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First Ethernet Switch In Space

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the iss-lan-party-arrives dept.

Rebecca will you marry me? writes "The ESA's Columbus laboratory module was added to the International Space Station in February, but Hewlett-Packard has only now chosen to reveal that the LAN onboard Columbus uses a ProCurve 2524 switch." HP admits it was the "most unusual and demanding" project ProCurve has done yet.

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  1. Fortunately, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    they aren't using Linksys routers as well. Password: defaultshuttle

  2. well.... by KozmoKramer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see a job opportunity for a network engineer, or at the very least a network cabling repair guy. Imagine that help desk ticket @ NASA.......

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    1. Re:well.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, I get paid 55 cents a kilometer for service calls. I definitely want this job, although my Honda Civic might have a tough time getting to orbit.

  3. Rebecca! Save yourself!! by th0mas.sixbit.org · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's a nerd! Save yourself Rebecca!

    (before you mod OT look at submission again ;) )

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  4. obligatory by Lost+Penguin · · Score: 5, Funny

    In space, no one can hear the NIC scream.

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  5. Re:Cool test methodology by Joe+Jay+Bee · · Score: 4, Funny

    They did try to test a Belkin one, but that one failed even before they'd subjected it to the particle accelerator.

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  6. Re:Cool test methodology by brunokummel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Despite the misleading title (should probably say first OFF THE SHELF switch in orbit)...
    not necessarily, since It must be really hard to keep something ON THE SHELF in outer space.. =)
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  7. Re:And this is interesting because? by Dogtanian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there some reason why a router in orbit would behave differently in any way from a router sitting in a rack in the server room? I suspect there may be some timeout issues due to the network cable connecting them to ground control slightly exceeding the Ethernet spec's maximum length.
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  8. Brown.... by mikelieman · · Score: 5, Funny

    You ever ship anything UPS? If it survive *them*, launching into orbit should be a no-brainer.

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  9. Re:Cost? by JustOK · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bits weigh less in space, so they're easier to compress.

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