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NANOG 12 Lunch Sponsorship
by William B. Norton 03 Feb '98

03 Feb '98

For those attending NANOG 12 - iHighway has graciously volunteered to provide lunch for the first 300 people on Monday and the first 275 people for Tuesday. Thanks John! We will implement the traditional ticket-based resource allocation system at the registration desk on a first-come-first-serve basis on Monday and Tuesday mornings. For others, there are plenty of local restaurants as well. See you in Albuquerque! Bill -------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Norton <wbn(a)merit.edu> (734) 764-9430 (New Area Code)

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west.net & silcom.com down?
by Neil Villacorta 03 Feb '98

03 Feb '98

Is Avtel's network down that links <west.net> and <silcom.com>? I'm getting no response from either ISP's mail or nameservers. :-) neil MetaCreations Corp.

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RE: backbone routers' priority settings for ICMP & UDP
by Dave Van Allen 03 Feb '98

03 Feb '98

Many people run 'ip spd' on busy ciscos. Best regards, David Van Allen - FASTNET(tm) / You Tools Corporation dave(a)fast.net (888)321-FAST(3278) http://www.fast.net FASTNET - Business and Personal Internet Solutions -----Original Message----- From: Marko B. [mailto:mrako@notwork.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 2:17 PM To: nanog(a)merit.edu Cc: marko(a)notwork.net Subject: backbone routers' priority settings for ICMP & UDP Greetings, In my travels I have heard numerous times that it is a popular practice to give ICMP and even UDP traffic a lower priority on backbone routers in times of congestion. Are there any providers that document this policy? How is this policy carried out on the actual hardware? Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks. -Marko

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MAE-Central
by Kent W. England 03 Feb '98

03 Feb '98

Folks; An official news item of interest; Network World WorldCom reveals upgrade plans for MAEs By Denise Pappalardo Network World Fusion 1/28/98 WorldCom, Inc. officially revealed its plans to build its first Metropolitan Area Exchange (MAE) based solely on ATM at ComNet '98. MAE-Central, WorldCom�s new Tier 1 MAE, today is under construction in Dallas. MAE-Central will be equipped with three Cisco Systems, Inc. StrataCom BPX ATM switches by the end of February with services expected to be available by the end of the quarter, said Dan Lasater, vice president of broadband applications at WorldCom. http://www.nwfusion.com/news/0128mae.html --Kent Kent W. England Wireline-> fon:650.596.6321 VP of Technology Receptionist-> fon:650.596.1700 GeoNet Communications, Inc. Facsimile-> fax:650.596.1701 555 Twin Dolphin Drive Email-> mailto:kwe@geo.net Redwood City, CA 94065 Web Site-> http://www.geo.net Wireless Text-> mailto:pagekwe@geo.net PGP Key-> http://keys.pgp.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6C0CDE69

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[Fwd: Status of MAE-West Problems]
by Rodney Joffe 03 Feb '98

03 Feb '98

Apparently not forwarded here, fyi. John Meyer wrote: > > WorldCom is currently experiencing problems with the connectivity > between WCOM & AMES. Several OC-3 trunks are affected. The cards > interfacing to the OC-3's go into a non-forwarding state and require > manual intervention to restore service. The impact is that peering > between the two locations is greatly impacted by the loss of > connectivity. > > Overnight, a different revision of processor code was loaded (down > rev) in an attempt to stabilize the situation on the gateway switch to > AMES and the core switch. In addition, the number of trunks in the hunt > groups were reduced in an attempt to replicate the design prior to the > expansion last weekend. > > WorldCom continues to work on the issue, along with our vendor, around > the clock to correct the current deficiency. > > john

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RE: Transparent Caching Solutions - Information Wanted
by Rose, JulianX 03 Feb '98

03 Feb '98

All Thanks, I'm getting some good information together, it seems all the products rely on a third party router diverting the requests to them, or have their own units that sit directly on the backbone and filter requests. I'll let the list know my conclusions, if its of any value. Cheers Julian > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-nanog(a)merit.edu at SMTPGATE > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 11:22 PM > To: Rose, JulianX > Cc: nanog(a)merit.edu at SMTPGATE > Subject: RE: Transparent Caching Solutions - Information Wanted > > On Tue 03 Feb, Rose, JulianX wrote: > > > > I'm looking at the various transparent caching solutions available > as > > per Cisco's Cache Engine. > > > > Can anyone tell me of any other products that work in a similar > > (transparent) manner and any experiences with these ? > > Hi, > > Point your browser to, http://www.mirror-image.com/ - no idea how well > they > work though... Nor have I managed to get my hands on one of the ciscos > yet > either... > > aid > > > -- > Adrian J Bool | mailto:aid@u-net.net > Network Operations | http://www.noc.u-net.net/ > U-NET Ltd, UK | tel://44.1925.484461/ << File: > External.TXT >>

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News Headline: Domain fees appear illegal
by Eric Germann 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Any comments? Looks like we may all be getting some money back, if the judge has his way. http://www.msnbc.com/news/140967.asp Eric ============================================================================ ==== Eric Germann Computer and Communications Technologies ekgermann(a)cctec.com Van Wert, OH 45891 Phone: 419 968 2640 http://www.cctec.com Fax: 419 968 2641 Network Design, Connectivity & System Integration Services A Microsoft Solution Provider

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Ski Trip & NANOG 12 Pre-Registration
by William B. Norton 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Ski Trip in Jeopardy -------------------- As of 2-2-98, the ski trip to Ski Santa Fe! is in jeopardy. There are 2 people signed up for Saturday and 14 signed up for Sunday. Minimum signups to keep the price (including lift tickets and transportation) are 30 each day. The Ski Trip will be cancelled if the minimum number of people are not signed up by Wednesday evening. Call 1-800-999-3109 to sign up and reserve your ski trip. You cannot sign up on the spot! Sunday Night Salsa and Margarita Reception and Pre-Registration in the Atrium ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There will be a Salsa and Margarita reception Sunday night from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Atrium of the Crowne Plaza. Please join us before the evening tutorials! Registration packets will be available for pre-paid attendees at this time. Sunday Night Tutorials in the Pyramid Meeting Room -------------------------------------------------- 7:30 p.m. BGP 101: An Introduction to the Border Gateway Protocol Paul Ferguson, Cisco 9:00 p.m. BGP 102: A Mid-Sized Network Configuration Case Study Avi Freedman, Net Access /Diann Goldstone iHighway.net, Incorporated -------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Norton <wbn(a)merit.edu> (313) 764-9430

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ISPs in Bombay India
by Geoff White 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Can anybody point me to an ISP in Bombay that can supply ISDN or Frame Relay into the internet. Thanks Geoff White

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ANNOUNCEMENT: RBN and Bring your Laptops!
by William B. Norton 02 Feb '98

02 Feb '98

Hi all - NANOG 12 Broadcast on RBN ------------------------- For those that can not attend NANOG 12 in person, the Real Broadcast Network (RBN) has graciously agreed to broadcast NANOG 12 over the net using their audio/video streaming technology (see http://www.real.com/rbn/index.html for details.) This will support up to 1000 concurrent stream users. More details as they become available. Bring your Laptops! ------------------- iHighway has set up 300 ports of ethernet access for NANOG 12. There will be only a minimal shared terminal room for those without laptops. See you in Albuquerque! Bill -------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Norton <wbn(a)merit.edu> (734) 764-9430 (New Area Code)

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