? What should I look out for and is there any good brokers that offer inexpensive yet reliable insurance? thanks as always, Mike

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Jon Lewis
On Mon, 19 Sep 2011, Matthew Kaufman wrote: On 9/19/2011 6:02 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: On Sun, 18 Sep 2011, Frank Bulk wrote: I should have made myself more clear -- the policy amendment would make clear that multihoming requires only one facilities-based connection and that the other

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:59:00 EDT, harbor235 said: Curious if anyone out there is acting as an independent contractor, consultant, or small business, if so do you use professional liability insurance? I don't consult myself, but is *anybody* crazy enough to do consulting in the

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Henry Yen he...@aegisinfosys.com said: A few (dozen) years ago, I was treated to a interesting demonstration where a coworker poured an oily fluid containing tiny metallic flakes on a patch of tape. The bits on the tape could be clearly seen by the naked eye, and could be

Costa Rican Service providers?

2011-09-20 Thread Joe Freeman
I'm looking for any providers in Costa Rica that can service a location in San Pedro, San Jose, that can provide me 40Mbps service via Ethernet hand off, that does NOT use RACSA facilities. Please contact me off list.

Re: Internet mauled by bears

2011-09-20 Thread Jason Baugher
On 9/20/2011 2:37 AM, Joel jaeggli wrote: On 9/19/11 18:49 , Richard Barnes wrote: And if they turn up the voltage on the fence high enough, dinner could be cooked by the time the crew gets there! montana experience says: cows have rather thick skin, sheep come with insulation, and bison will

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread harbor235
So what is the difference with EO and professional insurance? Mike On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Dave Ellis d...@colo4.com wrote: My wife works for an insurance Agency and handles small business lines. Want me to have her contact you? On 09/20/2011 08:00 AM, harbor235 wrote: Than you

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Brant I. Stevens
On 9/20/11 9:11 AM, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:59:00 EDT, harbor235 said: Curious if anyone out there is acting as an independent contractor, consultant, or small business, if so do you use professional liability insurance? Many clients

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread TR Shaw
Sameo sameo plus you'll need standard liability if you have clients that come to your office or if you work on their site. Usually your contract will dictate the minimum required. On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:31 AM, harbor235 wrote: So what is the difference with EO and professional insurance?

RE: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Ryan Finnesey
-Original Message- From: Brant I. Stevens [mailto:bra...@networking-architecture.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:33 AM To: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu; harbor235 Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: insurance On 9/20/11 9:11 AM, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Randy Carpenter
- Original Message - On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:59:00 EDT, harbor235 said: Curious if anyone out there is acting as an independent contractor, consultant, or small business, if so do you use professional liability insurance? I don't consult myself, but is *anybody* crazy enough to

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Jack Morgan
Randy, On 09/20/2011 08:10 AM, Randy Carpenter wrote: - Original Message - On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:59:00 EDT, harbor235 said: Curious if anyone out there is acting as an independent contractor, consultant, or small business, if so do you use professional liability insurance? I

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Dorn Hetzel
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Jon Lewis jle...@lewis.org wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Dorn Hetzel wrote: If what you have is LEC frame relay service over which you have PVCs to two providers of IP transit service, then, IMO, you are multihomed. Are you protected against every single

Re: Internet mauled by bears

2011-09-20 Thread Robert Hajime Lanning
On 09/20/11 00:37, Joel jaeggli wrote: livestock always ends up on the other side of the fence... Must be the greener pastures. -- END OF LINE --MCP

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Bryan Fields
On 9/20/2011 11:10, Randy Carpenter wrote: The reality is that with the mega-insurance companies able to set whatever crazy premiums they feel like, and raise them every other month, the cost of being fully insured is sometimes more than what you can charge as a consultant. This is sad, but

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Paul Vixie
Benson Schliesser bens...@queuefull.net writes: For what it's worth, I agree that ARIN has a pretty good governance structure. (With the exception of NomCom this year, which is shamefully unbalanced.) ... as the chairman of the 2011 ARIN NomCom, i hope you'll explain further, either

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Benson Schliesser
Hi, Paul. On Sep 20, 2011, at 11:43, Paul Vixie vi...@isc.org wrote: Benson Schliesser bens...@queuefull.net writes: For what it's worth, I agree that ARIN has a pretty good governance structure. (With the exception of NomCom this year, which is shamefully unbalanced.) ... as the

4.0.0.0/8?

2011-09-20 Thread Hank Nussbacher
Did Level3 withdraw 4.0.0.0/8 today and start announcing it as two /9s? -Hank

Re: old media (was: wannabe isp)

2011-09-20 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: Does anybody actually *have* a functional 7 track drive? if you really need one, i know what trail i would start to follow. there are folk keeping old stuff alive and pulling arcane things off old media (like the besm-6

Re: 4.0.0.0/8?

2011-09-20 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Sep 20, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Hank Nussbacher wrote: Did Level3 withdraw 4.0.0.0/8 today and start announcing it as two /9s? I don't know if it was today, but I see two /9s. -- TTFN, patrick

Re: 4.0.0.0/8?

2011-09-20 Thread Hank Nussbacher
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: Newbie question: If I do: route-viewssho ip bgp 4.0.0.0 BGP routing table entry for 4.0.0.0/9, version 821994 why do I see the /9 and not the /8 by default? If I do a specific lookup for 4.0.0.0/8 it is there as well. Thanks, Hank On Sep 20,

Re: 4.0.0.0/8?

2011-09-20 Thread Richard A Steenbergen
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 08:13:09PM +0300, Hank Nussbacher wrote: Did Level3 withdraw 4.0.0.0/8 today and start announcing it as two /9s? Level3 has been announcing 2x /9's as well as the /8 for some time now, ever since Telefonica's unfortunate incident where they allowed a customer to hijack

Re: 4.0.0.0/8?

2011-09-20 Thread Joel jaeggli
On 9/20/11 10:22 , Hank Nussbacher wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: Newbie question: If I do: route-viewssho ip bgp 4.0.0.0 BGP routing table entry for 4.0.0.0/9, version 821994 why do I see the /9 and not the /8 by default? If I do a specific lookup for

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Charles N Wyble
I plan to announce my ASN out of 3 physically diverse hops over 100mbps or gige. I believe that qualifies as multihoming under pretty much all definitions? On that note, is anyone familiar with peering fabrics in 60 Hudson and 600 West 7th (or peering fabrics that are fiber close in those

Re: 4.0.0.0/8?

2011-09-20 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Richard A Steenbergen r...@e-gerbil.net wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 08:13:09PM +0300, Hank Nussbacher wrote: Did Level3 withdraw 4.0.0.0/8 today and start announcing it as two /9s? Level3 has been announcing 2x /9's as well as the /8 for some time now,

FW: [arin-announce] Change to Whois Query Behavior

2011-09-20 Thread Mark Kosters
Apologies for the cross post from ARIN-Announce. Thought that many of you would be interested in hearing about the upcoming ARIN Whois change given the recent discussion on NANOG. Regards, Mark ARIN CTO On 9/19/11 2:00 PM, ARIN i...@arin.net wrote: ARIN announces a pending change to Whois

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Barry Shein
On September 20, 2011 at 02:00 he...@aegisinfosys.com (Henry Yen) wrote: A few (dozen) years ago, I was treated to a interesting demonstration where a coworker poured an oily fluid containing tiny metallic flakes on a patch of tape. The bits on the tape could be clearly seen by the

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Owen DeLong
On Sep 20, 2011, at 5:01 AM, Jon Lewis wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2011, Matthew Kaufman wrote: On 9/19/2011 6:02 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: On Sun, 18 Sep 2011, Frank Bulk wrote: I should have made myself more clear -- the policy amendment would make clear that multihoming requires only one

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: Why would you say that a GRE or other tunnel is not full-time connectivity? I have full-time GRE tunnels to two ISPs and they do actually constitute multihoming under the ARIN interpretation of NRPM 2.7. i.e. if you have a leased line

DC74

2011-09-20 Thread Robert Johnson
If anyone here is using DC74 (www.dc74.com) for colocation and would like to share their experiences, I'm all ears. Thanks in advance. Robert

lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread Chris Brookes
Anyone else seeing a lot of latency to google via qwest? .. 11 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms min-edge-12.inet.qwest.net [207.225.128.1] 1215 ms13 ms12 ms chx-edge-03.inet.qwest.net [67.14.38.5] 1312 ms21 ms13 ms 72.14.214.78 1413 ms13 ms13 ms 72.14.236.178 15

Re: lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread Steve Clark
On 09/20/2011 03:06 PM, Chris Brookes wrote: Anyone else seeing a lot of latency to google via qwest? .. 11 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms min-edge-12.inet.qwest.net [207.225.128.1] 1215 ms13 ms12 ms chx-edge-03.inet.qwest.net [67.14.38.5] 1312 ms21 ms13 ms 72.14.214.78

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Owen DeLong
On Sep 20, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Jack Morgan wrote: Randy, On 09/20/2011 08:10 AM, Randy Carpenter wrote: - Original Message - On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:59:00 EDT, harbor235 said: Curious if anyone out there is acting as an independent contractor, consultant, or small business, if

Re: lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread mikea
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 02:06:18PM -0500, Chris Brookes wrote: Anyone else seeing a lot of latency to google via qwest? .. 11 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms min-edge-12.inet.qwest.net [207.225.128.1] 1215 ms13 ms12 ms chx-edge-03.inet.qwest.net [67.14.38.5] 1312 ms21 ms

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Patrick W. Gilmore patr...@ianai.net said: In the way that you are apparently incapable of reading what was written. Jon very clearly states that if the GRE tunnel goes over the same physical infrastructure, it is not multihoming. Then you go on to explain how you have

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Owen DeLong
If you open the door to that sort of interpretation, then every org with a T1 and a backup dial-up connection can claim to be multihomed. You say that like it's a bad thing. In either of these cases, it's not enough to just have the connection. The ARIN NRPM definition of Multihomed

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread Randy Carpenter
The reality is that with the mega-insurance companies able to set whatever crazy premiums they feel like, and raise them every other month, the cost of being fully insured is sometimes more than what you can charge as a consultant. This is just not true. Insurance companies are

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Dorn Hetzel
On Sep 20, 2011 3:21 PM, Owen DeLong o...@delong.com wrote: If you open the door to that sort of interpretation, then every org with a T1 and a backup dial-up connection can claim to be multihomed. You say that like it's a bad thing. In either of these cases, it's not enough to just

Re: lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread PC
You can traceroute from all their POPS here if you'd like: https://kai02.centurylink.com/PtapRpts/Public/BackboneReport.aspx Having said that, that IP has similar horrible latency from my non-qwest connection. Additionally, google does not resolve to that IP for me, which is expected. It does

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 9/20/11 12:24 PM, Dorn Hetzel wrote: On Sep 20, 2011 3:21 PM, Owen DeLong o...@delong.com wrote: If you open the door to that sort of interpretation, then every org with a T1 and a backup dial-up connection can claim to be multihomed. You say that like it's a bad thing. In either of

Re: lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread Chris Brookes
On 20 September 2011 14:24, PC paul4...@gmail.com wrote: Having said that, that IP has similar horrible latency from my non-qwest connection.  Additionally, google does not resolve to that IP for me, which is expected.  It does look like poor routing on google's network.  There's I mentioned

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, Patrick W. Gilmore patr...@ianai.net said: In the way that you are apparently incapable of reading what was written. Jon very clearly states that if the GRE tunnel goes over the same physical infrastructure, it is not

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Dorn Hetzel
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore patr...@ianai.netwrote: On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, Patrick W. Gilmore patr...@ianai.net said: In the way that you are apparently incapable of reading what was written. Jon very clearly states that

Re: lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread Scott Weeks
--- paul4...@gmail.com wrote: From: PC paul4...@gmail.com You can traceroute from all their POPS here if you'd like: https://kai02.centurylink.com/PtapRpts/Public/BackboneReport.aspx - Hmmm, it seems to work with only one vendor's browser. Anyone

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Jon Lewis
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Chris Adams wrote: Devil's advocate: if you have links to two carriers, but they are delivered via the same LEC on the same fiber, are you multihomed? What about if you have two LECs at your facility, but the two circuits share a common path elsewhere (outside of your

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:13:57 EDT, Dorn Hetzel said: full time connection to two or more providers should be satisfied when the network involved has (or has contracted for and will have) two or more connections that are diverse from each other at ANY point in their path between the end network

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Matthew Kaufman
On 9/20/11 1:05 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: However, I believe the spirit of the NRPM is clear. Two circuits in the same conduit would qualify, one circuit with two BGP sessions does not. Totally disagree. If I have a metro ethernet circuit and can see both my transit providers over the

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Brett Frankenberger
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 04:13:57PM -0400, Dorn Hetzel wrote: full time connection to two or more providers should be satisfied when the network involved has (or has contracted for and will have) two or more connections that are diverse from each other at ANY point in their path between the

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network -- ENOUGH ALREADY!

2011-09-20 Thread Bill P
This has deviated so far from a useful technical discussion, it isn't even amusing anymore. From http://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/ Our pre-posting guide for messages to the NANOG e-mail list: Does my email have operational/technical content? ANSWER: NO. Would I be interested in

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network -- ENOUGH ALREADY!

2011-09-20 Thread Bret Palsson
Thank you! 112 Emails on this subject, I am sick of it. On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Bill P wrote: This has deviated so far from a useful technical discussion, it isn't even amusing anymore. From http://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/ Our pre-posting guide for messages to the NANOG e-mail

Re: lots of latency on qwest to google?

2011-09-20 Thread PC
I tried two vendors without issue (firefox 5 + IE 9). The only nuance I saw is the enter key didn't work in IE9 for when I entered in the domain to initiate the traceroute. Clicking run test instead works fine. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Scott Weeks sur...@mauigateway.com wrote: ---

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Owen DeLong
Ok, I would propose something like: full time connection to two or more providers should be satisfied when the network involved has (or has contracted for and will have) two or more connections that are diverse from each other at ANY point in their path between the end network location or

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Owen DeLong
On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Chris Adams wrote: Devil's advocate: if you have links to two carriers, but they are delivered via the same LEC on the same fiber, are you multihomed? What about if you have two LECs at your facility, but the two circuits

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Dorn Hetzel
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Brett Frankenberger rbf+na...@panix.comwrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 04:13:57PM -0400, Dorn Hetzel wrote: full time connection to two or more providers should be satisfied when the network involved has (or has contracted for and will have) two or more

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Michael Dillon
Randy is right that ARIN has missed a step here. It is unfortunate that there is no tool in existence that would test conformance of a whois server, and with hindsight, it would have been a good idea for ARIN to sponsor such a tool on one of the open source repo sites like github or googlecode.

Re: How to begin making my own ISP?

2011-09-20 Thread Don Gould
Hasserw, First I must apologise for not responding, I did see this message and did mean to attempt to help you out as I am currently working though this exact process in a very small proof of concept network with an even smaller budget. To address our question, a good starting point is a

Re: insurance

2011-09-20 Thread bmanning
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 03:21:51PM -0400, Randy Carpenter wrote: The reality is that with the mega-insurance companies able to set whatever crazy premiums they feel like, and raise them every other month, the cost of being fully insured is sometimes more than what you can charge as a

Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

2011-09-20 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Chris Adams cmad...@hiwaay.net What about if you have two LECs at your facility, but the two circuits share a common path elsewhere (outside of your knowledge)? p=1.0, *even* if you're paying for guaranteed physical diversity. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R.

What's a reasonable attack surface? (was: Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper yada yada)

2011-09-20 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Valdis Kletnieks valdis.kletni...@vt.edu As long as there is *A* failure mode? Hmm. invents a movie-plot failure mode involving crazed ninjas with katanas loose in a switch room at one provider. Yep, it's unlikely crazed ninjas will attack the switch rooms

akamai rate limiting?

2011-09-20 Thread Joseph Gersch
Does anyone know if Akamai edgesuite servers rate limits or blacklists caching servers that query it too often? It appears that queries are timing out if we exceed a query load to edgesuite. Does anyone at Akamai know if there are any changes to rate limiting or an abnormally high load?

Re: akamai rate limiting?

2011-09-20 Thread Cameron Byrne
On Sep 20, 2011 7:54 PM, Joseph Gersch joe.ger...@secure64.com wrote: Does anyone know if Akamai edgesuite servers rate limits or blacklists caching servers that query it too often? It appears that queries are timing out if we exceed a query load to edgesuite. Does anyone at Akamai know if

Re: Internet mauled by bears

2011-09-20 Thread PC
On the other hand, I've been told that during a power outage cattle can sometimes smell that the electricity is gone... all their noses start sniffing after one in the pasture starts... and make a run for it... Probably is an old wives tale... Yeah, Sheep or Goat proof fence? Good luck. Here

Re: Internet mauled by bears

2011-09-20 Thread PC
One more problem: Many of these rural mountain small WISP towers (such as Idaho from this article), do not have electricity. Winter access is via snow machine, snow-shoe, or helicopter, -- and power is obtained via solar panels and batteries. They are often placed on forest service or BLM land,