This might really sound crazy, but everytime there is a Solar Storm, we usually have at least on of our Cisco 2600's NVRAM become corrupt. I'm not saying that the solar storm causes the memory corruption, but I've seen stranger things happen... **************************************************** Spencer Wood, Network Administrator Ohio Department Of Transportation 1320 Arthur E. Adams Drive Columbus, Ohio 43221 E-Mail: Spencer.Wood@dot.state.oh.us Phone: 614.644.5422/Fax: 815.361.0714 **************************************************** Steve Sobol <sjsobol@NorthShoreTechnologies.net> Sent by: owner-nanog@merit.edu 11/26/2000 11:35 AM To: Dennis Dayman <ddayman@mail-abuse.org> cc: Nanog <nanog@merit.edu> Subject: Re: Sun Storm Dennis Dayman wrote:
The sun could be causing some more immediate problems overnight and into
next week. A major solar storm is bombarding the earth's atmosphere with
low-dose radiation that scientists say is no real danger to people on the ground.
Respected Internet professionals say that the solar storm may cause other irregularities - for example, on-topic posts to the NANOG mailing list such as the one I am replying to. -- Steve Sobol, BOFH, President 888.480.4NET 866.DSL.EXPRESS 216.619.2NET North Shore Technologies Corporation http://NorthShoreTechnologies.net JustTheNet/JustTheNet EXPRESS DSL (ISP Services) http://JustThe.net mailto:sjsobol@NorthShoreTechnologies.net Proud resident of Cleveland, Ohio