On 31/03/06, Craig FALCONER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Certainly sounds like they have done their network design well WRT fault > tolerance. > > However remember that map doesn't show the ISP's internal backbones and > connections. > > Shall we deploy random backhoes around the country until you fall off the > internet?
Ah. No thanks. Apparently this can be a problem on the west coast. The entire phone network on the west coast is connected to a single link to the outside, which every now and then gets severed by some digger or other. No back up; just wait for Telecom to fix it. Cheers, Carl.
