On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Nolan Rollo <nrollo@kw-corp.com> wrote:
I've been trying to decide for a while what makes a good home for a Network Admin... access to physical, reliable upstream routes? good selection of local taverns? What, in your opinion, makes a good location for a Network Admin and where in the US would you find that?
Hi Nolan, Back in the days of lore when the Internet ran over telephone lines instead of the other way around, the most substantial long haul communications hub in the country was Northern Virginia's Dulles Corridor. More than any other area, leased lines to and from anywhere transited northern VA because that's how the long distance telephone infrastructure was built. Move the call here, switch it, move it back out. This made it the cheapest place to hub your Internet backbone. Indeed, the first large Internet Exchange Point, MAE-East was originally a FDDI ring at 8100 Boone Blvd, Vienna VA in the area known as Tysons Corner. The Internet is much more distributed now, but the area still retains its legacy. Lots of Internet companies continue to house major facilities here and operations such as ARIN are headquartered here. More, many of the folks you've come to know on NANOG and in other forums live and work here. Bonuses: With the possible exception of NYC, nowhere in the U.S. has more or finer quality cultural institutions than DC and its suburbs (Northern Virginia). The Smithsonian's extensive network of museums, the Kennedy Center, and so on. Federal money tends not to wander far, so you'll never want for paying work in Northern Virginia. Nowhere I've traveled has a broader selection of good restaurants. Most places have a local food with a bunch of good restaurants for that food, but we have all the foods and at least a few restaurants for each which are exceptional. Casual conversation is heavy on politics and matters of import Less than wonderful: Not the worst traffic in the nation but not far from it High rent, high cost of living Political conversation is inescapable
good selection of local taverns?
Octoberfest at the German embassy annex at Dulles Airport. ;) Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> Can I solve your unusual networking challenges?