I don't reboot my Windows Server's either because I don't like to touch them. I don't even bother putting the Linux servers on a UPS. They just work. Uptime is also a small part of what I consider when choosing a server OS. The monthly Windows updates usually want a reboot (I don't like having to wait until patch day for critical patches though). Linux keeps releasing the kernel updates so not too much better there. The applications that I will run tend to make that decision for me.
So what is the purpose of this system. I see plenty of stuff making it harder to put someone in the BCC but that will only help my email being leaked to a spammer. Well if they can not get it that way they will just guess ever possible email address. I have seen that bring down large email servers, so if I have to pick one then...well my email is on the company webpage like all the rest so who cares.
Now a large scale PGP implimentation would determine if mail is being spoofed. Add that to a way to check the number of spams your Spamassassin gets from a domain and you will have a guess as to who you can trust. Then find a way for email servers to talk to other trusted servers and you are set.
Firewalls and redundancy have traditionally been two different things. My suggestion is to get a real router and to get a BGP feed from both your providers. This can also be done by software on a linux box but it won't be as stable or easy to support. A Cisco 2600 might be good enough for you. If your providers are going to be giving you're a full Internet routing table then you should have 512MB RAM. Also have both of your providers advertise your/24 subnet, anything smaller will be filtered out.
Ideally you will want to advertise your networks to both of your providers so when one of the links goes down they will withdraw it from what they advertise to the Internet. If they put your route into their router to advertise there is a good chance it will not be withdrawn if your link goes down.
We did. TelCove was approached but they were not interested at the time. So far there is one paying customer. Others may join in eventually but Sovernet is the only one taking a chance right now.
Dude for starters all of these fiber project run to a box that has standard telephone, ethernet, and coax jacks on them. Also it would be a pain if a thunderstorm disrupts your 911 service.
All very true. Tech jobs do not exist in this area. The people who do stick around here do enjoy low crime, clean city, and a generally nice place to live. As a local I get a kick every time a car stops to let someone who is waiting to jaywalk go by.
Verizon already has plans for their fiber to the door project in this area. Adelphia (soon to be Comcast) has fiber already but they have not done it to the door step yet.
Burlington Telecom is just going to be the fiber provider but will allow any ISP to offer service over their connection. Adds an extra person into the mix but it is no different than how a CLEC works.
Verizon is also planning on rolling out their fiber service in this market starting in 2006. The Burlington Telecom project will be done first but there will be true competition in this market.
I have a simple fact that I live by. I only buy stuff that I can pay for. I to live paycheck to paycheck but I still pay all the bills at the end of the month and then go shopping.
The site is down (small newspaper hosted by a small local ISP) but I do have knowledge of this project. I am local resident and have been watching this since its inception. This project has had its share of problem like any government project some budget overruns, Verizon trying to stop it in its tracks, public saying this should not happen, etc. The most interesting objection I heard was that this (including telephone service) should be done from wireless. I would love to hear the screams when a thunderstorm disrupts 911 service. The initial budget was in the low 6 figures Burlington is a relatively small under 40k people.
So far the project is already getting some use. The city and schools are now connected together by a Gig connection (many were not doing much better than dialup). The company where I am the IT person is also their first (and only?) customer. We are getting a 1.5 Mbit through a local ISP. So far no one is making money but the ISP, http://www.sover.net/ is now able to sell to other in town businesses for cheap. I pay Burlington Telecom $200/month for as much bandwidth as the ISP will give me.
This in a city where Adelphia (soon to be Comcast) has a monopoly for many parts of the city this is a very good idea. Some may say that city government should stay out of this area but I disagree. The deregulation of utilities let them do whatever they want but also assumed that the market would help with prices and quality. How many choices do you have for cable TV?
This idea may not be as far out as you think. The main sticking point is the RIAA and their "sue first ask questions later" mentality. I can imagine that if someone would tell them they could wipe out cable and have people pay a subscription fee for the privilege of watching current/past shows they might think twice about it. At the moment the only way that such a service could get the RIAA's permission is to prevent any possible piracy into the mainstream p2p networks. A MythTV type box on your TV that allows you to access archived shows would be worth a monthly subscription. There would have to be a large NAS array in the back end but that that if enough people were interested it would be a worthwhile investment.
The Skype client allows you to make calls across the Internet for free. Both you and your family back at home will need the client installed. Skype can work over dialup so bandwidth is not much of an issue. But the lag time to send the signal to the satellite and back would get... well annoying.
Another option that works back in the states is cell phones. Verizon for example gives free ISDN bandwidth Internet over its cell phones. I doubt that it is an option for most troops but I thought I would mention it.
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I don't reboot my Windows Server's either because I don't like to touch them. I don't even bother putting the Linux servers on a UPS. They just work. Uptime is also a small part of what I consider when choosing a server OS. The monthly Windows updates usually want a reboot (I don't like having to wait until patch day for critical patches though). Linux keeps releasing the kernel updates so not too much better there. The applications that I will run tend to make that decision for me.
So what is the purpose of this system. I see plenty of stuff making it harder to put someone in the BCC but that will only help my email being leaked to a spammer. Well if they can not get it that way they will just guess ever possible email address. I have seen that bring down large email servers, so if I have to pick one then...well my email is on the company webpage like all the rest so who cares.
Now a large scale PGP implimentation would determine if mail is being spoofed. Add that to a way to check the number of spams your Spamassassin gets from a domain and you will have a guess as to who you can trust. Then find a way for email servers to talk to other trusted servers and you are set.
Firewalls and redundancy have traditionally been two different things. My suggestion is to get a real router and to get a BGP feed from both your providers. This can also be done by software on a linux box but it won't be as stable or easy to support. A Cisco 2600 might be good enough for you. If your providers are going to be giving you're a full Internet routing table then you should have 512MB RAM. Also have both of your providers advertise your /24 subnet, anything smaller will be filtered out.
Ideally you will want to advertise your networks to both of your providers so when one of the links goes down they will withdraw it from what they advertise to the Internet. If they put your route into their router to advertise there is a good chance it will not be withdrawn if your link goes down.
1 bill but choice of any ISP who connects their equipment to the network.
We did. TelCove was approached but they were not interested at the time. So far there is one paying customer. Others may join in eventually but Sovernet is the only one taking a chance right now.
Planning should be defined as "Much of the fiber is there and they have paying customers."
Dude for starters all of these fiber project run to a box that has standard telephone, ethernet, and coax jacks on them. Also it would be a pain if a thunderstorm disrupts your 911 service.
All very true. Tech jobs do not exist in this area. The people who do stick around here do enjoy low crime, clean city, and a generally nice place to live. As a local I get a kick every time a car stops to let someone who is waiting to jaywalk go by.
Verizon already has plans for their fiber to the door project in this area. Adelphia (soon to be Comcast) has fiber already but they have not done it to the door step yet.
Burlington Telecom is just going to be the fiber provider but will allow any ISP to offer service over their connection. Adds an extra person into the mix but it is no different than how a CLEC works.
Verizon is also planning on rolling out their fiber service in this market starting in 2006. The Burlington Telecom project will be done first but there will be true competition in this market.
I have a simple fact that I live by. I only buy stuff that I can pay for. I to live paycheck to paycheck but I still pay all the bills at the end of the month and then go shopping.
Here is a google cache to a different article about the project http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:1NEgZD8tfMEJ: www.sevendaysvt.com/features/
The site is down (small newspaper hosted by a small local ISP) but I do have knowledge of this project. I am local resident and have been watching this since its inception. This project has had its share of problem like any government project some budget overruns, Verizon trying to stop it in its tracks, public saying this should not happen, etc. The most interesting objection I heard was that this (including telephone service) should be done from wireless. I would love to hear the screams when a thunderstorm disrupts 911 service. The initial budget was in the low 6 figures Burlington is a relatively small under 40k people.
So far the project is already getting some use. The city and schools are now connected together by a Gig connection (many were not doing much better than dialup). The company where I am the IT person is also their first (and only?) customer. We are getting a 1.5 Mbit through a local ISP. So far no one is making money but the ISP, http://www.sover.net/ is now able to sell to other in town businesses for cheap. I pay Burlington Telecom $200/month for as much bandwidth as the ISP will give me.
This in a city where Adelphia (soon to be Comcast) has a monopoly for many parts of the city this is a very good idea. Some may say that city government should stay out of this area but I disagree. The deregulation of utilities let them do whatever they want but also assumed that the market would help with prices and quality. How many choices do you have for cable TV?
This idea may not be as far out as you think. The main sticking point is the RIAA and their "sue first ask questions later" mentality. I can imagine that if someone would tell them they could wipe out cable and have people pay a subscription fee for the privilege of watching current/past shows they might think twice about it. At the moment the only way that such a service could get the RIAA's permission is to prevent any possible piracy into the mainstream p2p networks. A MythTV type box on your TV that allows you to access archived shows would be worth a monthly subscription. There would have to be a large NAS array in the back end but that that if enough people were interested it would be a worthwhile investment.
The Skype client allows you to make calls across the Internet for free. Both you and your family back at home will need the client installed. Skype can work over dialup so bandwidth is not much of an issue. But the lag time to send the signal to the satellite and back would get ... well annoying.
Another option that works back in the states is cell phones. Verizon for example gives free ISDN bandwidth Internet over its cell phones. I doubt that it is an option for most troops but I thought I would mention it.