And with the port disabled how exactly do you expect IEEE 802.1x to work? The port is down. Ie it's down at layer-1. 802.1x happens after all 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab or 802.3an processes have been completed.
It doesn't matter if you are maxing our your DOCSIS v1 connection. We cable companies have to increase speeds on our upstream and downstream interfaces on our CMTSs to serve the ever-growing number of users. You local HFC node ends up on a pair of shared upstream and downstream CMTS interfaces back in the headend. We have to increase the channel width and choose higher QAM modulation profiles to stay ahead of the bandwidth curve. At some point breaking up the neighborhoods into more nodes becomes unreasonable (CMTS interfaces aren't cheap). At some point we have to force the v2.0 upgrade and then the v3.0 upgrade. Not only that but large cable providers, Comcast being the most obvious, must migrate to v3.0 to let them use IPv6 to manage their CMs and STBs. They have nearly 100 million CMs and STBs combined. That far exceeds the available RFC1918 addresses. At this point it really isn't about you. It's about the network. Eventually your bandwidth needs will require v3.0 but in the interim the NSP will utilize the features.
FiOS is PON which is shared (search on the second link for "shared"). The only non-shared fiber medium is simply Ethernet. Most vendors call it Active FTTx. Others call it Active Star Ethernet. When it comes right down to it, it's just Ethernet. It's an Ethernet switch usually with SFP bays for modular optics (though not always as in the case of the Pannaway BAS-500).
FiOS is not being designed for IPTV. Verizon's FiOS video offering is almost entirely RF modulated on 1550nm. VoD, the guide, and other interactive features are provided via IP (unicast) but all normal video functions are not IP. The underlying technology in FiOS does not have the capacity for IPTV unless MPEG4 is adopted and even then it will only have the capacity for a few more years until data speeds intrude upon the bandwidth needs for video. GPON is capped at 2.4Gbps and again is a shared medium not only by user on but also be traffic type (ie voice, video and data share the same pipe). You can always go with smaller splits (16 or even 8 instead of 32) to lessen the number of subs per splitter. However Verizon and the other large telcos are more concerned with getting more FiOS service out in the marketplace and not on the quality delivered to an individual sub.
I know this because we spent the last 8 months studying FTTx options, going through vendor dog and pony shows, RFP process and the ultimate purchase. We went with Occam's active Ethernet solution, giving us a full non-shared 1Gbps to the doorstep. That should be amble growth for the next 3-5 years, even in this small market. Our video solution will be IPTV when we're ready to implement it (RF modulation isn't a viable option with the Active Ethernet so no vendor has implemented it).
I can't believe this is the first time many of you heard of NSI and this practice. I first noticed it back in 95-6. This is certainly not anything new. NSI == evil. We all know that and have known it for some time.
I just declines my first friend request on MySpace a couple days ago. It was from my cousin. I did not want him seeing my MySpace and what I was up to at any given time. I didn't want him seeing my friends list and going through their pages. Most importantly I didn't want him or his mother and their lack of worldly senses to ask in the middle of a family dinner why one of my friends has chosen to make her nickname "High Class Ass" or why I have a picture of me drinking beer (New Year's Eve party) or talking about a recent date. These are all things that I will share with my family or general coworkers if and when I chose to do so. For that very reason I will not add a family member or general coworker to my friends list. I'll add someone that I could a good friend and have some measure of trust to not abuse my MySpace friendship to my friends list. I would rather add a complete stranger to my friends list than someone I couldn't trust. I would not accept a job with an employer that insists on being able to see my MySpace page and I would force an employer to fire me (so I could sue the shit out of them) if they created such a policy after the fact (see NASA JPL story).
Save yourself some grief and don't add anyone and everyone to your friends list.
This is something that I've mentioned dozens of times of the years. Why don't all law enforcement agencies record the speed currently being detected on the dashcam video output? It's quite trivial to overlay these figures onto a video feed and in fact I know that some depts already do this. Watch the dashcam recordings carefully next time you watch Cops and you'll see a few of the videos with a changing #s in the corner that corresponds to speed of both the officer and the target on the other end of the radar gun. This simple little change would mitigate the possibility of a bad LEO adding a few extra mph to your ticket.
In addition to that small change why can't the radar gun be fitted with a camera so that the LEO can prove in court that he was in fact aimed at the correct vehicle. My uncle told me about an incident from his youth where a car in front of him was speeding and was clocked by an LEO in an oncoming car. The speeder turned right as soon as the LEO passed (the LEO had to turn around and go around traffic to get back to where he though the speeder was in line). My uncle got pulled over based on the other guy's speeding because they were driving similar looking vehicles. A camera aimed down the barrel of the radar could have proven that the clocked car was no my uncle's car.
2 fairly simple things LEOs could do to make their work more verifiable. The first adds little cost. The second is another video feed to record and that adds more cost. Both would be extremely useful though.
Hey, quick question. Can you point me to the digital copy of the Federalist Papers that you're using? I have it printed but I'd love to have a digital copy too. I'm sure a Google search would generate hundreds of hits or more but it would appear that you've already done the leg work in finding a good copy so I thought I'd ask. Thanks
Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are better defined as diseases associated with lifestyle choices and environment.
Horse shit. My father doesn't smoke, drinks in moderation, stays in shape by working his ass off everyday. He was diagnosed with a pair of leaking heart valves when he was in his early 30s and underwent open-heart surgery to replace one of the leaking valves 2 years ago. He was 48 at the time. My grandfather had open heart surgery the year before. He too had a leaking valve. The doctors marveled over how a 75 year old man had the blood pressure and cholesterol level of a teenager. My great grandmother had heart problems. My great uncle had heart problems. Ditto for a great aunt. Same thing for a cousin of mine. I fully expect to be diagnosed with a leaking valve inside of the next decade. It's hereditary, not because we eat nothing but bacon and drink our supper.
Saying that heart disease is associated with bad lifestyle choices is like saying that male pattern baldness is caused by showering too often. Pure horse shit.
Praise Kevin Bacon! I was very pissed when Bungie sold out to MS. Bungie used to make great products, especially for the make. Their graphics were unrivaled in their day and for many years afterwards even by Id. Since then I don't believe Bungie has made a single Mac title/port (not that I recall at least). I for one am quite glad Bungie made the split.
I would mark you as a moron and a troll but unfortunately I've already hit the 200 entry limit on Slashdot relationships thanks to your fellow morons and trolls.
I plan on ending my Windows usage with XP. I will not switch to Vista. Unfortunately Microsoft is using Halo 2 & 3 to try to boost the dismal sales of Vista by tying Halo to it. It's not worth the pain to me. I have a new server, new network lab, and a decent 2-year old PC. I'm not going to build a new PC just to run Vista. Fuck that. I'll buy a console first.
LOL. Unfortunately my knowledge extends to now useless classic Mac knowledge. Now if I could get on Jeopardy or the Wheel of Fortune and get them to ask questions about old Macs then I'd be raking in the green.
Another plus is what you can do with employee medical expenses. I forget whether it was a C-corp, S-corp or something else but I read an article a couple years ago about a father and son in a business together. The son had some debilitating illness that the family insurance wouldn't cover. The father got insurance for employees through his corp. He made his son an employee (I'm sure the son did something for the company) and paid the medical expenses. I believe I read about it on Motley Fool but I can't be for certain.
Yes, doing contract work can be a major boon for your bottom line. I've done quite a bit of it in the past and always faired well come tax day. You can declare all kinds of expenses if you know what they are. I never depreciated any of it. I took it all lump sum that year. It worked well for me. I even did the home office thing the year that I worked from home. That worked out well too. Keep good records though. An audit will hurt no matter what but not being prepared with a basic amount of paperwork housekeeping will be a real bummer when the IRS comes knocking.
It's also important for non-contract employees to know what they can deduct as non-reimbursed employer expenses. My employer creatively reinterpreted the company mileage policy to exclude my 52mi/day to my customer's site as non-reimbursable even though it still qualified under the IRS's rules. I ended up declaring almost $7000 in mileage last year. I also declared my professional journals, professional memberships, professional development items (books, lab gear, tests, etc) which amounted to another whopping sum. In total I declared almost $17,000 in expenses last year and I'm not a contract employee. Oh if only I was...
Actually "OS 1-7" didn't exist. Mac operating systems prior to 7.6 were named "System X.Y". Beginning with 7.6 the Mac operating system releases were named with "Mac OS X.Y" so Mac OS 7.6. So technically there was a Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9 (and all the minor revs of 7.6.x, 8 & 9), and then came the Roman numeral Mac OS X releases. There was also a Mac OS Server. Not to nitpick. My nick says it all.
Dare I say, It's about damn time. I've been fighting FireFox memory issues since I first started with Phoenix. Mozilla was never this bad. I rebooted at noon because Firefox was just under 800MB. I've been on the phone and/or away from my desk for 2 of the 4 hours since I rebooted. FireFox is already using 258MB. I love the Fox but this is screwed up.
iven that legal action is fairly expensive, I presume that they had enough evidence of both claims to at least satisfy themselves it was worth the expense, risk of countersuit(s), and potential fallout (ie negative publicity and such.)
Insert obligatory reference to SCO here. Clearly no company would dare sue if they didn't have enough evidence to support their claims and risk the expense, countersuits or potential fallout.
I've got to start proofing my posts.:-( I meant to say alarm circuit. E wundar hef their is aye souport gwup four peeple whu nede to prouf rede they're postes.
Call up your local ILEC and request a dry pair, aka a dry pair. Get it connected to a remote site that does have access to cable or DSL within a 17.5k foot distance from your home. If you've lived in the area for 20 years you surely have a friend closer to town that you can call on. Terminate the dry pair at his house. Equipment for setting a small scale point-to-point DSL network across the dry pair between the sites can be had in a online for about $200-300 per end. You can also pick up long-range Ethernet (LRE) equipment for even less and possible have more throughput. Now you just have to get Internet access to your friend's house. In all likelyhood they already have Internet access. You could pay for a second connection. You could also just pay to bump up the speed of their existing service. I've seen this method used before successfully. Do not tell the phone company that you're using this for anything other than alarm service or they will charge you out the ass.
I run a public route server with a web frontend (ie, a looking glass). I have yet to see a LG that allows the use of regular expressions. Some CLI-based route servers allow it but this is easily controlled when you explicitly state what commands a non-privileged user can execute with the 'privilege exec' global config mode command.
That said, I'm on AT&T's route server right now and I can clearly see that it's been abused by the regex bug:
route-server> sh ver Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 7200 Software (C7200-JS-M), Version 12.2(18)S12, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Thu 25-May-06 12:32 by tinhuang Image text-base: 0x60008FE0, data-base: 0x61A8A000
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(4r)B2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2) BOOTLDR: 7200 Software (C7200-KBOOT-M), Version 12.2(18)S12, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
route-server uptime is 59 minutes System returned to ROM by bus error at PC 0x6068242C, address 0x60010 at 18:21:26 UTC Sat Sep 15 2007 System restarted at 18:22:42 UTC Sat Sep 15 2007 System image file is "disk0:c7200-js-mz.122-18.S12.bin"
cisco 7206VXR (NPE400) processor (revision A) with 491520K/32768K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 29814540 R7000 CPU at 350Mhz, Implementation 39, Rev 3.3, 256KB L2 Cache 6 slot VXR midplane, Version 2.7
Last reset from power-on Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp). TN3270 Emulation software.
PCI bus mb0_mb1 has 400 bandwidth points PCI bus mb2 has 0 bandwidth points
2 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 125K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
47040K bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at slot 0 (Sector size 512 bytes). 8192K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 256K). Configuration register is 0x2102
Note the uptime and line noting the reason for the last reboot.
So, in short, looking glasses aren't susceptible to this bug, at least none of the dozens LG projects I've seen are susceptible to this). However publicly accessible route servers that are IOS-based and not run on Juniper routers or Quagga may very well be susceptible if the admin hasn't secured the box.
This is exactly why I, as the admin of an ISP, chose to block outbound tcp/25 at the edge with the only exception being the ISP's SMTP servers. I do this for all dynamically-assigned customers. Do you need to use a corporate SMTP server somewhere and they refuse to utilize the mail submission port (tcp/587)? Pay $5/month to get a static IP. Making the customer undertake a conscious effort with a monetary cost filters out the people who'll take any free service offered to them. The ones who really do need it are the ones who request it.
There's a reason why we only get 1-2 spam complaints (LARTs) per week. We aren't a source of spam. Spamming botnets are all but worthless on our network. Looking at the counters on the blocked outbound tcp/25 connections in our ACLs I literally seeing billions of hits per week. That's billions, with a B. Ba, Ba, B. Considering that we're a relatively small ISP, that's saying something. These spamming botnets would be far less useful to spammers if more ISPs took a stance and fought spam. That takes effort though.
So what you're saying is that you're a "ends justify the means" kind of guy. I can think of a few people from history that were members of the same club. I can't seem to recall any that are regarded in a positive light though. I can't imagine why.
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And with the port disabled how exactly do you expect IEEE 802.1x to work? The port is down. Ie it's down at layer-1. 802.1x happens after all 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab or 802.3an processes have been completed.
It doesn't matter if you are maxing our your DOCSIS v1 connection. We cable companies have to increase speeds on our upstream and downstream interfaces on our CMTSs to serve the ever-growing number of users. You local HFC node ends up on a pair of shared upstream and downstream CMTS interfaces back in the headend. We have to increase the channel width and choose higher QAM modulation profiles to stay ahead of the bandwidth curve. At some point breaking up the neighborhoods into more nodes becomes unreasonable (CMTS interfaces aren't cheap). At some point we have to force the v2.0 upgrade and then the v3.0 upgrade. Not only that but large cable providers, Comcast being the most obvious, must migrate to v3.0 to let them use IPv6 to manage their CMs and STBs. They have nearly 100 million CMs and STBs combined. That far exceeds the available RFC1918 addresses. At this point it really isn't about you. It's about the network. Eventually your bandwidth needs will require v3.0 but in the interim the NSP will utilize the features.
FiOS is not being designed for IPTV. Verizon's FiOS video offering is almost entirely RF modulated on 1550nm. VoD, the guide, and other interactive features are provided via IP (unicast) but all normal video functions are not IP. The underlying technology in FiOS does not have the capacity for IPTV unless MPEG4 is adopted and even then it will only have the capacity for a few more years until data speeds intrude upon the bandwidth needs for video. GPON is capped at 2.4Gbps and again is a shared medium not only by user on but also be traffic type (ie voice, video and data share the same pipe). You can always go with smaller splits (16 or even 8 instead of 32) to lessen the number of subs per splitter. However Verizon and the other large telcos are more concerned with getting more FiOS service out in the marketplace and not on the quality delivered to an individual sub.
I know this because we spent the last 8 months studying FTTx options, going through vendor dog and pony shows, RFP process and the ultimate purchase. We went with Occam's active Ethernet solution, giving us a full non-shared 1Gbps to the doorstep. That should be amble growth for the next 3-5 years, even in this small market. Our video solution will be IPTV when we're ready to implement it (RF modulation isn't a viable option with the Active Ethernet so no vendor has implemented it).
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I can't believe this is the first time many of you heard of NSI and this practice. I first noticed it back in 95-6. This is certainly not anything new. NSI == evil. We all know that and have known it for some time.
Save yourself some grief and don't add anyone and everyone to your friends list.
Why? Did they cast Hans Reisfer for a part?
Comcasturbate?
In addition to that small change why can't the radar gun be fitted with a camera so that the LEO can prove in court that he was in fact aimed at the correct vehicle. My uncle told me about an incident from his youth where a car in front of him was speeding and was clocked by an LEO in an oncoming car. The speeder turned right as soon as the LEO passed (the LEO had to turn around and go around traffic to get back to where he though the speeder was in line). My uncle got pulled over based on the other guy's speeding because they were driving similar looking vehicles. A camera aimed down the barrel of the radar could have proven that the clocked car was no my uncle's car.
2 fairly simple things LEOs could do to make their work more verifiable. The first adds little cost. The second is another video feed to record and that adds more cost. Both would be extremely useful though.
Hey, quick question. Can you point me to the digital copy of the Federalist Papers that you're using? I have it printed but I'd love to have a digital copy too. I'm sure a Google search would generate hundreds of hits or more but it would appear that you've already done the leg work in finding a good copy so I thought I'd ask. Thanks
What function do you think lobbyists serve?
Horse shit. My father doesn't smoke, drinks in moderation, stays in shape by working his ass off everyday. He was diagnosed with a pair of leaking heart valves when he was in his early 30s and underwent open-heart surgery to replace one of the leaking valves 2 years ago. He was 48 at the time. My grandfather had open heart surgery the year before. He too had a leaking valve. The doctors marveled over how a 75 year old man had the blood pressure and cholesterol level of a teenager. My great grandmother had heart problems. My great uncle had heart problems. Ditto for a great aunt. Same thing for a cousin of mine. I fully expect to be diagnosed with a leaking valve inside of the next decade. It's hereditary, not because we eat nothing but bacon and drink our supper.
Saying that heart disease is associated with bad lifestyle choices is like saying that male pattern baldness is caused by showering too often. Pure horse shit.
Praise Kevin Bacon! I was very pissed when Bungie sold out to MS. Bungie used to make great products, especially for the make. Their graphics were unrivaled in their day and for many years afterwards even by Id. Since then I don't believe Bungie has made a single Mac title/port (not that I recall at least). I for one am quite glad Bungie made the split.
I would mark you as a moron and a troll but unfortunately I've already hit the 200 entry limit on Slashdot relationships thanks to your fellow morons and trolls.
I plan on ending my Windows usage with XP. I will not switch to Vista. Unfortunately Microsoft is using Halo 2 & 3 to try to boost the dismal sales of Vista by tying Halo to it. It's not worth the pain to me. I have a new server, new network lab, and a decent 2-year old PC. I'm not going to build a new PC just to run Vista. Fuck that. I'll buy a console first.
LOL. Unfortunately my knowledge extends to now useless classic Mac knowledge. Now if I could get on Jeopardy or the Wheel of Fortune and get them to ask questions about old Macs then I'd be raking in the green.
Yes, doing contract work can be a major boon for your bottom line. I've done quite a bit of it in the past and always faired well come tax day. You can declare all kinds of expenses if you know what they are. I never depreciated any of it. I took it all lump sum that year. It worked well for me. I even did the home office thing the year that I worked from home. That worked out well too. Keep good records though. An audit will hurt no matter what but not being prepared with a basic amount of paperwork housekeeping will be a real bummer when the IRS comes knocking.
It's also important for non-contract employees to know what they can deduct as non-reimbursed employer expenses. My employer creatively reinterpreted the company mileage policy to exclude my 52mi/day to my customer's site as non-reimbursable even though it still qualified under the IRS's rules. I ended up declaring almost $7000 in mileage last year. I also declared my professional journals, professional memberships, professional development items (books, lab gear, tests, etc) which amounted to another whopping sum. In total I declared almost $17,000 in expenses last year and I'm not a contract employee. Oh if only I was...
Actually "OS 1-7" didn't exist. Mac operating systems prior to 7.6 were named "System X.Y". Beginning with 7.6 the Mac operating system releases were named with "Mac OS X.Y" so Mac OS 7.6. So technically there was a Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9 (and all the minor revs of 7.6.x, 8 & 9), and then came the Roman numeral Mac OS X releases. There was also a Mac OS Server. Not to nitpick. My nick says it all.
Dare I say, It's about damn time. I've been fighting FireFox memory issues since I first started with Phoenix. Mozilla was never this bad. I rebooted at noon because Firefox was just under 800MB. I've been on the phone and/or away from my desk for 2 of the 4 hours since I rebooted. FireFox is already using 258MB. I love the Fox but this is screwed up.
Insert obligatory reference to SCO here. Clearly no company would dare sue if they didn't have enough evidence to support their claims and risk the expense, countersuits or potential fallout.
I've got to start proofing my posts. :-( I meant to say alarm circuit. E wundar hef their is aye souport gwup four peeple whu nede to prouf rede they're postes.
Call up your local ILEC and request a dry pair, aka a dry pair. Get it connected to a remote site that does have access to cable or DSL within a 17.5k foot distance from your home. If you've lived in the area for 20 years you surely have a friend closer to town that you can call on. Terminate the dry pair at his house. Equipment for setting a small scale point-to-point DSL network across the dry pair between the sites can be had in a online for about $200-300 per end. You can also pick up long-range Ethernet (LRE) equipment for even less and possible have more throughput. Now you just have to get Internet access to your friend's house. In all likelyhood they already have Internet access. You could pay for a second connection. You could also just pay to bump up the speed of their existing service. I've seen this method used before successfully. Do not tell the phone company that you're using this for anything other than alarm service or they will charge you out the ass.
That said, I'm on AT&T's route server right now and I can clearly see that it's been abused by the regex bug:
Note the uptime and line noting the reason for the last reboot.
So, in short, looking glasses aren't susceptible to this bug, at least none of the dozens LG projects I've seen are susceptible to this). However publicly accessible route servers that are IOS-based and not run on Juniper routers or Quagga may very well be susceptible if the admin hasn't secured the box.
There's a reason why we only get 1-2 spam complaints (LARTs) per week. We aren't a source of spam. Spamming botnets are all but worthless on our network. Looking at the counters on the blocked outbound tcp/25 connections in our ACLs I literally seeing billions of hits per week. That's billions, with a B. Ba, Ba, B. Considering that we're a relatively small ISP, that's saying something. These spamming botnets would be far less useful to spammers if more ISPs took a stance and fought spam. That takes effort though.
So what you're saying is that you're a "ends justify the means" kind of guy. I can think of a few people from history that were members of the same club. I can't seem to recall any that are regarded in a positive light though. I can't imagine why.