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Running an ISP in a Warzone

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the frag-the-line dept.

musatov writes "SGT Coughanour, David A (HHC 1-110th Infantry US Army) speech on NOTACON 3: "Right now I am currently serving in Iraq where I run IT operations for a small chunk of the Sunni triangle. One of the major projects that we have accomplished here is setting up an ISP that supports 350 subscribers. It has also survived multiple mortar attacks, and is built entirely on Linux." Download video (80 MB QuickTime) Requires latest QuickTime installed. A mirror is available for people to download it."

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  1. Wuss. by XorNand · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used to work at an ISP in Detroit.

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  2. Wow by Xest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe it IS possible to run an ISP in Manchester (UK) after all!

  3. Linux immune to mortar attack! by CockMonster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who'd a thunk it?

  4. Comcast is in Iraq?! by 6350' · · Score: 5, Funny

    Multiple mortar attacks would explain a lot about my isp.

  5. Kind of redefines.. by mike2R · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bulletproof hosting..

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  6. Now by kryten_nl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that's running Linux in sandbox mode.

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  7. Re:Gives new meaning to disaster recovery plans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think mentioning terrorism might be the new Goodwin's law, but at that risk, do you recall the WTC attacks? I used to work for a company whose servers were located in the WTC, thankfully I worked in Chicago. I may have been one of the first in Chicago to know something was wrong when all of our connections went down. Of course I just thought it was a network problem at first.

  8. Lol, runs on Linux by Pinefresh · · Score: 5, Funny

    but you have to DL quicktime for windows to watch the video

  9. They get nasty DDoS attacks... by b1t+r0t · · Score: 5, Funny
    Distributed Dispersal of Shrapnel, that is.

    They also have to watch out for TCP/IP packets that arrive out of ordnance.

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  10. Ping Statistics by kaoshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, KIA = 0 (0% KIA)

  11. i also ran an ISP in the sunni triangle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was stationed at Camp Taqaddum for about 10 months in 2005. The MWR internet center was across camp a few miles so I decided to set up my own satellite based connection. Peak usage was about 80 soldiers and marines, fed off of multiple wireless APs.

    The ability to be in constant communication with family while we were not out on missions (we did security patrols of our Area of Operation) was a great boost to morale. Web cams and email meant you could see and talk to the people that mattered most to you.

    We sold the operation to another unit just before we left, and there were 3 other systems I helped set up in our area serving other groups.

    To the current soldiers, marines, and others at Camp Taqaddum: Give 'em Hell and keep your buddyies safe!

  12. Re:Gives new meaning to disaster recovery plans by tinkerghost · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was working tech support that day.
    You would not believe the number of people calling to complain that they couldn't see what was going on down the street because of the smoke and/or dust and they couldn't watch the news because their cable TV and internet services were not working.
    Geeee, there are whole blocks of your city missing, why do you THINK your Cable is down?
    IIRC - the basement of one of the towers housed a major peering point as well as a network satilite feeds.