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Re: SAT OUTAGE: GE-3 service restored
by Avi Freedman 12 Mar '99

12 Mar '99

In article <99212.105836.26913(a)avi.netaxs.com> you wrote: : For those early morning risers wanting to check out how their : network stock options were doing on CCNfn this morning, the GE-3 : satellite spun out of control for several hours beginning : at 4am EST. This affected the Associated Press, PBS, several : Turner networks. I suppose I should start collecting which : Internet satellite providers are using which satellites for : their feeds. : GE doesn't have any information on their web page yet, but : CNN and the Associated Press have stories. Just talked with GE... Net Access's affiliate, isp-sat, does 4mb/sec of USENET news on GE3. isp-sat saw it down from 4AM, for a few hours. Unofficial word from GE is - 1) Unknown whether it's human or mechanical error. 2) All transponders are online, as well as all internal computers and navigational systems. 3) This is not the same kind of bird that PAS has had problems with (multiple satellites of the same kind losing some of their marbles). : Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Avi

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SAT OUTAGE: GE-3 service restored
by Sean Donelan 12 Mar '99

12 Mar '99

For those early morning risers wanting to check out how their network stock options were doing on CCNfn this morning, the GE-3 satellite spun out of control for several hours beginning at 4am EST. This affected the Associated Press, PBS, several Turner networks. I suppose I should start collecting which Internet satellite providers are using which satellites for their feeds. GE doesn't have any information on their web page yet, but CNN and the Associated Press have stories. NetOps: most network operation centers use one or more Turner networks in their NOCs 24x7 for current information. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation

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MEDIA EVENT: New Star Wars trailer
by Sean Donelan 12 Mar '99

12 Mar '99

In case you were wondering why your network traffic patterns shifted. I guess Lucasfilm expected the trailer to end up on the web sites anyway, and wanted to beat them to the punch. Apple and Lucasfilm have put the final Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace trailer up on their official web sites 24 hours in advance of its release in theatres. Of course, hardcore geeks will want to see it on the big screen anyway. Especially since Apple's Quicktime player is not available for Unix. Yes, there is a freeware Quicktime, but I'm definately in unsupported land with my Alpha running Digital Unix MultiMedia AV300, serial number "NONE" :-(. ObNetOp: The fiber in Smyrna, GA has been spliced. I think CSX is still ahead of Qwest in number of cuts, but Qwest is catching up fast. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation

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Seen on Reuters Newswire (was: Re: (!) Vint Cerf designing network for solar system (!))
by Jeff Weisberg 11 Mar '99

11 Mar '99

CALIFORNIA - In a freak router accident earlier this week, the minds and bodies of Internet kook Jim Fleming and Internet pioneer Vint Cerf were exchanged. The mind of Jim Fleming is now inside of the body Vint Cerf, and vice-versa. Scientists are baffled by the event, but suspect a misconfigured ATM card. Respected Internet operator Avi Freedman commented, "The implications of this event for the future of the Internet are staggering, I just hope we can develop and control this new technology before hackers begin to exploit it. Sushi?" In related news today, Jim Fleming has been appointed Chief Network Architect for MCIWoldCom, Vint Cerf was last seen muttering something about "IPv8". --jeff

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FIBER CUT: Qwest cuts fiber in Smirna, GA
by Sean Donelan 11 Mar '99

11 Mar '99

Apparently, a Qwest contractor cut the WorldCom fiber in Smirna, GA, just north of Atlanta. Techs are preparing the splice presently. They do not have an ETR yet. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation

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Smurf amp notification script?
by stephen＠sprunk.org 11 Mar '99

11 Mar '99

Does anyone have a script that takes a list of IP addresses, looks them up in whois, and mails the contact for them and tells them they're a smurf amp (with appropriate pointers to self-help files, etc)? If it can read sorted output from Cisco "sh ip cache flow", that'd be a bonus. Stephen -- Stephen Sprunk, K5SSS "Oops." Email: stephen(a)sprunk.org CCIE #3723 -Albert Einstein ICBM: 33.00151N 96.82326W

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Postponed: Ameritech NAP maintenance
by Mark A. Cnota 10 Mar '99

10 Mar '99

As luck would have it, within 90 minutes of my sending a notice out, I was told the maintenance has been postponed. Timing is everything, they say. Naturally, we will let everyone know as soon as a new date has been scheduled. As before, customers with questions can contact me privately. -Mark Cnota Ameritech >Delivered-To: nanog-outgoing(a)merit.edu >X-Sender: mcnota(a)mailhost.chi.ameritech.net >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 >Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:19:45 -0600 >To: nanog(a)merit.edu >From: "Mark A. Cnota" <mcnota(a)ameritech.net> >Subject: Ameritech NAP maintenance >Sender: owner-nanog(a)merit.edu > >There is going to be a significant outage in Chicago, that I thought might >be of general interest to the NANOG community. > >The Ameritech exchange point in Chicago is undergoing scheduled maintenance >this Sunday (3/14) early morning. Following is the text of the notice that >went out to customers on 2/22. > >Customers with additional questions are encouraged to contact me directly. > >thanks, > >Mark Cnota >Ameritech > >====snip==== > >> We, Ameritech Advanced Data Services, are informing all of our NAP >>customers that on Sunday, March 14th we are going to have a maintenance >>window from 12:00am to 6:00am CST that will be service affecting. AADS >>is going to perform an ATM switch migration from the Lucent GCNS 2000 to >>an Ascend 550/500 platform. >> >> During this migration your circuit will go down and for how long >>is not determinable at this time, but will be kept to a minimum. In >>most cases all that is required is a cross connect change. The PVC's >>that each customer has will be duplicated in the new switch and your >>VPI/VCI will not change. >> >> In the event that you seem to be experiencing problems beyond the >>scheduled maintenance window, call the AADS NMC (NOC) at 1-800-972-3441 >>with your Ameritech circuit ID and indicate that you are a NAP customer. >>International customers can call 1-847-562-7690 for trouble reporting. >> >>We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. >> >>Sincerely, >>Kevin Peterson >>Operations Manager >>AADS > >====snip==== >

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Ameritech NAP maintenance
by Mark A. Cnota 10 Mar '99

10 Mar '99

There is going to be a significant outage in Chicago, that I thought might be of general interest to the NANOG community. The Ameritech exchange point in Chicago is undergoing scheduled maintenance this Sunday (3/14) early morning. Following is the text of the notice that went out to customers on 2/22. Customers with additional questions are encouraged to contact me directly. thanks, Mark Cnota Ameritech ====snip==== > We, Ameritech Advanced Data Services, are informing all of our NAP >customers that on Sunday, March 14th we are going to have a maintenance >window from 12:00am to 6:00am CST that will be service affecting. AADS >is going to perform an ATM switch migration from the Lucent GCNS 2000 to >an Ascend 550/500 platform. > > During this migration your circuit will go down and for how long >is not determinable at this time, but will be kept to a minimum. In >most cases all that is required is a cross connect change. The PVC's >that each customer has will be duplicated in the new switch and your >VPI/VCI will not change. > > In the event that you seem to be experiencing problems beyond the >scheduled maintenance window, call the AADS NMC (NOC) at 1-800-972-3441 >with your Ameritech circuit ID and indicate that you are a NAP customer. >International customers can call 1-847-562-7690 for trouble reporting. > >We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. > >Sincerely, >Kevin Peterson >Operations Manager >AADS ====snip====

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Whois lookup info
by Dan Bustillos - Datalink Internet 10 Mar '99

10 Mar '99

Hey all, Maybe someone can help. In the past you could do a lookup at the 'nic with /server (Server nic handle) Now you can't. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you, Dan Bustillos Datalink Internet Tech Support ICQ: 31020396 (530) 897-6400 (888) 328-4638 ******************* "Error, No Keyboard - Press F1 to continue" Only on a PC would you see this error. Never on my mac.

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Need RWhois help.
by Louis A. Destree 10 Mar '99

10 Mar '99

Greetings, We're trying to get a RWhois server online, and are pretty well at a dead-end. I've searched high and low, but can't find any FAQ's on RWhois servers. Can anyone point me in the right direction here? We've found the RWhois mailing lists, and have subscribed to those, but if there are any other resources out there I'd like to know about them. Thanks, Louis -- Louis A. Destree Senior Network Engineer FlashNet Communications destree(a)flash.net

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