RE: Eaton 9130 UPS feedback

2012-11-14 Thread Erik Amundson
I've had issues and experience with many types of UPSes, including HP (probably OEM'd from someone else), APC, EATON/Powerware, and Liebert/Emerson. I keep coming back to APC. Solid units, and are always slightly 'ahead' in technology. Sure, I've seen each model have failures and even faults

not excactly on-topic Server Cabinet question

2012-02-01 Thread Erik Amundson
I apologize for this being off-topic in the NANOG list, but I'm hoping some of you have experience with the particulars of what I'm looking for... I am looking for a server cabinet which has an electric latching mechanism on it. I want to use my existing security system and proximity card

RE: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.

2011-06-23 Thread Erik Amundson
My big concern with pitiful low speed upstream speed is the whole 'cloud' movement. Every one will have all of their 'data' in the 'cloud' sooner than we all think, and that involves uploading it from their PC to the 'cloud'. For instance, I use a 'cloud' drive to backup bunches of data

RE: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.

2011-06-22 Thread Erik Amundson
I agree, the whole use of the terms 'need' and 'want' in this conversation are ridiculous. It's the Internet. The entire thing isn't a 'need'. It's not like life support or something that will cause loss of life if it isn't there. The only thing to even discuss here is 'want'. Yes,

RE: Open Source / Low Cost NMS for Server Hardware / Application Monitoring

2009-07-22 Thread Erik Amundson
We've been using Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold for many years. Their recent improvements to the product have been mainly system monitoring stuff. The product has grown in capabilities hugely since version 4 when we started with them (they are on version 12 now), and with that improvement in

RE: MGE UPS Systems

2009-07-13 Thread Erik Amundson
We asked our local APC rep that exact question last week. He told us that the MGE line of UPSes fill a whole that APC doesn't have in their own lineup, and they will continue being sold as the product for folks absolutely require a typical double-conversion online UPS. As opposed to the

DNS issues?

2007-07-20 Thread Erik Amundson
We just lost DNS totally for a while and just got it back...XO communications also lost almost all Internet routes at the same time... Anyone else noticing weirdness? Erik Amundson

RE: DNS issues?

2007-07-20 Thread Erik Amundson
I also have UUNET and Qwest routes working fine, but even on those, I couldn't reach the roots for quite a while. Erik Amundson IT Infrastructure Manager Open Access Technology Int'l, Inc. Phone (763) 201-2005 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:  This email and any attachment(s

RE: DNS issues?

2007-07-20 Thread Erik Amundson
the name serves even after shutting off XO, so that's why I asked... Some of NANOG folks have been helpful and kind, some not, but I read NANOG a lot, and I'm not surprised. :) ThanksI guess. Erik Amundson