I haven't tried it myself, but Apple's Xraid appears to be gaining in popularity as a reasonably priced bulk data storage solution. It reportedly works with Linux, Windows, Netware and, of course, Macs.
If that doesn't suit ya, and it's bulk storage without necessarily speed you're looking for, check into the ATABoy line from Nexsan.
Certainly plausible, but it doesn't matter. Logins, hidden or otherwise, are immaterial if the device is not reachable.
There's only so many methods of access. It's quite easy to drop all traffic destined TO the router except for management (vty, snmp) traffic from your management hosts and your local routing protocol. Heck, you can go to serial console only management, but that's a real pain in a large scale environment.
If your local network admin hasn't at least applied access-classes to the vty, snmp. http and ssh services or turned them off entirely, fire him. That's the very least that should be done.
And if you just don't want to bother with them anymore, use Quagga (http://www.quagga.net). OS hardening applies.
Can we really trust closed-source venders, such as Cisco, to develop secure products that are free of backdoors?
Uh.. no, I don't. That's why I use ACLs to prevent the access no matter what the login is. And if the device doesn't support ACLs, the next device on the network will.
Given some previous announcements of Time Warner to get into the phone biz (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/36287 for one example), they would already be required to comply with wiretap laws. Nothing surprising here.
Don't blame the provider for the law. Blame your lawmaker.
It was the "information surfing" of our day. And, the annual updates sent by World Book for their encyclopedia were always exciting, especially if your parents had collected many years of them.
I've been using an Endo for a few years now, super rugged.. even survived the washing machine when it got super stinky once (another tale for another time) with no ill effects. Looks good enough for meeting rooms, rugged enough to handle travel, and slings across the back for bicycle/motorcycle rides or just to get the hands free.
The wife uses a Volt pack. Both come with padded sleeves for your laptop and the usual sets of pockets and storage.
Second: Cable ISPs have an advantage over Telco DSL operations - where a VoIP offering would cannibalize their own POTS and short-range long-distance revenue.
So when your cable service is interrupted, you can't call 'em to tell 'em you lost your TV signal! Think of the money they'll save on customer no-service!
You forgot one more example: rural lines that have no DSL or cable modem exposure. Unless it gets economically viable to add DSL equipment into rural cabinets, you'll see no broadband there. Satellite delay is not suitable. I don't have experience with wireless broadband, but it's not able to get everywhere, economically. I mean standard G711 quality voice, not iChat and the like.
Oh, you could introduce an IP backbone for the PSTN terminals at the customer prem, or for cell carriers, but customers don't care about that. As a matter of fact, working for a IP telephony provider, I find that most (if not all) of the customers don't care if the trunks use Morse code, as long as they get dialtone when they pick up the handset.
Here's some other interesting problems for one to think about in providing VoIP. Not saying that they aren't unsolvable, just saying that they must be considered. - E911 - how do you solve the problem that the phone number can no longer be reliably tied to an address? - reliability - the Internet isn't going to meet 5 9's reliability metrics, what's the acceptable limit? Will you tolerate 95% of your calls being problem free? - add your own security point (pen trace, RTP stream capture, CALEA requirements, etc..)
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I'm sure others will do this, might as well start the thread:
bash-2.03$ uname -sr
SunOS 5.8
bash-2.03$ uptime
3:33pm up 1213 day(s), 9:38, 1 user, load average: 0.43, 0.41, 0.45
I fired Best Buy as an authorized vendor.
I haven't tried it myself, but Apple's Xraid appears to be gaining in popularity as a reasonably priced bulk data storage solution. It reportedly works with Linux, Windows, Netware and, of course, Macs.
If that doesn't suit ya, and it's bulk storage without necessarily speed you're looking for, check into the ATABoy line from Nexsan.
I avoid all computing rags. They are either all fluff, or to simplistic, or out of date. The only exception I've found has been login; from Usenix.
Otherwise, it's Sports Illustrated, Bicycling, and the occasional Woodsmith.
Just because no one knows the combination to the safe doesn't mean you should leave the door unlocked.
see this gallery of a contractor's 1year stint in afghanistan.
http://www.darchiver.com/gallery/Vince
well, some personal pics in there as well. skip those.
Certainly plausible, but it doesn't matter. Logins, hidden or otherwise, are immaterial if the device is not reachable.
There's only so many methods of access. It's quite easy to drop all traffic destined TO the router except for management (vty, snmp) traffic from your management hosts and your local routing protocol. Heck, you can go to serial console only management, but that's a real pain in a large scale environment.
If your local network admin hasn't at least applied access-classes to the vty, snmp. http and ssh services or turned them off entirely, fire him. That's the very least that should be done.
And if you just don't want to bother with them anymore, use Quagga (http://www.quagga.net). OS hardening applies.
Hmm... guess I should rip out my Powerlogix G4 upgrade out of my Powerbook. It obviously doesn't work. Oh, wait.. I'm using it now.
Uh.. no, I don't. That's why I use ACLs to prevent the access no matter what the login is. And if the device doesn't support ACLs, the next device on the network will.
Since I don't like consoles, if all the games went that way, I'd suddenly have more time to do other things.
Given some previous announcements of Time Warner to get into the phone biz (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/36287 for one example), they would already be required to comply with wiretap laws. Nothing surprising here.
Don't blame the provider for the law. Blame your lawmaker.
Sure. It's called adding a keystroke logger to your machine.
It was the "information surfing" of our day. And, the annual updates sent by World Book for their encyclopedia were always exciting, especially if your parents had collected many years of them.
I do. I want them to know what other brands are kicking their ass so maybe they'll correct themselves.
Does it have to be? Sometimes the journey is the point...
Ah, the Sparc 5.. it ran NeXTSTEP real well. Better than Solaris, for that matter.
And no, I don't mean OpenSTEP.. google around, you'll find it.
Hey, wasn't that O.J. Simpson running behind Spirit?!?!?!?!
see imdb for the uninitiated....
Why, I did that very same thing at the same place. Took me 5 1/2 years to get through, but I had a) living expense money and b) work experience.
As to (a), it sure wasn't living like a king. Not even the king's piss boy. Come to think of it... there was much Ramen involved.
So, when you actually *need* to overfish a certain area and reduce a species population.... we turn to genetic manipulation. Smart. Smart.
I find mine to be plenty so. A month in a monsoon... probably not. But easily handles rain.
The outside will get plenty wet, but the plastic linings keep everything inside dry.
http://www.spireusa.com/
I've been using an Endo for a few years now, super rugged.. even survived the washing machine when it got super stinky once (another tale for another time) with no ill effects. Looks good enough for meeting rooms, rugged enough to handle travel, and slings across the back for bicycle/motorcycle rides or just to get the hands free.
The wife uses a Volt pack. Both come with padded sleeves for your laptop and the usual sets of pockets and storage.
Well worth the money.
Spacesuit is from his young adult/juvenile selections. Excellent if you're a young teen. Not so much for adults.
Job: Comedy of Justice is still one of my faves.
Second: Cable ISPs have an advantage over Telco DSL operations - where a VoIP offering would cannibalize their own POTS and short-range long-distance revenue.
So when your cable service is interrupted, you can't call 'em to tell 'em you lost your TV signal! Think of the money they'll save on customer no-service!
store.apple.com and search for refurbished. 30GB second-gen iPod was $327 shipped.
You'll have to check the site every so often, as the availability of refurbished inventory changes.
You forgot one more example: rural lines that have no DSL or cable modem exposure. Unless it gets economically viable to add DSL equipment into rural cabinets, you'll see no broadband there. Satellite delay is not suitable. I don't have experience with wireless broadband, but it's not able to get everywhere, economically. I mean standard G711 quality voice, not iChat and the like.
Oh, you could introduce an IP backbone for the PSTN terminals at the customer prem, or for cell carriers, but customers don't care about that. As a matter of fact, working for a IP telephony provider, I find that most (if not all) of the customers don't care if the trunks use Morse code, as long as they get dialtone when they pick up the handset.
Here's some other interesting problems for one to think about in providing VoIP. Not saying that they aren't unsolvable, just saying that they must be considered.
- E911 - how do you solve the problem that the phone number can no longer be reliably tied to an address?
- reliability - the Internet isn't going to meet 5 9's reliability metrics, what's the acceptable limit? Will you tolerate 95% of your calls being problem free?
- add your own security point (pen trace, RTP stream capture, CALEA requirements, etc..)