Maybe dot is easier to say? On Friday, April 10, 2015, <[email protected]> wrote:
> And why is it called a dot? > > This is my theory, back when we had analog long distance trunks (single > side band running on open wire on glass insulators, yes I go back that > far), we had to align each channel 4 times a year. Probably took 15 > different adjustments per trunk and we had several dozen trunks. We called > it carrier line ups. Took a Bell guy on the far end and we would swap > tones to each other and both of us would make the same audio and RF > adjustments in sync with each other. > > So all day long, I would say things like “I am sending –16” and he would > say I am receiving “plus 7.3” but the words were “seven dot two”. I > thought it was odd initially but soon found that the entire telecom world > did not say point when doing decimal. And since the original internet > connections were entirely telecom folks doing the work, I think they are > the ones that started saying dot for IP addresses. > > That’s my theory and I’m stickin’ to it. > > *From:* Adam Moffett > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2015 7:25 AM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Weird network issue > > Nah, it's just a matter of where you put the dots > > 815-321-8221 > 81.53.218.221 > > So apparently area codes start at 201 in the US, so I have 54 area codes > to start from. > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:31 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> damn 815 areacode >> >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Caleb Knauer <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >>> I just realized that my next personal nerd goal to to get a phone number >>> and personal webpage IP to be the same, and also that my goals are sad and >>> I should feel bad. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>> >>>> star >>>> >>>> *From:* Caleb Knauer >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 09, 2015 8:17 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Weird network issue >>>> >>>> How do you dial the "."? ;) >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 9:18 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I get so tired after days of not getting enough sleep (damn kids) that >>>>> I've literally tried to call my wife by dialing the IP of our CPE on the >>>>> roof. >>>>> >>>>> I kid you not. >>>>> >>>>> Josh Reynolds >>>>> CIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.com >>>>> >>>>> On 04/09/2015 05:15 PM, David Milholen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I do or I get postal :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 4/9/2015 3:56 PM, Paul Stewart wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Pfft! Who needs sleep? :) >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected] >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] On Behalf Of Adam >>>>> Moffett >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 4:11 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Weird network issue >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah I'll see if they're game for that. I would have thought of that >>>>> myself if they didn't make me get up at 3am :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Only a quick suggestion.. on the 2811, setup a /30 or something routable >>>>> for testing... plugin directly on that port with IP/gateway and DNS - see >>>>> if issue is still there. Then at least you know if it's in the ASA or >>>>> not.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected] >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] On Behalf Of Adam >>>>> Moffett >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 7:06 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Weird network issue >>>>> >>>>> I have a customer who uses us as a backup path to the internet. They have >>>>> BGP sessions with us and another provider, and we just stack a few >>>>> prepends on the routes they send us and re-advertise them. >>>>> >>>>> When their primary connection is out, they report having partial >>>>> connectivity. We just had a two hour test window where their primary >>>>> connection was shut off on purpose so that we could test. The other >>>>> provider and I spent a ton of time going over BGP and routing stuff and >>>>> finally concluded, "gee, it should be working." >>>>> >>>>> After we gave up looking for a routing problem that isn't there, we did >>>>> some more basic testing and really the only thing I can conclude >>>>> definitely doesn't work when they fail over to us is DNS. Using nslookup >>>>> they get no response from any DNS servers. >>>>> >>>>> They have a Cisco 2811 running BGP, but that connects to an ASA, and >>>>> everything on their LAN is behind the ASA. >>>>> >>>>> I asked for copies of the configs on the 2811 and the ASA, but I'm not >>>>> even sure what I'm looking for yet. Any brilliant ideas? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> > > > >
