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Josh Luthman
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On Apr 11, 2015 6:44 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote:

>   Typesetter and coder slang?  Short, easy to say.
>
> . dot
> * star
> ! bang
> #! shebang
>
> Why has nobody come up with an abbreviation for :// or http:// (so the
> uninformed can stop calling them backslashes).  And then there’s
> dub-dub-dub.
>
> Oh, and while we’re on random grammar topics, I saw an ad on TV today for
> Lowe’s paint.  “This room is so you, it’s so phisticated.”  “Yeah,
> phisticated.”
>
> http://adage.com/article/media/watch-newest-ads-tv-lowe-s-foot-locker-adidas/297092/
>
>
>  *From:* Caleb Knauer <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 11, 2015 4:50 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Weird network issue
>
> 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
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2015 7:25 AM
>> *To:* 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 <
>> javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> wrote:
>>
>>> damn 815 areacode
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Caleb Knauer <
>>> 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 <
>>>> javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   star
>>>>>
>>>>>  *From:* Caleb Knauer
>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 09, 2015 8:17 PM
>>>>> *To:* 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 <
>>>>> 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 [javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');] On 
>>>>>> Behalf Of Adam Moffett
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 4:11 PM
>>>>>> To: 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 [javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');] On 
>>>>>> Behalf Of Adam Moffett
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 7:06 AM
>>>>>> To: 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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>   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.
>>>
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