Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro* >Does anybody actually *have* a functional 7 track drive? The folks restoring at least one IBM 1401 probably have several. http://ibm-1401.info/ Other than replacing a lot of older tab shop hardware, a primary functi

Re: Slightly OT: Calculating HVAC requirements for server rooms

Below are a few snippets from recent posts, in no particular order, that had me saying to myself "does not anyone remember an interesting alternative I thought had come up on NANOG a few years ago?" Well maybe it was some other list, but it is not really worth going back and looking. It isn't

Re: DSX cross-connect solution

Use the ADC 84 port DSX blocks with six 32 pair CHAMP connectors on the rear. You will stay saner if use the ones with three sections - A B C - on the front each with 1-14 jacks on the top row and 15-28 on the bottom. The alternate that looks the same from a distance simply has a top row

Re: Why choose 120 volts?

Seth Mattinen wrote: I have a pure curiosity question for the NANOG crowd here. If you run your facility/datacenter/cage/rack on 120 volts, why? I've been running my facility at 208 for years because I can get away with lower amperage circuits. I'm curious about the reasons for using high-amp 1

Re: Out of warranty APC PDU repair

- Original Message - From: "Oliver Hookins" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:47 AM Subject: Out of warranty APC PDU repair Hi all, hopefully this isn't too off topic (since it's datacentre related). We have an APC AP7952 rack PDU which has stopped working. I believe the manage

Re: Subnet Size for BGP peers.

- Original Message - From: "Jim Wininger" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:59 PM Subject: Subnet Size for BGP peers. I have a question about the subnet size for BGP peers. Typically when we turn up a new BGP customer we turn them up on a /29 or a /30. That seems to be the "n

Re: Dutch ISPs to collaborate and take responsibility for bottedclients

Exactly correct. The number one priority, which trumps all others, is making the abuse stop. Yes, there are many other things that can and should be done, but that's the first one. Stopping the abuse is fine, but cutting service to the point that a family using VOIP only for their phone ser

Re: So I've got this 2.5gig wave, what do I do with it?

Due to the vagaries of telecom pricing, I've ended up with a 2.5gig wavelength service between two locations when what I really wanted was a gig-e or two. I'm really not sure if this is a "transparent" wave service or not... the carrier is using gear from Ciena to hand it off to us and they se