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Re: general? monitoring and statistics
by Jon Torrez 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

Thanks, I am slowly creating a list of this available information http://www.bordergatewayprotocol.net/power.html Any other URLs would be helpful On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Rusty Hodge wrote: | Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:27:49 -0700 | From: Rusty Hodge <rusty(a)hodge.com> | To: Jon Torrez <jon(a)bordergatewayprotocol.net>, nanog <nanog(a)merit.edu> | Subject: Re: general? monitoring and statistics | | | >Anyone running a list of URLs that are relative to this? | | http://www.caiso.com/SystemStatus.html - What you're asking for from the California Independent System Operator. | |

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Windows update down again?
by variable＠ednet.co.uk 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

Hi all, I was just updating a couple of Windows machines and had been using Windows Update without any problems until about 5 mins ago (22:10 GMT) when I've started getting this: "Thank you for your interest in Windows Update Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you get the most out of your computer. The latest version of Windows Update is available on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 (except Windows 2000 Datacenter Server), Windows XP, and the Windows Server 2003 family." URL is http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/default.asp which redirects to http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/thanks.asp. Also happens for http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. This is from multiple machines running Windows 2000 (Pro and Server) and Windows 2003 server. Anyone else seeing this yet? Does anyone know of an alternative URL for Windows Update in the meantime? Rich

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RE: Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled
by St. Clair, James 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

> > > > Hmm...I didn't even know XP had a built-in firewall. Any bets on how > > long it is before other companies with software firewall products bring > > suit against Microsoft for bundling a firewall in the OS? > > -- > > No clue, but I can tell you how long it will last before ISP helpdesks > disable the firewall. XP pro has been shipping with a F/W for a year now, I'd say? no suits yet. In fact, I read some review (CNET, etc) that said the XP F/W in conjunction with Zone Labs ZoneAlarm was very effective, given the test parameters. I have ran mine since day 1, with both DSL and dial-up. All systems go. Jim

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benevolent ms blaster variant
by Len Rose 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

This might be noteworthy: http://de.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/security_info/ve_detail.php?id=5…

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Natural Gas Generator manufacturer opinions? (might be off topic? )
by Drew Weaver 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

Hi, we're looking to purchase our 3rd natural gas generator and need some opinions about the different manufacturers, off-list is fine if you like. Thanks, -Drew

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Re: East Coast outage?
by Michael.Dillon＠radianz.com 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

>Perhaps the lesson to learn is that very large networks don't always >lead to very high stability. A much larger number of smaller, more >autonomous generation and transmission facilities might have much more >reasonable interconnection requirements, and hence less wide-ranging >failure modes. And if we extrapolate that lesson to IP networks it implies that any medium to large sized organization should do their own BGP peering and multihome to 3 or more upstream network providers. On the other hand, if you understand why electrical networks shed load and develop their cascading failures, you might see some parallels between "load" and the propagation of BGP announcements which are worrying. Perhaps we should start working on a hierarchical routing system in which the concept of a "global routing table" cannot develop. Perhaps announcements and withdraws should have a TTL so that they never propogate very far from their source AS? --Michael Dillon

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NYC 9-1-1 problems due to generator/Cable modems affect police
by Sean Donelan 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

City to Investigate 911 Outages During Blackout By LUKAS I. ALPERT Associated Press Writer August 17, 2003, 3:37 PM EDT Problems with the system's telephone service provider caused disruptions of up to 14 minutes. "We've got to make sure that doesn't happen again," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday. [...] The disruptions were caused by the failure of a backup diesel generator at the Verizon Communications office that supplies power to the city's 911 headquarters in downtown Brooklyn, company spokesman John Bonomo said. [...] On Sunday, nine police precincts were still experiencing problems connecting to the department's main computer system, stemming from disruptions with their cable modem connections.

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RE: Did Sean Gorman's maps show the cascading vulnerability in Ohio?
by McBurnett, Jim 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

-So, the US Government wants to classify Sean Gorman's student project. -The question is did Mr. Gorman's maps divulge the vulnerability in the -East Coast power grid that resulted in the blackouts this week? -Would it be better to know about these vulnerabilities, and do something -about them; or is it better to keep them secret until they fail in a -catastrophic way? This is a question whose answer I am willing to bet will remain classified should his research be classified. J

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Availability of Natural Gas during Blackout
by Randy Neals (ORION) 17 Aug '03

17 Aug '03

Some weeks back there was a dicussion on the merits of naural gas versus diesel generators. It is my observation that Natural Gas continued to be available throught this recent blackout. In speaking to a friend who works for the gas company he informed me that the compressor stations on the main pipelines are driven by gas turbines, thus they don't require electrical power to operate. All telemetering/control equipment on the distribution network is either passive, or equipped with natural gas generators to ensure it operates. Did others notice if there was a gas interuption in your area during the blackout ? (A lot of people here were cooking on their Nat. gas bbque here) This was an exceptionally long blackout, did people have trouble getting diesel fuel replenished? Fuel trucks where no doubt having difficulty with traffic congestion due to traffic lights not working. Regards, Randy

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Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled
by Sean Donelan 17 Aug '03

17 Aug '03

John Markoff reports in the New York Times that Microsoft plans to change how it ships Windows XP due to the worm. In the future Microsoft will ship both business and consumer verisons of Windows XP with the included firewall enabled by default.

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