so skip this. the thought contained may be perceived as too callous ..... S K I P T H I S * * * * What we know and love as the internet and TCP/IP was begun ( if the legend can be believed ) as a response to think tankers who considered the unthinkable, and asked the question "how do we maintain communications in the event of nuclear war" The cold hard question - what if half your cities have been nuked? in many ways we are seeing some of the proof of the concept. the internet functions just fine thanks, even though a certain specific location is hosed. there are a number of lessons to be observed and learned from this tragedy. lessons in distributed systems. lessons in disaster recovery. lessons in continuity planning. lessons that if learned properly will over the next few years radically change us as a society. folks, keep your powder dry. keep filling your heads with all the knowledge and skills you can. Them changes is a coming. Be ready. I'm not talking right wing militia conspiracy stuff by any means. I am talking networking, distributed networking, VPN's, etc. the demand for skilled and knowledgeable networks, with lots of good sense and good skills, will increase dramatically as we restructure. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=19680&t=19680 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
