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US Air Force Building Space Router
Saint Aardvark writes "From the ISTS daily news comes a story on the US Air Force seeking to build a space router. From TFA: "Northrop Grumman and Caspian Networks are collaborating to develop an Internet Protocol router that can withstand the constant barrage of solar radiation in orbit. The space-hardened IP router will be part of the Air Force's Transformational Satellite Communications System, which will provide IP-based communications to warfighters." I wonder what the ping times would be like..."
They could tell you, but then they'd have to kill you.
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A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
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Gonna need a hell of a long patch cable...
The NSA: The only part of the US government that actually listens.
Wrap it in tinfoil?
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... but it sounds like they are putting a wood shop in orbit. I guess the need pretty bevels or something.
"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
--Dr.W.Edwards Deming
They figured out how to route space! Does this route time too?
My network closet router only routes closets.
So, how are they going to keep ET from patching in to the internet for free? Did they think of that? Eh?
The NSA: The only part of the US government that actually listens.
In space, noone can hear you ping.
It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
You win again speed of light. But I'll beat you some day!
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Maybe when the Hubble gets retired they can use it for one hell of a cantenna...
UFOs are war flyers looking to see if earth has an open node yet.
The next Cmdr Taco duplicate will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
Am I the only one who has this image of a bog standard Belkin router encased in a biscuit tin?
w.. o.. r.. r.. y.... a.. b..o..u..t....p..i.. n.. g....t.. i.. m.. e.. s....?
Si vis pacem, para bellum! For evil to succeed good men need only do nothing!
is it going to use aethernet?
You misunderstood. They are developing a router which drops everything but whitespace characters.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Phone Rings)
Boss: The router went down, we need you to fix it...now.
You: Fuck.
So what happens to dropped packets? Do they burn up on re-entry or go into an orbit?
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... or the Matrix...
Now don't forget guys: Make sure to use WEP encryption keys and turn on your MAC filtering and change the default IP and password. And for god's sake, change the SSID from linksys to something else.
I mod down so you can mod up. Your welcome.
Statistically, there has to be life on other planets somewhere. There is also probability that this life evolved to the point of having computers. There is a slim chance (ok maybe not a snowballs chance in hell) that they created IP networks like us. But, I promise you, if there is even a single iota of a chance that they did. My godd--ned corporate network will find a way to incorporate some Altairian ISPs slowest router as an entry in my OSPF tables. Resulting in 7 year latency. Furthermore, my users and there stupid click anywhere attitude will probably trigger an interstellar war.
It would just be vulnerable to space snort.
Wikileaks, no DNS
"And yes if you're interested, World of Warcraft runs just fine..."
Of course it is.. The games compensating for your horrible lag. Since its on your end, everything seems fine, but all the other player are pausing to wait for you and their game is jumpy and horrible.
Way to ruin a game, satellite man
To put nice rounded edges on space cabinetry?
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
What would the SSID be for that bad boy?
Hmmm....redifines War Driving!
I might know what I'm talkin' about, but then again, this is Slashdot...
Of course alien networks work just like ours. Haven't you seen Independence Day?
Warfighter: One who fights in a war Streetfighter: One who fights in a street Firefighter: One who fights in a fire Warblogging: One who blogs in war Slashdotter: One who dots in a slash?
"I wonder what the ping times would be like..."
Astronomical!
[...cricket...]
Aw, c'mon, "space-hardened IP router"...astronomical? Eh, fine, you make a better joke.
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.